LEGO Angry Birds Will Take Flight

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada– 8th June 2015– Rovio, makers of Angry Birds, the most downloaded mobile game ever, today announced a partnership with The LEGO Group to develop a line of construction toys. LEGO® Angry Birds will be available in spring 2016 to coincide with the release of The Angry Birds Movie, a full-length feature film based on the popular gaming franchise.

“The LEGO brand has an unparalleled ability to connect with people through products that spark creativity and imagination. We’re really excited to build experiences together with this amazing best-in-class partner,” said Pekka Rantala, Chief Executive Officer of Rovio.

“We are excited to bring Angry Birds to life in LEGO form, given the popularity of the game and its characters with fans of all ages, which will only be amplified by the forthcoming film,” said Jill Wilfert, Vice President, licensing & entertainment at The LEGO Group. “We seek partnership with globally relevant properties that offer a unique and rewarding play experience to our fans, and our designers are having fun developing building sets that leverage the engaging play and deconstruction found in the Angry Birds game.”
 

Further details about the collection, available in spring of 2016, are not yet available.
 

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About Rovio Entertainment Ltd
Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the creator of Angry Birds™ is a global industry-changing entertainment media company headquartered in Finland that creatively combines digital with physical, breaking the boundaries of traditional content delivery. What started as a casual game in 2009 became an international phenomenon within a few months of its release. Today Angry Birds is not only the most downloaded game of all time, it is a worldwide known entertainment brand reaching out into publishing, licensing, animations, books and location based entertainment. The Angry Birds movie is slated for release in May 2016. www.rovio.com

About The LEGO Group
The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company with headquarters in Billund, Denmark, and main offices in Enfield, USA, London, England, Shanghai, China and Singapore. Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, and based on the iconic LEGO brick, it is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children. Guided by the company spirit: "Only the best is good enough”, the company is committed to the development of children and aims to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow through creative play and learning. LEGO products are sold worldwide and can be virtually explored at www.LEGO.com  

LEGO, its logo, the brick & knob configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2015 The LEGO Group.

1 hour ago, Sprocket77 said:

You've already drank it by the sounds of things 

Vino aside, have you seen the Amazon prices creeping up and sellers decreasing?

Everyone bashes the theme, so it's presumably overlooked. Isn't this one good reason why it could do well?

2 hours ago, Villager Chris said:

This theme has almost been universally bashed. Perhaps I've had too much festive vino but I think it will do well over the next 24 months. The ebay sold prices are hovering around RRP for some sets (even slightly above), and there are not many sellers on Amazon. 

If Lego produced/retired the theme 5 years earlier it would be gold. For many the game will be an iconic and pioneer of tablet gaming. 

Oh, and remember there's a 10 year anniversary/sequel film coming in 2019.

Now, where's that vino...

I picked up two of the piggy pirate ships when they were dirt cheap and have been keeping an eye on prices.

At the moment the best way to make any money seems to be to part out the figs then either add parts to my building inventory or bricklink them.

Not saying they will be gold, but if anyone is sitting on, let's say a 30 to 40% buy-in discount, they will make good money in 12 to 24 months. 

I think the 'King of Turds' crown is better suited to another theme.

29 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

I picked up two of the piggy pirate ships when they were dirt cheap and have been keeping an eye on prices.

At the moment the best way to make any money seems to be to part out the figs then either add parts to my building inventory or bricklink them.

I've not yet joined Bricklink, what's the scam rate like compared to eBay? I ask as I went to an auction yesterday and bought a lot of random sets in damaged boxes which I think are ex Argos and ex Littlewoods stock as they seem to all have catalogue number stickers. I'll need to look through them all and see what's there and what's missing. From what I see, about 25% is Angry Birds and the rest is mostly Super Heroes. I got the whole lot for an absolute song and should clean up after parting out. I've not itemised on "What LEGO set did you buy today?" as I've no clue whats there until I unwrap the 2 pallets. I was actually after vintage Teddy Bears and this lot suddenly appeared that wasn't in the catalogue.

1 minute ago, TabbyBoy said:

I've not yet joined Bricklink, what's the scam rate like compared to eBay? I ask as I went to an auction yesterday and bought a lot of random sets in damaged boxes which I think are ex Argos and ex Littlewoods stock as they seem to all have catalogue number stickers. I'll need to look through them all and see what's there and what's missing. From what I see, about 25% is Angry Birds and the rest is mostly Super Heroes. I got the whole lot for an absolute song and should clean up after parting out. I've not itemised on "What LEGO set did you buy today?" as I've no clue whats there until I unwrap the 2 pallets. I was actually after vintage Teddy Bears and this lot suddenly appeared that wasn't in the catalogue.

Put it this way. I've been scammed more by sellers than buyers on bricklink lol.

2 hours ago, Villager Chris said:

Not saying they will be gold, but if anyone is sitting on, let's say a 30 to 40% buy-in discount, they will make good money in 12 to 24 months. 

I think the 'King of Turds' crown is better suited to another theme.

I have my doubts. Parting out the sets that went to 50% plus freebies at SAH or 70% on Amazon, SMyths etc etc is likely to be why the seller count is going down. We need to see how things are after Xmas.

I´ll say that at present Secret Marketplace and Adventure Camp Treehouse have been way better bets for 50% off SAH sets than AB have or ever will be.

6 minutes ago, Val-E said:

I have my doubts. Parting out the sets that went to 50% plus freebies at SAH or 70% on Amazon, SMyths etc etc is likely to be why the seller count is going down. We need to see how things are after Xmas.

I´ll say that at present Secret Marketplace and Adventure Camp Treehouse have been way better bets for 50% off SAH sets than AB have or ever will be.

Yes Lego were years late to the AB party, but have you seen how many DIY Lego Angry Birds You Tube videos there are?

There always is a genuine demand for video game merchandise, and Angry Birds was massive. Rovio are investing in a 2019 movie, so they think there is still enough interest.

In years to come Nostalgia can also do strange things. 

All I'm saying is that it's way too early to write AB off. 

 

2 hours ago, Villager Chris said:

Yes Lego were years late to the AB party, but have you seen how many DIY Lego Angry Birds You Tube videos there are?

There always is a genuine demand for video game merchandise, and Angry Birds was massive. Rovio are investing in a 2019 movie, so they think there is still enough interest.

In years to come Nostalgia can also do strange things. 

All I'm saying is that it's way too early to write AB off. 

 

The best thing that could happen is if there is was revival and Lego didn´t have the licence or don´t want to take it.

 

 

Went into a TRU today that's only been open 2 months and they had a stack of Piggy Race Cars on the shelf. Angry Birds will never die.

17 minutes ago, Fenix_2k1 said:

Went into a TRU today that's only been open 2 months and they had a stack of Piggy Race Cars on the shelf. Angry Birds will never die.

It´ll die when TRU dies.

They managed to clear Escort Girls and Nexo so a good 70% off sale should exterminate the birds.

33 minutes ago, Val-E said:

It´ll die when TRU dies.

They managed to clear Escort Girls and Nexo so a good 70% off sale should exterminate the birds.

Unfortunately I don't think 70% off would make these sets worth buying.

Whereas the nexo at 50+% paid off nicely for me. Sold 2 fortrexs and 1 Knighton castle I bought in run up to xmas for above rrp

I have a ton I got 75% off at WM. Already at MSRP or above on Amazon . Can easily send in to FBA now for a quick $5-10 a set

So I will confess I felt I made a mistake and bought a lot of these sets off with as little as 50% off, some as much as 80% off but probably a 55% average

I have sold most of them now at an ROI of 50-100% which ain't bad for a 6 month hold on what I felt was a mistake

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I think given another year the sets will do well. If you got at 75% off you will do great

I'll defend the Birds. Give them time and I think they will out-perform other sets. The next movie will help too, as long as there are no more sets produced. 

 

3 hours ago, Villager Chris said:

I'll defend the Birds. Give them time and I think they will out-perform other sets. The next movie will help too, as long as there are no more sets produced. 

 

Not gonna happen. Have you not seen the discounts on these on Amazon at the moment?

26 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Not gonna happen. Have you not seen the discounts on these on Amazon at the moment?

• Cheapest Plane Attack at RRP.
• Pig City Teardown at around RRP. 
• King Pig's Castle at RRP. 
• Piggy Car Escape above RRP. 

Granted that these are struggling:

• Egg Heist below RRP.  
• Pirate Ship is struggling, but Argos did these at £15 or so, it'll take time. 

I've had no problem selling these at reasonable profit after good buy-in price. Tesco were virtually giving these away at the April 3 for 2. The touch-screen Angry Birders of eight years ago will be earning money soon.  As I said, they need time. 

 

Car escape is half price on Amazon.de

I think the castle and teardown will be the only two that have half way decent prospects.

I've got 200 pallets of these to shift.

10 minutes ago, Lego Benito said:

I've got 200 pallets of these to shift.

I'm sold out

35 minutes ago, Lego Benito said:

I've got 200 pallets of these to shift.

I'd love to see some LEGO "pron" pictures of that.

1 hour ago, Jackson said:

I'd love to see some LEGO "pron" pictures of that.

still its Angry birds...more of a fetish category

2 hours ago, Lego Benito said:

I've got 200 pallets of these to shift.

Ouch... 

I got one castle I'm sitting on. I picked it up for less than 50% off.  I was hoping the Angry Birds 2 movie would have given it a bump in value.

1 hour ago, exracer327 said:

Ouch... 

I got one castle I'm sitting on. I picked it up for less than 50% off.  I was hoping the Angry Birds 2 movie would have given it a bump in value.

Wait, they already released it?

I don’t think the new movie came out, suppose to have new sets, right?

I’m waiting for those pics too.
Make my heart race.

I don’t think the new movie came out, suppose to have new sets, right?

I’m waiting for those pics too.
Make my heart race.