LEGO Teases Yoshi Set for 2027

Nintendo has teased a new LEGO Yoshi set.

A news update posted to the Nintendo Today! app on Monday, November 9 is labelled "New LEGO Super Mario Set Hatching Soon," with the subtitle "Adults Welcome." Clicking into the post reveals a full chunk of Yoshi’s face in plastic brick form.

The teaser confirms that the set is a new addition to the Super Mario theme, owing to the rideable dinosaur’s debut in Super Mario World. However, the 'adult' focus of the teaser suggests the Super Mario line is branching out into more complex sets built for display.

There’s no word on pricing or release date, but based on the copyright information, we expect LEGO Yoshi to release in early 2027.

The LEGO Super Mario theme currently has about 20 sets in rotation , but well over 100 sets have been released since the lined first debuted in 2020. The previously released LEGO Mario & Yoshi set , which evokes a retro pixel art look, is set to join the most of those sets in retirement this December. Apparently LEGO can only handle own Yoshi at a time.

The Super Mario theme has generally stuck to the old-school ethos of being built for interactive play, the bulk made up of smaller sets with one or two minifigures. In recent years, however, the company has branched out with larger decorative builds for adult fans.

I think it’s safe to say we’re looking at a giant LEGO Yoshi, which falls into the latter category. The closest approximation that currently exists in the Super Mario line is the Mario Kart sets dedicated to Mario and Luigi, priced at $179.99 and $169.99, respectively.

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While LEGO generally sticks to modern depictions of the Super Mario characters, the company has also experimented with sets like the LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade . The 'hatching' reference may just be for marketing’s sake, but it would be cool to see LEGO try and replicate something like the Hatchin Yoshi toy that was released alongside The Super Mario Galaxy Movie .

Like Nintendo, LEGO is generally trying to balance its appeal across generations with different 'levels' of sets. The LEGO Pokemon theme , for example, originally launched with three massive and particularly expensive builds dedicated to individual pocket monsters. A year later, the toy company released more than a dozen smaller (and cheaper) Pokemon sets using its new Smart Play technology . The strategy generally feels like "here’s one for the adults," then "here’s some for the kids."

The challenge with the more adult-focused sets is they’re significantly more expensive. LEGO uses a relatively standard "price ber brick" model for its sets, which have only gotten bigger with time . Still, the strategy seems to be working well for LEGO, who reported record-breaking revenue in the first half of 2026.

Blythe (she/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.