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After a few years of constant movie releases with no real reset - or that reset to a line filled with collector-friendly and kidvid-handy classic characters every couple of years - sales really are down. The Hollywood Reporter writes Star Wars 'Last Jedi' Toy Shipments Down Sharply From 'Force Awakens' - which, with fewer waves of figures and tons of leftover stuff from the last two years in circulation, makes a lot of sense.
Any aging fan can tell you that there are high points and low points - figures started to get blown out cheaply as the original trilogy wound up, becoming dusty and unsold as the 1980s wore on.
LEGO! Get your kicks with bricks - the Danish toymaker sent us a batch of photos of their new toys, which you can undoubtedly find in stores in the next 30 days. We've got the pictures, the press copy, and a lot of pasting after the jump.
The series finale of Star Wars LEGO Droid Tales, "Gambit on Geonosis", is next Monday, November 2nd (9/10 Central) and the good folks at LEGO sent us these screenshots for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to catch the last exciting and fun episode only on DisneyXD next Monday evening!
Black Friday will be here before you know it and ToysrUs has a few things planned for the Star Wars fan in their Great Big Book of Awesome including 20% off all Star Wars 3.75 inch figures and vehicles (excluding Black Series).
LEGO Shop is offering a FREE LEGO Revenge of the Sith collectible poster with every purchase. The poster will be included in your cart upon checkout and is valid from October 26-November 1st.
More photos have been added to our SDCC 2015 Image Bank featuring Sideshow, eFX Collectibles, LEGO, Acme Archives, Jakks, Hot Wheels, the Lucasfilm Pavilion, and more photos from the Convention floor.
EW, girl, EW. Over at Entertainment Weekly, you can read the descriptively titled article Check out an exclusive look at the first toys from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It gives you a look at the $25 Black Series debut Stormtrooper as well as Mattel's Hot Wheels car and a LEGO buildable figure.
Photos from the Toy Fair 2015 LEGO Collector Preview event is now uploaded for your viewing pleasure. The folks at LEGO didn't preview anything from Episode 7, but there's lots to see including an Imperial Shuttle Tyderium, Emperor's Throne Room, Wookiee Gunship from Star Wars Rebels, and much more.
What I presume are Star Wars Rebels spoilers await you - as well as new themes like the return of classic Pirates, new Elves, Bionicle, and returning favorites can be found on this page on Imgur. New LEGO Microfighters, small vehicles, and absolutely nothing from the new movie awaits you. Click here - or better yet, don't, as some of the sets are unfinished designs.
In a release on their own site, Global LEGO sales up 15 percent in first half of 2014. What this means is that their upward momentum - having passed Hasbro a little while back - was furthered by the hit LEGO Movie just enough to snag the top spot.
LEGO celebrates Star Wars Day by offering a FREE Darth Revan minifigure and exclusive poster with every purchase of $75 or more.
Photos from this morning's LEGO Toy Fair media event have been uploaded to our Image Bank. There are plenty of awesome new sets scheduled to release in 2014, including ships and characters inspired by the new Star Wars Rebels series, a Star Destroyer and AT-AT, and much more. Click here to check out the gallery!