The Quest for R2D2 on Cartoon Network Tonight!

If you know me, you know I am a massive Lego fan and in particular Lego Star Wars fan, so tonight I’ll be watching Cartoon Network at 9pm Eastern to catch the 5 minute Quest for R2D2 clip. You can see the entire tie in and build up here on the Lego site, but basically this is part of the ongoing celebration marking 10 years of Lego Start Wars……

Watch it, I will be!

I filched these cool Lego stats from the GeekDad blog (who stole them from PR Newswire) and another Wired blog, Underwire has some good Lego coverage too. And that’s where I stole this picture and they got it courtesy of LucasArts. Wow, that was like a legal disclaimer!

-L

• From 1999 to the end of 2008, a total of 106,107,779 LEGO Star Wars products have been sold.
• In 2008, nearly 15 million LEGO Star Wars sets were sold worldwide, equaling, on average: 40,402 boxes per day, 1,683 boxes per hour, 28 boxes per minute, every day, around the world.
• A total of 182 LEGO Star Wars sets have been created in the last 10 years.
  The best-selling LEGO Star Wars set is the original 7140 X-wing Fighter(TM) from 1999.
• From 1999-2009, a total of 254 LEGO minifigures have been introduced to enhance the fun and encourage creative play and collectibility within the LEGO Star Wars franchise.
• The largest LEGO Star Wars model ever created and sold is the Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon, featuring 5,197 pieces, launched in October, 2007.
• In 2006, LEGO Star Wars was recognized by the Toy Industry Association with a prestigious Toy of the Year (T.O.T.Y.) Award for Best Activity Toy.
• LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, released in 2005, sold 6.7 million units worldwide and ranked among the top 10 video games of the year in the U.S.
• In 2006, LEGO Star Wars 2 sold 8.2 million units and received the BAFTA Award for Best Gameplay.
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, released in 2007, sold 3.4 million units.