- Nintendo has announced a new console… but it’s not the Nintendo Switch 2
- A Lego Game Boy will be released in October
- It follows a number of other Nintendo Lego sets
It feels like the Nintendo Switch 2 could be revealed any day now, but it looks like Nintendo has a very different kind of console announcement in mind.
On Thursday, January 9, the Japanese company lifted the curtain on a Lego model Game Boy. According to an X/Twitter post, fans will be able to “build the classic Nintendo system in Lego form” with a new set released in October 2025.
The post includes a 15-second teaser video, which gives us our first look at some of the pieces that may be included in the set. We see two flat gray tiles plus a much taller single stud piece.
There are also two smooth circular purple tiles, presumably representing the iconic purple buttons from the original Game Boy. We then get a glimpse of a plus-shaped piece, most likely the Lego interpretation of the handheld D-pad.
This is certainly not the post that many wanted to see, especially those who have been frantically refreshing Nintendo’s social media accounts in hopes of seeing a Nintendo Switch 2 reveal. Still, I think it’s pretty cool and will probably be keen to pick up the model – if it’s a reasonable price.
The upcoming Lego Game Boy is not the first collaboration between Nintendo and the Danish toy company. Lego has previously released the incredible, but very expensive, Lego Nintendo Entertainment System. It featured a full recreation of the NES, plus a small miniature TV with a scroll Super Mario diorama. There’s also the Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi model, an adorable moving brick rendition of Mario riding Yoshi.
This is on top of a more kid-focused Lego Super Mario line, which uses unique electronic figures to recreate moments from the games.
