Swag of note: AdHouse stickers

Look what Chris Pitzer sent me in the mail! AdHouse Stickers!

The $4.95 price tag on the back of the package tells me these will be available in stores, which is nice, as they're pretty nifty stickers.

Clockwise from top left we have stickers by Paul Pope (PulpHope), the AdHouse logo, Josh Cutter (Skyscrapers of the Midwest), James Jean (Process Recess) and Jamie Tanner (The Aviary). I didn't know AdHouse would be publishing Tanner's work and I am suddenly excited by the news, because he's very, very good.

Here's one more picture:

Swag of note: Diddy Kong Racing

This week's "SoN" comes courtesy of Nintendo, who are promoting the soon-to-be released DS title "Diddy Kong Racing." And what says large apes racing about in go-carts better than an oversize plastic cup?!

Unfortunately the photo doesn't really give a sense of the size of this cup. Trust me when I say it's abnormally big. I'm talking larger than movie theater large. You also can't see from the photo but it says "Gorilla Gulp" on the side.

But that's not all I got. Inside the cup was a bag of potato chips!

And some gum!

And best of all, lots of yellow crinkled strips of paper!

I am such a lucky man.

Swag of note: Lost Planet and Phoenix Wright

I thought it might be fun to start taking an occasional look at some of the goofy stuff I get in the mail from various publishers, video game and otherwise.

Well, it'll be fun for me at any rate.

A recent package from Capcom came with two little oddities. First up is this promotional item:

This little mech suit on skis is taken from Capcom's new game, "Lost Planet." I haven't had a chance to check the game out yet (I hope to start tomorrow), so I can't tell you much about the figure. Just that it's a "vital suit" and it came included with the game if you preordered it (I think you can still get it if you purchase it from EBgames.com).

I must admit he does look kind of keen. I wonder if they plan on releasing a full line of figures from the game?

More significant to me though was this little tie in item to the new lawyer-cum-mystery Phoenix Wright game: "Justice for All":

Yes, that is indeed a finger-shaped pointer for the DS, complete with wrist-strap and little spongy Japanese exclamation (I'm guessing it says "Objection" though it could also say "Hold It" I suppose).

I'm pretty psyched about this little doo-dad. Now I can point at my wife and kids and yell "Objection!" all day long. Finding a new way to annoy your family is always a cause for celebration!