WonderCon 2010 in Pictures, Part 2: More Merchandizening

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Monday, April 05, 2010

Yesterday, WonderCon 2010 (San Francisco's "Comic-Con Lite") wrapped up, and approximately 5,000 nerds went home more broke than when they showed up.

My pictures from the expo aren't nearly as nice as the ones Demian took (he has a real camera, while I was using my iPhone). And I'm not nearly as sharp a caption writer as he is. Regardless...here are some photos for you, of WonderCon toys, Pikachu boys, and more wonderfully geeky stuff.

I didn't escape unscathed either. I didn't buy much in terms of gaming gear, but I did fill up some of my other dork meters at the show. I included a picture of my own haul at the end of this picture gallery.

 

You can buy/find this stunning print and others from artist John Giang at www.orbitalharvest.com. Perhaps you can even get him to airbrush this on the side of your Winnebago, which would be AWESOME.

Cuddly cuteness for the Final Fantasy/Mario fan in your life. These were prizes for a drawing, though...not specifically for sale.

A LOT of Halo 3 toys. Maybe some of these would've sold better with a "Now posable in teabag positions!" label.

Pokémon and Sonic plushies. Can you spot the Princess Peach? And I'd like to think the three-headed dog above is from God of War 3, but he's not.

This Team Fortress 2 scout was dead-on. Except for:

...this Zelda bag that she was carrying. When I saw that, I stopped believing.
 

This is IGN's Jessica Chobot...for $40. Insert your own inappropriate jokes here.

An alien rod from the sky probing at the wall of game shirts.
 

More shirts, less probing.

If I had an extra $40, I totally would've bought this thing. Proof that ugly still has some value in my life. Apparently, Nintendo put out a collection of these back in the '80s. I've never seen them before. Anyone have any of these? Share your pics below!

Brilliant inside jokes here, but if you're not sure about the shirt on the left, and you need to ask someone, do yourself a favor and don't click on whatever link they send you. We warned you.

Feels like Japan: soundtracks and other hardcore items for sale in Capcom's booth.

More Capcom booth goodies. I really badly wanted the $150 fighting-game arcade stick (not pictured), but then realized 1,500 packages of ramen would be much better use of my limited money.

Loved the Vega vs. Balrog fight-card shirt.

For sale and soon to be seen in Dead Rising 2.

 
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Comments (9)
Bcshirt
April 05, 2010

I wish they had all this stuff at PAX, i didn't get to spend as much as i wanted to and was kind of bummed about it. I would have went through all my money here!

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April 05, 2010

WHAT.  I would totally pay $700 for that SF2 machine!  Well, if it was in excellent+ condition.


Also, re: nerd posters, not true.  I had a SF3: Third Strike poster in my room in college.  I got laid despite that, ha!

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April 05, 2010

Must of been a great event. That Guile vs Ryu poster is badass!

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April 06, 2010

But Gary, anime body pillows don't count....

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April 06, 2010

Kind of surprise that Arcade cabinet is $700, thought it'll be cheaper. I have a Alpha 2 cabinet and got it cheap for $200.

By the way, nice pics even if it's not top notch,

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April 06, 2010

I have that Mario Galaxy poster hanging in my room...

Mikeminotti-biopic
April 06, 2010

And I actually have an Iron Maiden thing a lot like that Alien poster.

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April 06, 2010

That Alien shadowbox is excellent.  Perfect for the game room / home theater.

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April 08, 2010

I'm so glad I wasn't there. Bye bye, life savings!

That 3D Spiderman cover is amazing.

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