The LEGO Group has tonight announced that the LEGO DOTS theme will not be continuing beyond the 1HY 2023 releases. The currently scheduled sets will be the last released.
I was a big fan of the DOTS concept and my son had a blast with the few sets he got. However it seems LEGO couldn’t make enough of an impact on the “craft” market to continue the theme.
The official statement from LEGO is below…
After careful consideration, we have decided to exit the LEGO® DOTS theme and integrate tile-based play into other themes within our portfolio.
January and March launches of LEGO DOTS novelties will go ahead but also be our last on this theme, with all current items from 2022 remaining active in the product line up until the end of the year.
LEGO DOTS was launched in March 2020 with the ambition to connect with kids through their passion for arts & crafts – looking at encouraging self-expression and to attract new builders to the LEGO brand. It was a completely new style of building which used brightly coloured tiles to ignite creativity with LEGO fans, in a fun and unique way.
Whilst seeing great appetite for this type of proposition and playing a key role in retaining kids in the LEGO brand, we also recognise the challenges of establishing LEGO DOTS as a long-term brand in the arts & crafts category.
We will refocus our attention on ensuring elements of tile-play live on across other areas of the business. We know there is still a huge appeal from the arts & craft community, and we want to ensure there are opportunities for kids who love the play proposition to still enjoy building in this way. We can also confirm this discontinuation will not affect our business direction on similar themes like LEGO Art and we look forward to more exciting launches in the future.
We want to thank all our LEGO DOTS fans who inspired us with their creativity!
Nooooooooo! I loved DOTS. They provided a terrific way to amass interesting coloured 1x1s.
Never been interested…
I bought a Dots set for parts (including those 1 x 1 round alphabet tiles) a while back and also one of the bracelets at one point just to mess with it (turns out the bracelets don’t fit well around adult sized wrists 🙂 but I wont be missing the Dots line when it goes away.