We have some authors in the editorial team of Mein MMO who are fond of collecting gaming merchandise. We want to know from you: Are you also tempted by gaming knickknacks?
Although you can hardly take a step in 2018 without somehow stumbling upon gaming, it is a relatively young industry. It is therefore not surprising that the trend to produce and sell gaming merchandise has only recently spread among Western companies.
In addition to the now obligatory special, collector’s, epic, and whatever else editions of the games, there is an almost endless amount of junk featuring our favorite characters and gaming logos.
Stuffed animals, art books, posters, jewelry, clothing, even desk lamps, bookends, and toilet seats: If it exists, there’s likely some gaming merchandise for it somewhere in the world.
And where there’s a supply, there’s also known to be a demand.
That’s why Mein MMO wants to know: Do you buy collector’s editions and gaming merchandise?
This is what gaming merchandise the Mein MMO authors have at home
Echo says: I have been feeling for a while that the sequence “Buy gaming merch!” is in my genetics.
At least, that would be the only logical explanation for why I love buying collector’s editions and merchandise from my favorite IPs.
The majority of my collection consists of Final Fantasy stuff, but there’s also merch from Bloodborne, Journey, Diablo, Okami, Tetris, etc.
With many of these games, I associate specific memories of the fun I had while playing, and I find it somehow cool to have a part of the game universe in “real life”.
Most of it is pretty useless stuff, but it’s my useless stuff!
Leya says: I have a big weakness for plush merchandise! The little creatures now laugh at me from almost every corner of my apartment.
They occasionally cuddle up to me on the couch, peeking out slyly from shelves or joining in on big fluffy parties up on cabinets.
It also happens from time to time that I absentmindedly pet them while passing by and think of a nice memory that I associate with the figure.
Whether from a game directly or from an event where the stuffed animal cheekily hopped into my bag and came home with me.
But other editorial members of Mein MMO also have their own merchandise. For example, Micha still has the first gaming merch he collected:
This is what it looks like at Patrick’s home; no wonder he’s a specialist in Pokémon GO and League of Legends:
And here are Kevin’s World of Warcraft plush toys:
Now it’s your turn: What do you think about collector’s editions and gaming merchandise? Cool thing or waste of money?
