Let's go for the availability of a large handful of new LEGO products with references in several licensed ranges, the usual chestnuts of the CITY and Friends ranges as well as some seasonal products. A large part of these new products were already offered for pre-order on the official online store, their availability is therefore effective from today.

As usual, there are a few products temporarily exclusive to the official store, but the majority of these boxes will be available quickly for much less elsewhere. As usual, it is up to you to decide whether to crack without waiting by paying the full price for these sets or whether to be a little patient and wait for the inevitable discounts that will be offered in the weeks and months to come. at Amazon, on FNAC.com, at Cdiscount, at Auchan as well as some other retailers.

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LEGO has finally decided to offer the three new additions to the LEGO Animal Crossing range scheduled for January 1, 2025 for pre-order starting today.

Why not, it's all about finalizing sales well before the end-of-year rush and being able to have an idea of ​​the volume of sets that will need to be produced to meet demand.

If you like to get rid of a problem or a desire quickly so that you don't have to think about it again, then now is the time to place an order for these three sets. Otherwise, you can at least wait for a doubling of VIP points or for these products to be available at a more attractive price on Amazon. It's up to you.

Today we are taking a quick look at the two new items in the LEGO Animal Crossing range available since August 1, 2024, the references 77051 Fly With Dodo Airlines (292 pieces - 37.99 €) and 77052 KK's Concert at the Plaza (550 pieces - 79.99 €).

The range so far included five boxes which have been joined since this summer by these two new products derived from the video game and we know since the official announcement which took place during the Gamescom 2024 that at least three new references are planned for early 2025. The overall playset composed of the contents of all these boxes therefore expands a little more with each new release, like the giant diorama made up of all the boxes of the LEGO Super Mario range marketed to date.

The recipe for the range does not change with these two new products, the constructions are basic, they are modular according to your desires and they are designed to integrate into a more global whole. They are still only half-constructions with their respective facades and guaranteed accessibility at the back of each of them. The youngest will thus be able to have fun with the many accessories provided but the older ones will undoubtedly be a little disappointed by the flagrant lack of finishing of the residents' office and the airport.

The two vehicles provided bring a bit of substance to the set with a camper van on one side and a seaplane on the other. Both constructions are in the spirit of the range, it is basic without being sloppy and the camper van even has an opening system that allows access to the interior of the vehicle. The removable roof box allows you to store a few accessories, we are not going to be overly amazed to have to deal with something playable but it is still one more feature than in other boxes in the range.

The seaplane would probably have deserved to be completely closed while keeping the possibility of installing Rodrigue at the controls, we will have to make do with this convertible plane. No stickers in these boxes, everything is pad printed.

No interactive figurine, no bonus to scan, no dedicated application, these two new boxes are like the previous classic derivative products sold by LEGO as allowing to "get away from screens". However, you will have to have been in front of a screen and for enough time to know what it is and possibly spend your money on these sets which only offer the usual interactivity of LEGO products.

We can imagine that the youngest will find what they are looking for between two games on the Switch by imitating the actions seen on the screen, but we're not going to lie to ourselves, these products are mainly attractive because they allow you to obtain some nicely executed minifigs. The same minifigs sold with few or no pieces would have found their audience in the same way, but LEGO is a manufacturer of construction toys and so you will once again have to buy bricks to obtain the figurines of Kéké, Marie, Monica, Rodrigue and Marine.

We are obviously reaching the limits of the possibilities offered by the LEGO ecosystem when it comes to reproducing the content of a video game: you have to be content with mimicking the actions seen on the screen to have a little fun, minus the dose of video game fun. It is also difficult to rely on the argument that LEGO products allow you to get away from screens when a product is itself directly inspired by one of the most time-consuming video games of recent years.

I have already pointed out in the past, the modularity of the concept is interesting with the possibility of organizing the overall playset according to the available space or your desires, for example by aligning all the products on a decorative shelf or by grouping all the constructions in the corner of the floor of a room. The possibilities are endless, the accessories provided are numerous and the paths to implement to allow you to move from one house to another or to go from a house to the beach can be constantly renewed and diversified. From there to really playing for long hours with this playset, you will have to be really motivated.

The fact remains that LEGO is offering new derivative products here, in my opinion, that are rather faithful to the reference license despite the aesthetic shortcuts. The figurines are still as successful with well-adapted pad printing from the game universe, the most assiduous collectors will definitely find something to their liking. We could quibble about the presence of arms at Rodrigue instead of a more appropriate pair of wings, but once again it is up to everyone to estimate the level of concessions to be made so that these figurines remain minifigs and do not fall into the Kinder product.

At this point, these products appeal more to players' nostalgia than to the news of the video game itself, even if the title still seems to bring together a large community of fans. From there to cluttering up with all these constructions and possibly playing with them, you will have to be very motivated especially when it comes to paying with relatively high public prices compared to the content offered. Fortunately, Amazon is already making an effort on prices and allows you to buy these pretty minifigs accompanied by a few parts for a little less:

Discount -34%

LEGO Animal Crossing Air Travel with Dodo Airli

37.99 € 24.99 €

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Discount -21%

LEGO Animal Crossing Kéké Concert on the Square

79.99 € 62.99 €

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You probably already know, LEGO is present at Gamescom 2024 which takes place in Cologne (Germany) from August 21 to 25, 2024. The manufacturer has set up a stand there which brings together the different licenses linked to the world of video games that it is currently operating with presentations of derivative products already available or announced staged in the middle of giant sculptures.

LEGO is taking the opportunity to announce some of the new products expected in 2025, including half a dozen boxes around the Mario Kart universe and three sets which will join the Animal Crossing range from January 1, 2025:

No announcement of new LEGO video game during theOpening Night of the event, we will have to wait to find out if LEGO and 2K Games intend to tell us more about the LEGO 2K Goooal game!