This LEGO 2K Drive DLC is Super Expensive in Mexico

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This LEGO 2K Drive DLC is Super Expensive in Mexico

Key Takeaways

  • The LEGO 2K Drive DLC on the Mexican Nintendo site is being sold for $72,000, or $3,700 USD, whcih is way higher than the US price of $9.99.
  • Oddly enough, the site lists the base game and other DLC at normal prices.
  • As such, this is likely a mistake by Nintendo, though it is an interesting one.

As a long-time fan who has spent countless hours building LEGO creations and playing video games, I find it utterly mind-boggling that Nintendo Mexico is selling the LEGO 2K Drive DLC for an astronomical price of $3,700 USD! Now, don’t get me wrong; I love the game, but that price is even higher than the cost of a brand-new Lamborghini Huracán! It’s like they’re trying to sell us the keys to a virtual Lego vehicle instead of a real sports car.

A downloadable content pack called LEGO 2K Drive is currently being sold on Nintendo’s Mexican site at a price that exceeds thousands of dollars. In LEGO 2K Drive, players can construct numerous vehicles based on their creative whims; however, it might be more economical to purchase a pre-owned car instead of spending that much money on this DLC.

Launched in May 2023, Visual Concepts’ LEGO 2K Drive marks the beginning of a multi-game collaboration between LEGO and publisher 2K. Since its debut approximately 16 months ago, this driving game set in an open world has garnered a mix of average responses from both fans and experts, with its vibrant, expansive environments being one of its standout features.

The DLC in question is the Season 4 Coin Pack, which comes with 1,100 coins to be used in game as well as a new LEGO 2K Drive vehicle, the Public Transit Bus build. The DLC sells for $9.99 on the US version of Nintendo’s site, but $72,000.18 on the Mexican Nintendo site, where it has been available since March 13. Even assuming that price amount listed in pesos, and with a roughly 19:1 conversion rate between the Mexican peso and the U.S. dollar, that would still price the DLC in Mexico at around $3,700 USD, outpacing the price of the most expensive edition of the game by about $3,620.

LEGO 2K Drive DLC is Listed for a Ridiculously High Price in Mexico

It seems highly probable that the price listing on the Nintendo Mexico site is an error. The base game of LEGO 2K Drive is listed at roughly $26.44 (when converted from pesos), which is significantly less than its U.S. price of $29.99. This trend holds true for other versions of the game, with the Awesome Edition and Awesome Rivals Edition also being cheaper in Mexico by around 8-10 dollars according to current exchange rates. Interestingly, the Mexican version of Nintendo’s website still displays the coin packs for Seasons 1-3 at $9.35 USD per piece as well.

Although the steep cost of the LEGO 2K Drive DLC at Nintendo’s store seems amusing, fans continue to ponder what the next joint project by LEGO and 2K will entail. Early whispers and conjecture suggested a soccer game titled LEGO 2K Goooal!, allegedly under development by Sumo Digital. However, despite rumors dating back to February 2022 and speculation about a release in May or June 2024, those months have come and gone without any official word from the publisher or developer confirming the game’s existence.

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2024-09-15 00:23