Yoshi is getting the big-brick treatment. Nintendo has posted a teaser on its Nintendo Today app for a new LEGO Super Mario set aimed at adult builders, and the model at the centre of it appears to be a large Yoshi figure.
The teaser shows very little, but early reports suggest this will be the biggest and most detailed LEGO Yoshi so far. That’s a notable claim, since Mario’s dinosaur companion has appeared in LEGO form several times before. Beyond that, the details are thin. Nintendo and LEGO haven’t announced a name, price, release date or piece count, so anyone hoping to plan their budget will have to wait.
The most useful comparison is the last time Yoshi got an adult-focused set. Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi (71438) was announced in July 2024 and went on sale on 1 October that year. It had 1,215 pieces, cost $129.99, and recreated the duo in the chunky 16-bit pixel style of the Super NES era. It was the fifth adult Super Mario set and is scheduled to retire on 31 July 2026. That timing makes the new teaser look like a natural replacement rather than a coincidence.
If this new model really is larger and more complex, a higher price and piece count seem likely. That’s only an expectation, though, not something either company has confirmed. A Yoshi built as a standalone display piece, without Mario taking up part of the design, would also give LEGO more room for details such as the saddle, shell-like spikes and his famously long tongue.
The set also adds to a fast-growing Nintendo lineup in LEGO’s “Adults Welcome” range. That range already includes a working-style NES with a scrolling TV, a Game Boy, the Super Mario Kart Mario & Standard Kart, and a Donkey Kong Arcade cabinet. LEGO clearly sees a dependable audience in adults with spare shelf space and a strong attachment to Nintendo nostalgia, and Nintendo seems happy to keep supplying it.
There’s one more release to keep in mind. A new wave of LEGO Super Mario sets with minifigures is scheduled for 1 January 2027, and it’s not yet clear whether this large Yoshi belongs to that lineup or will arrive separately. If LEGO follows its usual pattern for adult sets, a full reveal with pricing may not be far off. Until then, Yoshi fans have a teaser, a likely shelf-space problem, and very few concrete details.