Ministry of Magic opens as fans hunt down Pokémon and X-Files freebies

Sonic and Animal Crossing joining the rumored 2027 exit pile follows a familiar arc: Fortnite came and went fast, and only Mario and Minecraft have proven durable enough to become annual fixtures. If the rumors hold, LEGO's gaming slate keeps thinning to the two heavyweights, with newer licenses treated more like limited engagements than long-term bets.

Wallace & Gromit's rumored set reportedly won't stray far from established scale, Pacific Rim is getting a second giant-robot nod, and the community is still waiting on the obvious next Taylor Swift or fruit-themed follow-up. LEGO Ideas increasingly greenlights sets that feel pre-validated by an existing fanbase rather than pure novelty submissions, a pattern likely to keep shaping which projects clear the review stage.

Wicked got the minifigure treatment first, and now Wednesday follows with the microscale Nevermore Academy in October. Two Netflix-driven licenses moving from novelty builds to proper minifig-scale sets in the same year hints at LEGO treating streaming originals as durable enough for full theme treatment, not just a one-off tie-in set.