{"id":136403,"date":"2026-03-10T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198505"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:45:00","slug":"18-lego-mario-kart-set-starring-luigi-is-now-available-for-pre-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/10\/18-lego-mario-kart-set-starring-luigi-is-now-available-for-pre-order\/","title":{"rendered":"18+ Lego Mario Kart Set Starring Luigi Is Now Available For Pre-Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b19f43fca7d37\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b19f43fca7d37\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"b19f43fca7d37\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Luigi 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b19f43fca7d37\/luigi-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b19f43fca7d37\/luigi-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"497\" alt=\"Luigi 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Image: Lego<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Okay, so the MAR10 Day floodgates have started to open now. A new Luigi-themed Lego set is now available for pre-order on the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NintendoUK\/status\/2031374575854874750\">official store<\/a> as Nintendo and Lego lift the lid following a brief tease earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mario Kart &#8211; Luigi &amp; Mach 8<\/strong> is priced at <strong>\u00a3159.99<\/strong> and is designed to go alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/03\/new-18plus-lego-mario-kart-set-is-a-better-build-than-we-expected\">existing set starring Mario himself<\/a>. It contains a total of <strong>2234<\/strong> pieces and measures in at 10 in. (25 cm) high, 16 in. (41 cm) long and 9 in. (23 cm) wide.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has also posted a trailer for the new build on social media to give you a better look at how it will look.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-instagram\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DVtShIqDND0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Like the Mario set, this one is geared towards adults only, likely due to the build complexity and small parts included. Pre-orders are limited to three units per person, with a release date currently set for <strong>1st April 2026<\/strong> to coincide with <strong>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols cols-2\">\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Luigi 2\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/38993438c538f\/luigi-2.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/38993438c538f\/luigi-2.445x351.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"351\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Luigi 2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-1 col-width-50\"><a title=\"Luigi 3\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d847615bd48af\/luigi-3.large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d847615bd48af\/luigi-3.445x351.jpg\" width=\"445\" height=\"351\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Luigi 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Lego<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>Nintendo has also confirmed the release date for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/yoshi-and-the-mysterious-book\">Yoshi and the Mysterious Book<\/a>, with the upcoming platformer launching on <strong>21st May 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"31322\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/31322\/198505\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/31322\/100x100.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mario Kart\u2122 \u2013 Luigi &amp; Mach 8 Lego Set\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/mario-kart\/related-articles:179214,198502,198495 @ 1773223459 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts on this one? Are you tempted to pick one up? 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Mario Kart &#8211; Luigi &amp; Mach 8 is priced at \u00a3159.99 and is designed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}