LEGO Animal Crossing sets deserve a CMF expansion series

12/10/202325/10/2023 Matt Yeo 3306 Views 0 Comments

If there’s one theme that’s crying out for its own CMF expansion series, it must be the recently-revealed LEGO Animal Crossing sets.

We got our first official look earlier this week at five LEGO Animal Crossing models, all of which are due to launch on March 1, 2024. The builds are based on characters and locations from the popular Nintendo simulation game series, complete with familiar island villagers, buildings and accessories.

While it’s only the five LEGO Animal Crossing sets that have been confirmed so far, it’s not hard to imagine that more might potentially be added at some point if the initial releases prove to be a hit. While that’s pure speculation on our part at this point, loyal Animal Crossing fans would undoubtedly be keen to see such locations as the museum, town hall, police station and post office recreated in brick form as part of the theme’s line-up.

One other area where the LEGO Animal Crossing sets look rife for possible expansion would be its initial collection of minifigures. The models revealed to date include eight such characters from the Animal Crossing games including the likes of Tom Nook, Rosie, Kapp’n, Marshall and more. Each of the LEGO Animal Crossing minifigures features a new head piece and unique torso printing, making the sets highly-desirable for fans of the games.

However, there are many more Animal Crossing villagers that could be recreated in minifigure form, such as K.K. Slider, Raymond, Stitches, Coco, Roald, Kabuki, Ankha and numerous other island denizens. With that in mind, we’re going to go out on a limb and suggest that the LEGO Animal Crossing theme would be a perfect candidate for its own CMF series.

The formerly blind-bagged packs recently received a packaging makeover, with LEGO Collectible Minifigures 71039 Marvel Series 2 proving to be a controversial release to say the least. However, if the LEGO Group is determined to stick with the new-look cardboard box design, then a line-up of LEGO Animal Crossing characters to expand the playability of the initial sets would seem to be a no-brainer.

Having said that, some initial fan reactions to the LEGO Animal Crossing reveal have been less-than positive, so it will ultimately be the success of the first five sets that would be required to pave the way for any future releases based around the world of the video game villagers.

Every LEGO Animal Crossing set confirmed
for 2024 so far

Set name	Price	Piece count	Release date
77046 Julian’s Birthday Party	£12.99 / €14.99 / $14.99	170	March 1, 2024
77047 Bunnie’s Outdoor Activities	£17.99 / €19.99 / $19.99	164	March 1, 2024
77048 Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour	£24.99 / €29.99 / $29.99	233	March 1, 2024
77049 Isabelle’s House Visit	£34.99 / €39.99 / $39.99	389	March 1, 2024
77050 Nook’s Cranny & Rosie’s House	£64.99 / €74.99 / $74.99	535	March 1, 2024

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Matt Yeo

From video game journalism to kids’ publishing, I’ve been there, seen it, done it and worn the T-shirt. I was also the editor of the first-ever official LEGO magazine way back when, LEGO Adventures. I have a passion for movies, comic books, tech and video games, with a wallet that’s struggling to keep up with my LEGO set wish list.