This is probably old news for those of you in the know, but I figured it’d be worth mentioning anyway. On Februrary 13th, 2012, the LEGO Group announced that the Lego Star Wars line has sold over 30 million copies of the four games they’ve released throughout the years.
Additionally, they have renewed their contract with Lucasfilms for another 10 years. The contract will last through 2022. It doesn’t look like the Lego Star Wars line will end anytime soon!
With today being the day that the new Lego Star Wars 2012 sets are shipped out (if you pre-ordered), that also means that they are now available for purchase on both Lego.com and other online retailers. Lego stores are bound to have them by this point, and they will likely continue to trickle into stores such as Target and Wal-Mart. Happy shopping!
Although Lego’s gone with a different approach this year, Toys R’ Us was still able to get the sets earlier than the official release date (January 31st, 2012).
I personally saw the sets for sale at my local Toys R’ Us, but with significant price hikes. The only set not present was the 9494 Anakin’s Jedi Interceptor, which is an exclusive at Target. You can get a complete list of prices below:
Lego 9488 Elite Clone Trooper and Commando Droids Battle Pack – MSRP: $12.99 | TRU Price: $14.99
Lego 9489 Endor Rebel Trooper and Imperial Trooper Battle Pack – MSRP: $12.99 | TRU Price: $14.99
Lego 9490 Droid Escape – MSRP: $19.99 | TRU Price: $21.99
Lego 9491 Geonosian Cannon – MSRP: $19.99 | TRU Price: $21.99
Lego 9492 TIE Fighter – MSRP: $54.99 | TRU Price: $59.99
Lego 9493 X-Wing Starfighter – MSRP: $59.99 | TRU Price: $69.99
Lego 9495 Gold Leader’s Y-Wing Starfighter – MSRP: $49.99 | TRU Price: $59.99
Lego 9674 MINI Naboo Starfighter and Naboo – MSRP: $9.99 | TRU Price: $11.99
Lego 9675 MINI Sebulba’s Podracer and Tatooine – MSRP: $9.99 | TRU Price: $11.99
Lego 9676 MINI TIE Interceptor and Death Star – MSRP: $9.99 | TRU Price: $11.99
Based on these prices, the price hikes aren’t really anything new- until you get to the bigger sets. The TIE Fighter, X-Wing and Y-Wing starfighters have all been raised $10 from the manufacturer’s suggested retail price. That’s fairly significant. As a collector myself, I would advise you all to purchase these sets when they come out on Tuesday. Excluding the sets that have been raised $10 from their MSRPs, you can pick up the sets now from Toys R’ Us if you really can’t wait, and if you don’t mind paying the extra $2. Happy shopping!
The Lego 30057 MINI Anakin’s Podracer polybag set is now available at Toys R’ Us stores and their site for the price of $4.99.
Be expecting one of the others to come out at Target next, either for Valentine’s Day or for Easter. Target typically releases their polybag sets during major holidays in their “Holidays” section, where you can also find cheap candy and other neat little trinkets.
Feb
21
This is probably old news for those of you in the know, but I figured it’d be worth mentioning anyway. On Februrary 13th, 2012, the LEGO Group announced that the Lego Star Wars line has sold over 30 million copies of the four games they’ve released throughout the years.
Additionally, they have renewed their contract with Lucasfilms for another 10 years. The contract will last through 2022. It doesn’t look like the Lego Star Wars line will end anytime soon!
Feb
20
Currently on Amazon.com, there are several 2011 Lego Star Wars sets that are on sale. For those of you who waited for an opportunity to buy a large set (and by large, I mean in the $50+ range) you wanted on sale, now is one of those opportunities! Here are a view sets you get get fairly significant savings on:
Lego 7930 Bounty Hunter Assault Gunship
MSRP: $49.99 | Amazon: $40.12 (20% savings) | Amazon Sellers: $32.00 (36% savings)
Lego 7931 T-6 Jedi Shuttle
MSRP: $59.99 | Amazon: $53.58 (11% savings) | Amazon Sellers: $45.00 (25% savings)
Lego 10215 UCS Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter
MSRP: $99.99 | Amazon: $74.00 (26% savings) | Amazon Sellers: $74.00 (26% savings)
The prices in red are the prices that the sets were originally sold for. The Amazon prices (in yellow) are the prices Amazon itself charges, as it is shipped from and sold by Amazon. The Amazon seller prices (in green) are the prices various sellers on Amazon charge. Note that although the prices charged by sellers tend to be lower than Amazon itself, the quantity is also more limited, which is why the price fluctuates fairly often. The price listed for the sellers it the lowest in the group, so even if it says something like “23 from new,” that doesn’t mean there are necessarily 23 sellers for whatever price is listed. It goes from the lowest price to the highest.
Feb
09
Tomorrow’s episode, “Crisis on Naboo,” concludes the bounty hunter kidnapping plot arc. In the preview trailer, Bane assigns tasks to each member of the team – and given Rako Hardeen’s accomplishment in killing Obi-Wan Kenobi with only a sniper rifle, he is the designated sniper. That is the worst possible job Obi-Wan could have gotten. It’ll be interesting to see what he does once the operation begins. Don’t miss “Crisis on Naboo,” premiering tomorrow (Friday, February 10th) at 8/7pm CST on Cartoon Network!
Feb
08
Even though it’s only been slightly over a week since the 2012 Lego Star Wars sets were released, Amazon’s already got some savings for several of the sets. Note that Amazon’s listed prices are still the manufacturer’s suggested retail prices (MSRP); it’s the sets being sold by vendors that go through Amazon that are offering such savings. This includes:
Lego 9489 Endor Rebel Trooper and Imperial Trooper Battle Pack – $11.99 (MSRP $12.99, ~8% savings)
Lego 9491 Geonosian Cannon – $18.99 (MSRP $19.99, ~5% savings)
Lego 9492 TIE Fighter – $49.99 (MSRP $54.99, ~9% savings)
Lego 9493 X-Wing Starfighter – $55.99 (MSRP $59.99, ~7% savings)
Since these are being sold through vendors and not Amazon itself, there are limited quantities, so act fast!
Feb
02
It looks like things are heating up in tonight’s continuation of the bounty hunter story arc. Bounty hunters have gathered in what appears to be a survival match of sorts. We’re introduced to many new bounty hunters with the reappearance of one we know – Embo! You can check out the episode preview here. Don’t miss “The Box,” premiering tomorrow night at 8/7 CST on Cartoon Network!
