October Gets a Head Start: A Robot Sidekick and a Fresh Parts Bin

An Astro Bot gift for PlayStation, a Japan-only controller stand tied to Fortnite, Sonic, Minecraft and Mario spending, and Pokémon sets in October's slate all draw on video games. Watch whether Astro Bot's final terms set a template for console-adjacent gifts, and whether regional exclusives like Japan's stand stay regional.

Wild West gets two BrickLink Designer Program sets across Series 9 and 10, and Series 10 adds a medieval joust. Fan-designed sets are where Western and Castle nostalgia is showing up first. Series 9 crowdfunding opens October 6, and its pace will show how much appetite there is.

Three Marvel sets and a BrickHeadz pack are dated October 4, while Brick Fanatics is already steering readers back to Endgame-era sets. Stud City notes big sets are increasingly hard to buy, using the older Avengers Tower as its example. Expect the new tower's stock to be the story.