2011 NINJAGO sets

[Bobskink]

Here, one quick picture.

(note, the Ninja has black hands, I replaced them with yellow hand, to match my other ninja's)

Edited December 19, 2010 by Bobskink

[Ceroknight]

EDIT: Cool News: someone on Flickr pointed out to me that the Japanese Ninjago website is live! It includes various interesting things. The Characters page has links to movie scenes, movie stills, and wallpapers of the main Ninja characters. Pity I can't read a thing on this site...

Nice find! I can't read Japanese either but if you look at your web link you get a hint on where you are, like you will see words like 'products' and such, hope that helps

[vexorian]

Does that mean the skeleton hands are articulated? (Sorry, my minds keep making me think there is a division between the hand and the wrist)

[Aanchir]

Nice find! I can't read Japanese either but if you look at your web link you get a hint on where you are, like you will see words like 'products' and such, hope that helps

Thanks!

In the Products section, if you hit the "More Views" button for any of the spinner sets, you can zoom in on the cards in each set. I was wondering how the cards would be integrated into a spinner-based game, but now I know. Cards have effects like "Guide the spinner with your hand until a player wins", "Place the card on the field, and any spinner that touches it loses", or "The opponent spins with one hand until a player wins". The game portion of these sets should be amusing, to say the least.

[Bfahome]

Background!

A .flv file of the old guy dancing.

Evil background!

[Aanchir]

A .flv file of the old guy dancing.

That's not dancing. This is dancing.

Is Garmadon's staff actually gold in any sets he comes in? It's not that way in Garmadon's Fortress. A gold lightsaber blade would be a cool piece to have, though. Maybe in a summer set?

Speaking of Garmadon's Fortress, the Products page gives the first confirmation so far of what we'd all suspected-- that the skull on the front comes down to become a magical riding spider. Well, maybe not a magical riding spider. But some sort of giant many-legged bug thing.

Not sure how fond I am of that feature.

[prateek]

Who are those black people? (No racial)

[Ceroknight]

Wait, were the pictures with the different dragons, and temple summer sets?

[Bfahome]

That's not dancing. This is dancing.

Is Garmadon's staff actually gold in any sets he comes in? It's not that way in Garmadon's Fortress. A gold lightsaber blade would be a cool piece to have, though. Maybe in a summer set?

Hence the strikethrough.

No, his staff isn't gold, but the scythe(s) provide the gold blade piece.

[Aanchir]

Who are those black people? (No racial)

Those would be two different pictures of Lord Garmadon, the main bad guy. He's lookin' pretty cool.

And yeah, I'm pretty sure the temple/palace and the other dragons are all summer sets.

Edited December 19, 2010 by Aanchir

[Arigomi]

The bronze/copper axe blade looks great.

It's good to know the black army helmet wasn't abandoned. It was just used in a spinner set instead.

Edited December 20, 2010 by Arigomi

[Aanchir]

The bronze/copper axe blade looks great.

It's good to know the black army helmet wasn't abandoned. It was just used in a spinner set instead.

It's not in any of the spinner sets-- the skeleton spinners don't seem to have any headgear at all. The black army helmet's still in the exact same set it was first seen in-- the Skeleton Chopper.

Anyone else disappointed in what a raw deal Nya ended up getting? She doesn't appear on the Characters Page (of course, neither do any of the big-headed mutant skellies), and her sole set appearance in the first half of the year uses her as a generic "damsel in distress". If she shows up in the Ninjago movie or in any summer sets, I hope her role is given a bit more respect.

Edited December 20, 2010 by Aanchir

[Delta 38]

Has Sensei Wu's printing changed again, or is this just an alternate torso for the sake of advertising? I prefer this one (obviously) as it has more details and looks better. Hopefully we'll get this version.

Garmadon is interesting. His face looks like an Asian-styled dragon/lion/mythical creature, which I hadn't really noticed before. I think the torso still could do with some work, though. I also prefer this staff, and I think this might be the final version of it. Nice lightning piece, too. I don't think I'll be getting the fortress set, though, so I'll hold my breath and see if he's released in a future set...

[I Scream Clone]

Updated the first post with loads of pics from the last few pages as well as a link to Grogall's Hi-Res pics of all boxes and contents.

[Dreamweb]

Switch the head and you will get Rayden from Mortal Kombat.

[Peppermint_M]

Thanks for the picture of those figures. Looks like I can get a black army helmet after all.

[pompommini]

Looking at the products page most of the cards seem to make your oppoment lose.

Also one of the cards make you give your weapon to your oppoment to keep if you lose!

Not that I will play the game

[Aanchir]

Looking at the products page most of the cards seem to make your oppoment lose.

Also one of the cards make you give your weapon to your oppoment to keep if you lose!

Not that I will play the game

Well, most of the cards add another element of gameplay that can cause a player to lose. And in many cases, the player who uses the card will get the advantage (otherwise, there'd be no incentive to actually play the card). But others are just as much a hazard to the person who plays the card as they are to the opponent. For instance, the "Ice Spikes" and "Wall of Fire" cards create a hazard in the arena which either player could potentially hit.

I find it amusing that the "game rules" section is so incomplete. There's a "language select" field with a bunch of obscure languages, but most redirect to the American English teaser site. And the Japanese game rules won't even load. Still, that's to be expected when a site is released earlier than expected. I just hope this and other "bugs" are worked out by the time the site is live for American and European users.

Also, in case anyone's interested, the LEGO Club website has a short interview with Kai, the Ninja of Fire. The story behind this theme is beginning to seem really compelling. I look forward to more story details!

[r4-g9]

i just came back from my local tru, and they have ninjago but they are not allowed to sell them untill jan 1, garmandons(spelling?) fortress will be 89.99 cad, the ice dragon will be 24.99 cad, and the ninja ambush will be 9.99 cad, i think that they can't be sold until jan 1 because of the movie.

[Ceroknight]

i just came back from my local tru, and they have ninjago but they are not allowed to sell them untill jan 1, garmandons(spelling?) fortress will be 89.99 cad, the ice dragon will be 24.99 cad, and the ninja ambush will be 9.99 cad, i think that they can't be sold until jan 1 because of the movie.

Really nice prices

Movie?

[The Crazy One]

Really nice prices

Movie?

I guess the trailer on the web is for that then.

[Zarkan]

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that when I saw they were using skeletons for villians again, I was rather disapointed. But now that we have close up pictures of the minifigs, I have to say I'm warming up to the idea a lot more. It seems they've actually gone and given the skellies personality this time, complete with different heads and pieces of armor. In fact, I'd say they have far more personality than the ninjas, which are exactly the same aside from color. At least the ninja*ahem*spinjiztu master looks nice.

[The Crazy One]

It seems they've actually gone and given the skellies personality this time, complete with different heads and pieces of armor. In fact, I'd say they have far more personality than the ninjas, which are exactly the same aside from color. At least the ninja*ahem*spinjiztu master looks nice.

I reckon if you do what I would do and take of the head gear and give them faces and add hair it would give them more character though I do agree. The skeletons are great.

[The Crazy One]

Great news! After some flirting with the glamourous assistant at TRU I managed to get a NinjaGo set! This is in London btw. I got the training set with the blue dragon ninja and those lovely beige skeletons. I haven't opened it yet as I'm in the car waiting for my girlfriend. I'll tell you more when I get home.

[Corydoras]

Review, pwease! Pwease! PWEASE!