Sonic Costume
Level One Boss has it right: Sonic fans are nuts. Despite not having a good game in, say, 15 years, people are still willing to dress in promotional costumes to support the blue hedgehog. Come out with a good game, Sega, and I’ll consider wearing a promotional T-shirt or something. For the full costume, I’d need more convincing.
Filed under: General on July 1st, 2009 | No Comments »
Mario Chess
Promotional board games and video games go hand in hand. It makes sense to use similar products for a cross promotion. I mean, if you’re going to play Mario, why wouldnt you play Mario chess as well?
Filed under: General on June 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Asteroids T-Shirt
Asteroids may be a foreign concept to new gamers, but it’s a classic. Simply put, your space ship must avoid contact with asteroids for as long as possible. It was an instant cult hit. This promotional T-shirt reminds me of the days I’d play Asteroids and Battleship, so hooray for nostalgia.
Filed under: General on June 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
Resident Evil T-Virus Antidote
Resident Evil has a reputation for being scary and creepy. The newest games, however, took the franchise to the next level by transforming the survival horror franchise into one of the best overall shooting games. The big wigs behind the franchise have churned out all kinds of promotional products including custom messenger bags and custom wallets, all imprinted with the classic Umbrella symbol that we’ve all come to know and loathe. However, I found this promotional drink particularly interesting and strange. It’s the T-virus antidote that has become vital if you want to live in Raccoon City. Obviously, it’s just some Red Bull knockoff, but it’s clever nonetheless. I’ve never seen it sold anywhere. Has anybody drank this stuff and want to provide a review?
Filed under: General on June 24th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Nintendo Coffee Table
What can you say about the NES controller table? It literally speaks for itself. I don’t think I could have this in my house, for fear of being labeled a geek (I mean it is a littlenerdy. This table would be awesome to see at a video game conference, but not in my living room. I think there are less tacky ways to have personal promotional products in your house. For example, you could have Nintendo promotional cooking utensils. They’re still a little tacky, but more subtle than a huge controller table.
Filed under: General on June 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Halo Helmet
Most experienced gamers know that the Halo series is well respected. Shooting games like Halo aren’t my thing, but I always had a blast playing with my friends. I’m surprised one of my Halo freak friends doesn’t have this Halo helmet. Apparently, it came packaged with a game as a marketing incentive in Canada. Not only can you wear it and pretend you’re a galactic warrior, but it also has room to store games. Promotional headgear has never been this intense.
Filed under: General on June 19th, 2009 | No Comments »
Tetris Schwag
There’s a new promotional toy on the block and his name is Tetris Cube. This promotional product works like a Rubik’s Cube but plays its blocky computer brother Tetris, which is one of the most popular games of all-time.
The original creator, Alexey Pajitnov did not profit much from the game, despite the fact it was a worldwide phenomenon. Pajitnov created the game while living in 1980’s Soviet Russia. The Russian government owned the rights to the game due to communist laws. Unforunately, they sold the licesning to companies like Nintendo, and Pajitnov received small payments. After the dismantling of the Soviet Union and years of legal battle, the Russian state awarded Pajitnov the rights to the game. Pajitnov now a game developer who works with Microsoft and the XBOX 360.
So now that I’ve given a little background on Tetris, where’s the schwag? Everywhere, of course! In addition to the product above, there are dozens of promotional Tetris products, like custom T-shirts and custom desktop items. You just need to do a little digging.
Filed under: General on June 17th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Guitar Hero Cufflinks
Do you wear a button-down shirt to work but still rock out to Metallic jams? Then, you need Guitar Hero cufflinks. They’d remind me at my 10 a.m. conference call that yeah I wear a suit to work, but I party hardy after 5. Personally, I can’t get past the beginner level, but I can watch Guitar Hero for hours. There’s something entrancing about colorful buttons and scrolling notes. Anyway, this is one of the coolest and most interesting promo items I’ve seen.
Filed under: General on June 15th, 2009 | No Comments »