LEGO’s Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 building kit launches this weekend, marking the brick giant’s first collaboration with The Legend of Zelda. The 2,500-piece set pays homage to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the N64 classic Ocarina of Time. It’s currently a LEGO Store exclusive, so if you’re interested in purchasing it, you’ll probably want to order it soon. It’s not uncommon for exclusive products to switch from “available now” to “out of stock” upon release. If this occurs, you will typically have to wait 60 days for shipment. Orders placed now ship for free, with standard delivery times of three to five days.
The first Zelda LEGO set will likely be a popular gift for Nintendo fans this holiday season, but the price tag is sure to put some people off. At $300, it’s Nintendo’s most expensive LEGO set to date, surpassing Mighty Bowser and the Nintendo Entertainment System, both of which cost $270. While $300 sounds like a lot, based on the number of bricks, it’s pretty close to the mark – Lego is an expensive hobby. The two-in-one aspect makes the idea of deconstructing the set and rebuilding it even more exciting than usual, since you can create two different iterations of the Great Deku Tree.
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This set comes with four minifigures, two for each game. For Ocarina of Time, you get Young Link with the Deku Shield and Kokiri Sword accessories as well as Link with his Ocarina. The Breath of the Wild (and Tears of the Kingdom) portion of the set includes Link and Princess Zelda minifigures.
Also included are many other brick-building characters: Koroks, Deku Babas, Deku Sprout, Navi the Fairy, Skulltula, and the maracas-shaking Hestu. Where things get interesting is in the finished build, as the Breath of the Wild version of the Great Deku Tree has an animated face that can be controlled with the joystick on the back, while the Ocarina of Time version has an open mouth , revealing a skeleton monster.
Other nods to the game include a Lego version of Link’s house and the Master Sword base. These are separate, smaller buildings displayed alongside the large Deku tree. During the production process, LEGO specifically chose the Big Deku Tree as a way to connect with fans of The Legend of Zelda and to showcase the flexibility of LEGO bricks.
The Big Deku Tree joins a small group of LEGO Nintendo sets designed for adults or experienced builders. Most of Nintendo’s Lego products are playsets, mainly the Super Mario and Donkey Kong series – although Animal Crossing now has a growing number of Lego playsets as well.
But the wait for the next generation of LEGO Nintendo Showcase sets will be short, as a new retro-style Super Mario set will be released on October 1st. Allowing nostalgic fans to piece together pixelated characters of Mario and Yoshi. Mario is equipped with his iconic cape power-up, and a crank on the display stand animates the complete character. The Mario & Yoshi set is available for pre-order exclusively at Target and LEGO stores for $130.
With the addition of Great Deku Tree and Super Mario World, here’s the latest list of LEGO Nintendo display sets you can buy right now. Keep in mind that Super Mario 64 Problem Blocks was recently discontinued, and stocks of LEGO NES and Mighty Bowser aren’t always easy to find.
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The first Zelda LEGO set isn’t the only hotly anticipated addition to the range this month. The first mainline game in the series, led by Princess Zelda, will be launched on September 26th. Details on the Switch Lite console come the same day.
