Animal Crossing Fans Are Dunking On The New Lego Collab
Last week, Nintendo and Lego revealed that they're collaborating on a new Animal Crossing set which is due to release in March of next year. Fans have long asked for this set to be made a reality, but now that it's here, many are poking fun at how it looks.
"Can we talk about THIS?" Lorf asked on Twitter, attaching a photo of a Lego Ideas fan pitch from 2020 to show the difference between the unofficial and official sets, particularly how detailed the trees are.
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The Ideas tree is incredibly complex while the official set is for children, so there's a good reason behind why Lego toned down the detail. That being said, fans have pointed out just how much better the official palm tree looks - while still retaining simplicity - compared to the flatter hardwood tree.
Others aren't as fussed about the design, given that the more complex Ideas set would be less customisable, more prone to falling apart, and, given the higher number of pieces, pricier. Instead, they're calling out the cost - $75.
Lego is infamously expensive, but given that the Animal Crossing collab is a 500 piece set, it's a harder pill to swallow.
It's worth noting that the Ideas set many are using for comparison wasn't the basis for the collaboration. They're completely separate entities, so the official release is not necessarily a "downgrade" as many are calling it, since it isn't an adaptation of that Ideas pitch. But that hasn't stopped fans from voicing their disappointment.
Granted, it could be worse. The sets are immediately identifiable as Animal Crossing and even come with minifigs, beating Mario to the punch. That means we get an actual Tom Nook instead of whatever the hell Dr. Eggman was.
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