Start Your Engines, New LEGO Mario Kart Sets Coming January 2025

Most people have played at least one version of Mario Kart. It seems to be an unwritten rule that Mario Kart must be played if you have more than a couple of people in a room and a Nintendo console! It’s crazy to think that Mario Kart has been around for over thirty years and spawned many karting spin-off games, none of which quite hit the spot the same way Mario Kart did.

THE JOY OF KARTING

The first Mario Kart game launched in August 1992 (1993 in Europe) on the SNES, and over the last three decades, the game has seen many changes, including new tracks and characters. In 2017, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was released. It sold over 60 million copies and has been the best-selling game of the series and one of the best-selling games of all time.

LEGO is increasing its Super Mario releases by adding LEGO Mario Kart to its Nintendo arsenal. Currently, there are six LEGO Mario Kart sets scheduled to release in January 2025, and these can be used alongside the LEGO Mario Interactive figures:

• 71439 Mario
• 71440 Luigi
• 71441 Peach

All of these are sold separately. The sets can also be played without the interactive aspect, which doesn’t diminish the entertainment.

Hold those shells and look at what these six LEGO Mario Kart sets entail.

3, 2, 1, GO

These LEGO Mario Kart sets will be released on January 1st, 2025, but you can pre-order them now from the official LEGO website.

LEGO 72031 Mario Kart – Yoshi Bike

$14.99

133 pieces

97 Insider Points

We are so excited about this set as it is the first time LEGO has released a brick-built Light-Blue Yoshi, and Yoshi is our favourite character. Light-Blue Yoshi mounts his brick-built Yoshi bike to wend his way around the included cones and swerve the mischievous banana peel. The Yoshi bike has a shell launcher to help keep Light-Blue Yoshi in the lead.

LEGO 72032 Mario Kart – Standard Kart

$19.99

174 pieces

130 Insider Points

LEGO 72032 Mario Kart – Standard Kart includes a red Toad Pit Crew member with his workstation and wrench. The kart has a detachable glider, shell-launching abilities, and a cheeky banana peel to catch the opposition.

LEGO 72033 Mario Kart – Donkey Kong & DK Jumbo

$34.99

387 pieces

227 Insider Points

Everyone’s favourite Nintendo ape is here to battle for the Mario Kart Cup. Buildable DK drives his DK Jumbo whilst trying to hit the target with shells launched from his vehicle. LEGO 72033 also includes a loveable banana peel with a face to try to slip up DK’s opponents.

LEGO 72034 Mario Kart – Baby Mario vs. Baby Luigi

$29.99

321 pieces

195 Insider Points

This set is ideal for those who love the balloon-popping races of Mario Kart, as the brothers have three balloons each, and their vehicles fire shells. The buildable vehicles are:

• Biddybuggy
• Tri-Speeder

LEGO 72035 Mario Kart – Toad's Garage

$39.99

390 pieces

260 Insider Points

LEGO 72035 features two Blue Toad figures working hard to fix the B Dasher ready for its next race. There is a functioning car elevator so that the Toads can change the tyres, of which there are two choices:

• Blue Standard Tyres
• Standard Tyres

LEGO 72036 Mario Kart – Baby Peach & Grand Prix Set

$79.99

823 pieces

520 Insider Points

LEGO 72036 comprises of three racing vehicles:

• Standard Bike
• Landship
• Wild Wiggler

All the vehicles can launch shells, and there are adorable banana skin pieces, too. The racers line up at a starting gate, and Lakitu starts the race. Cones and barriers are included to keep drivers on course, and there is a winners’ podium for the winner to stand upon and gloat.

What is your opinion on these upcoming LEGO Mario Kart releases? Will you be dodging shells and banana peels to dash out and get them? Let us know in the comments below.