New LEGO Mario Kart and Animal Crossing sets coming in January

If your love of video games crosses over with a love of LEGO sets in the venn diagram of life, I’ve got good news. Not only are there more Animal Crossing sets arriving in January 2025, but the previously teased Mario Kart sets have finally been revealed. 

Revealed during Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, there are a total of six Mario Kart sets and three Animal Crossing sets due to be released on January 1, 2025, so it’s shaping up to be a great start to next year. LEGO first teased Mario Kart sets as part of Mario Day way back on March 10, so it’s been a long almost six months waiting for more news. 

The six Mario Kart sets will not only feature all of Mario’s most well known and beloved characters and their instantly recognizable Karts, but also buildable and customizable tracks which will open up a huge amount of variation and possibility for endless layouts. 

The six new Mario Kart sets, along with their brick count and price, are as follows:

Some of these sets are also designed to incorporate previously released electronic LEGO sets of Princess Peach, Mario, and Luigi, making them digitally interactive as well as physically. When these figures are put into the driver’s seat, they’ll be able to collect coins and scan item boxes. 

If your interests lay more in Animal Crossing, you’ll be happy to know that three new Animal Crossing LEGO sets are also set to be released on January 1, bringing the total number of sets in the collection to a nice round 10. 

As a fan of both Animal Crossing and LEGO, I love this collection. Particularly for the relatively low price range and the fact that they’re perfect for introducing my young daughter to the worlds of both Animal Crossing and brick building sets.

The three news sets coming to the collection are as follows: