This Week’s Toy News Is All About Teenage Mecha Ninja Turtles

Welcome again to Toy Aisle, io9’s common roundup of the most recent toys and merchandise geeking us out. This week: TMNT goes robo in an unbelievable new motion determine, Lego is already entering into the vacation season, and in some way Tamagotchi made an excellent cuter model of itself. Check it out!

Snap Design Development and Heat Boys TMNT Mecha Leonardo Figure

Worried there’s simply not sufficient concepts mashed up into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Worry no extra, as Snap Design Development and Heat Boys have partnered to create a brand new line of mecha-themed heroes in half shells starting with Leonardo as the first official reveal. The nine-inch determine is oozing with articulation, proper all the way down to the fingers and toes, and along with a handful of actual metallic components and a great deal of equipment, battery-powered LEDs are used to light up the eyes, whereas a mini Leo determine may be discovered piloting the mech from a cockpit in its shell. Availability is anticipated to be later this yr, with pricing set at 799 yuan, or round $112.

Hasbro Starting Lineup

Ask anyone who grew up with the original Starting Lineup figures from Kenner what they’d improve and they’d probably ask for two things: make them bigger, and include more articulation. The new Starting Lineup collection from Hasbro ticks both those boxes with six-inch figures featuring the same level of articulation as the company’s premiere Black Series action figures, but instead of Star Wars characters, Starting Lineup is re-launching with eight NBA stars featuring authentic jerseys, sneakers, and likenesses: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Luka Dončić, Trae Young, Ja Morant, Jayson Tatum, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Joel Embiid. All eight figures are available for pre-order now for $50 each, with shipping expected sometime in mid-December.

Lego Winter Village Collection Holiday Main Street

Last yr’s addition to Lego’s ever-growing Winter Village Collection was a festively embellished residence with a hearth that Santa may use to sneak presents in. For 2022, Lego is increasing the remainder of the village with a brand new 1,514-piece Holiday Main Street assortment that cranks the quaint to 11. The $100 set will be available starting on October 7, and features a music retailer and toy retailer with snow-covered rooftops, a Christmas tree, minifigures getting their vacation procuring accomplished, and a trolley that’s appropriate with the tracks used for Lego’s practice units.

Bandai Namco Star Wars Grogu Tamagotchi

Ever wondered what life is really like for the Mandalorian trying to raise a baby version of Yoda? Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. is trying to recreate that experience with a new Tamagotchi digital pet based on Grogu so you don’t have to worry about it ever wandering off, or all that bounty hunter stuff. As players raise and tend to Grogu’s needs, including feeding him squid chowder and macarons, the drop-out Jedi will evolve into one of 12 different appearances—will he grow to be more like Yoda or Yaddle? The Grogu Tamagotchi will be available for pre-order from Amazon “shortly.”

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