Nintendo Entertainment System gives much less than similar sets

$269.99 MSRP 2,646 pieces 1 minifigure 4.5 / 5 from builders #16 of 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces
Nintendo Entertainment System box art
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24 of 100

Poor value

#16 of 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces

Nintendo Entertainment System scores 24, poor value among 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is builder rating, better than 88% of them, and its weakest is plastic per dollar (3%).

#16

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 16 Super Mario sets with 1,000+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

24

Chart 2 · The score

How the 24 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
121 vs 134 +1 of 35
Pieces per $10
75 vs 94 +3 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.3 vs 2.7 +7 of 20
Builder rating
4.5 vs 4.1 +13 of 15

$74 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $196. Each brick is $25.

$269.99
you pay

$196
sets like it usually cost

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