Lego team up with Nintendo to make a Game Boy

Nintendo and Lego have announced they're teaming up

Nintendo have announced that they're teaming up with Lego to release a Game Boy kit.

The gaming company revealed the news in a short teaser video on their social media on Thursday, showing off the Game Boy's iconic purple buttons and D-pad made with Lego bricks.

The company revealed that the kit would be released in October, but have not yet shared the price, or a full description.

Many gaming fans are waiting for official news from Nintendo about the upcoming Switch 2 console, as there have been lots of rumours and leaks about it on the internet over the last few weeks - so the Game Boy announcement was a bit of a surprise!

The Game Boy, first released in 1989, was Nintendo's first handheld console on which games could be played using cartridges.

This isn't the first collab that Lego have done with Nintendo.

In the past they have teamed up to make a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) kit with a retro television, as well as Legend of Zelda and Mario-themed kits.

The NES kit included a replica of the console, a game cartridge, controller, and TV adding up to 2,646 bricks with a hefty price tag of around £230.

As the Game Boy is a bit smaller, and only one item, it is likely to cost less than the previous kit.

Fans are also curious to know if the console kit will actually be able to play games, or if it is just a model?

So far none of the previous game console Lego kits have been able to play games, so it is unlikely that this one will, however we'll have to wait for another update to be sure.