LEGO was losing popularity with its customers in the Bionicle toy line. At the time it was shut down, the purchase rate of the products was at an all time low. This may be because that no one wants to buy mistaka tahu which is basically just about the same toy as the one that came out ten years ago. Also, when the economy is bad, the first thing people cut off on is entertainment. Lego just couldn't make enough money to make continuing the toyline possible.
The developers at lego created a new, more flexible building system that does not work very well with bionicle parts. Lego decided to cease manufacturing bionicle products and began using the new system in a new toyline (HeroFactory) in hopes that new customers will buy it.
While there are no more BIONICLE products, bionicle is not dead. Greg Farshtey still updates the website with new stories, and every now and then the lego team adds new wallpapers, music, etc, and games.
Ten, a line for every year.
2000, They first started out as Technics' Slizer/Throwbot
Bionicles Cannot Eat Anything.
They have been around for about 9-10 years. They will end this year in the year of 2010.
bionicles are supposed to end in 2011
Probably only slightly different from how they looked last year, and the year before that, and the year before that, and the year before that...
You will get some bionicles on ebay but they are second handed
He has already come out. You might be able to find him at Target or any other store that store that sells Bionicles
go to http://www.toywiz.us/search.php but be ready to spend more than $130 on bionicles.
Each month ibionicle gives away free Bionicles. Check them out at www.ibionicle.com
All of the years of selling have been selling a lot of bionicle sets every year nobody actually knows
Lego.