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Early hands-on with Lego's Star Wars Smart Play sets shows the bricks' lights and talking sounds largely underdeliver, with generic engine noises and warbling voice samples; the steep entry price (from about $70 for a starter set to around $140–$160 for additional bricks) makes the value proposition doubtful, threatening the technology's momentum unless iteration improves.
Mashable’s Presidents' Day deal roundup highlights Amazon discounts across Apple products (e.g., Watch Series 11), Amazon devices, a 55-inch TV, the Roborock Q10 S5+ vacuum, Lego Botanicals sets, and more; the sale is live now with continued markdowns expected through the long weekend.
A YouTuber builds a fully working electric motor from LEGO bricks, magnets, a hand-wound copper coil, a sensor coil, a transistor, and a 9-volt battery. Without a microcontroller or complex electronics, a sensor coil detects rotor magnets and triggers timed power bursts to the driving coil, producing self-timed rotation. The project illustrates core electromagnetism and feedback control, with rotor configurations claimed to reach up to 4,000 rpm and varying speeds/torques that can drive a small LEGO car.
Nintendo's My Nintendo January wrap-up highlights rewards tied to Animal Crossing and the Switch 2 launch, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, a Colorful Bandana, a LEGO Animal Crossing Creative New Year Sweepstakes with three prize bundles, a 2026 birthday calendar, limited-time wallpaper, and the Aquarium Tour launching Feb. 13; plus the Kirby Tough Puff Sweepstakes and ongoing Switch Online missions, all redeemable with My Nintendo Platinum Points.
LEGO's Ganondorf figure in 77093 The Final Battle cleverly uses a breastplate armor element to subtly bulk up the upper body, solving the minifigure size limitation without resorting to oversized figures, with the set releasing March 1.
Lego and Nintendo are releasing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Final Battle, a 1,003‑piece set that recreates Link and Zelda facing Ganondorf amid castle rubble, plus a poseable Ganon and Navi. The set follows 2024’s Deku Tree release, goes up for pre‑order now, and will be available March 1 for $130.
LEGO has officially revealed a 1,003-piece Zelda diorama set based on the final battle from Ocarina of Time, featuring Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, Navi, and a brick-built Ganon; priced at $129.99/£99.99, launching March 1, 2026 with pre-orders now open on LEGO's site.
Lego and Nintendo unveiled Ocarina of Time: The Final Battle, a 1,003-piece diorama that faithfully recreates Link vs. Ganondorf in the fiery Hyrule arena, featuring minifigures of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf, a brick-built Ganon, hidden recovery hearts and the Megaton Hammer, plus Navi on a display stand; priced at $130, it hits shelves March 1 and is available for preorder now.
A leaked Lego set, titled The Final Battle: Ocarina of Time, is expected to depict the climactic matchup from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The 1,003‑piece kit reportedly includes Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf (Gerudo chief) with Navi, plus a brick-built Ganon, Megaton Hammer, recovery hearts, and a light-beam effect from Zelda. Price is around £100 with a planned March 1 release date, according to Brick Tap via Reddit leaks.
A LEGO leak claims a 1003-piece diorama titled The Final Battle: Ocarina of Time, featuring Link, Zelda and Ganondorf minifigs plus Navi and other accessories, priced at $129.99 and set to launch March 1, 2026, aligning with Zelda’s 40th anniversary; the image surfaced on r/Legoleak as a first look.
The Verge filmed a 15-minute immersive VR180 demo of Lego's Smart Brick at CES 2026, captured in 8K with a Qoocam Q3 Ultra, and it can be watched in a headset via YouTube VR (Quest) or on YouTube, with links to the original hands-on video and a note about possibly more VR180 content if subscribers want it.
Kotaku reports that The Pokémon Company has released official artwork for Pokémon Legends: Z-A and its Mega Dimension DLC, showcasing all Mega Evolutions (including Mega Raichu X and Mega Starmie) and late‑game characters like Lysandre; the piece also notes a Pokémon x LEGO collaboration tease.
At CES 2026, Lego demonstrated a “Lego ruler” using two Smart Bricks that can measure 2D and 3D distances with high precision, lighting up and counting segments every 10 studs across distances up to about 4–5 meters (12–16 feet) and also indicating relative orientation, hinting at new adult-builder possibilities.
Amazon is offering a 10% discount on the LEGO Lord of the Rings Balrog Book Nook set, the first price reduction since its release, making it a great buy for collectors and fans of the series, especially with new sets and releases in 2026.
Lego has announced its new Smart Play system featuring the Smart Brick, a tiny computer that adds interactive lighting and sounds to builds, with three Star Wars sets available for preorder starting March 1, 2026, ranging from $69.99 to $159.99.