The LEGO Animal Crossing set, which recreates Blathers's Museum from the popular life simulation game, is currently available on Amazon at a significant discount of 41%, its lowest price to date according to tracking data. This deal offers a substantial saving on a set that typically sees discounts rarely exceeding 20%.
This particular LEGO offering, the Blathers's Museum Collection, is part of a wider range of Animal Crossing-themed sets. It includes minifigures of the museum's curator, Blathers, and the villager Lily. While both characters have been staples in the Animal Crossing series, their designs in this LEGO set draw specific inspiration from the most recent installment, Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The centerpiece of the set is the museum building, which closely resembles its in-game counterpart. The model opens from the back to reveal three distinct areas dedicated to the game's collections: fossils, fish, and bugs. A miniature version of Brewster's cafe, The Roost, is also included.
Beyond the museum structure, the set features buildable elements representing an island environment and tools essential for gameplay, such as a fishing rod and a shovel. A completed Triceratops fossil model is also part of the set, composed of numerous pieces and notably larger than the in-game fossil display.
This Animal Crossing collection is a product of the ongoing collaboration between LEGO and Nintendo, which has also yielded numerous LEGO sets based on Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and most recently, Pokémon.
The value of LEGO sets has increased with their growing popularity among adults, often leading to sets with more pieces. LEGO generally adheres to a pricing model of approximately "10 cents per brick." The Blathers's Museum set, with 543 pieces, would typically cost around $79.99, equating to about 14 cents per brick. However, with the current Amazon discount, the price per brick drops to less than 8 cents, representing a significant bargain.