The official m2k2 store!

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2007-06-24 02:24:39 pm

red chamber dream

The m2k2 store on zazzle.com has been a few months in the making and is now open to you all (tell your friends, too!).

Due to popular demand, we're offering shirts, hats, mugs, mousepads, and ties at:

the official m2k2 store!

Everything is at the lowest possible price, and you can even customise most of our products.

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arkarian

2007-06-24 02:27:01 pm

red chamber dream

Here's nate wearing the TBJ Diagram shirt!!:

And here I am in the same shirt!:

Please note that the shadow effect on the letters is due to camera movement and is not actually there.

We're also taking suggestions for other products, but remember, we want to keep things simple and minimalist.

Banjonator

2007-06-24 03:02:06 pm

kewl. If I had a credit card, I'd buy something

iowa

2007-06-24 04:38:38 pm

Same here... no credit card :( I would probably buy the shirt if I could.

Nice work!

arkarian

2007-06-24 06:43:12 pm

red chamber dream

Get your parents to do it. Or use PayPal. :)

StarmanHaxor

2007-06-24 07:05:10 pm

Now, I got into concert choir this year, which is an elite chorus in my school. They wear green robes because thats our school colors. If I was still in Chorus, I would have bought a tie to wear and taken pix because we wear dress shirt, pants, tie. CC only wears green robes

Banjonator

2007-06-26 12:55:27 pm

Quote from Arkarian:

Get your parents to do it. Or use PayPal. :)

You are funny. A credit card is not really common in Europe. I don't have one nor do my parents. And paypal requires a credit card. :(

The Link

2007-06-26 06:05:35 pm

400400

Can you get anything that can act like a credit card? I've seen cards that you can topup in shops.

Zeke

2007-06-26 09:57:48 pm

Time bomb set get out fast!

Quote from Arkarian:

We're also taking suggestions for other products, but remember, we want to keep things simple and minimalist.

Translation: You don't want Nintendo lawsuits up your bomb slot. I have the same problem merchandising my site, which is why I've never gotten around to it.

The TBJ diagram is a very clever workaround. (Didn't Saber animate it for an avatar once? That should be on the TBJ explanation page. It's too cool not to have around anymore.)

Is the site making anything off these? If so, how much? I hear you can only make the most trifling amounts through Cafepress-like sites.

arkarian

2007-06-26 10:31:54 pm

red chamber dream

Quote from Zeke:

Translation: You don't want Nintendo lawsuits up your bomb slot. I have the same problem merchandising my site, which is why I've never gotten around to it.

That's not really the reason for the minimalist view (minimalist is just how m2k2 is), but yes, we certainly don't want lawsuits. Not that we honestly think Nintendo would care, but it's always good to be on the safe side; therefore, we will not put the word "Metroid" on any of our merchandise.

Quote from Zeke:

The TBJ diagram is a very clever workaround. (Didn't Saber animate it for an avatar once? That should be on the TBJ explanation page. It's too cool not to have around anymore.)

If you mean I should put Saber's .gif on the page itself, I don't think that can be done (doesn't support images, just plain text). I'll have a look, though.

Quote from Zeke:

Is the site making anything off these? If so, how much? I hear you can only make the most trifling amounts through Cafepress-like sites.

I have no idea how much the site makes off these. I'm sure it's anywhere from 25-100%, just like any other business. ;P

[quote="Zeke"]Translation: You don't want Nintendo lawsuits up your bomb slot.  I have the same problem merchandising my site, which is why I've never gotten around to it.[/quote]
That's not really the reason for the minimalist view (minimalist is just how m2k2 is), but yes, we certainly don't want lawsuits. Not that we honestly think Nintendo would care, but it's always good to be on the safe side; therefore, we will not put the word "Metroid" on any of our merchandise.

[quote="Zeke"]The TBJ diagram is a very clever workaround.  (Didn't Saber animate it for an avatar once?  That should be on the TBJ explanation page.  It's too cool not to have around anymore.)[/quote]
If you mean I should put Saber's .gif on the page itself, I don't think that can be done (doesn't support images, just plain text). I'll have a look, though.

[quote="Zeke"]Is the site making anything off these?  If so, how much?  I hear you can only make the most trifling amounts through Cafepress-like sites.[/quote]
I have no idea how much the site makes off these. I'm sure it's anywhere from 25-100%, just like any other business. ;P

StarmanHaxor

2007-06-27 12:18:12 am

You know though, I think that we could technically use the metroid prime logo that appears on the frontpage because of the fair use policy, which in a nutshell means that if you use something that is copywrited but aren't stealing profits you can legally use it. Since we wouldn't be stealing profit since there are no cool shirts that nintendo sell with just the metroid prime logo on it.

I think we should throw that up for discussion. And technically, because the main m2k2 logo is a 'parody' or sorts of the metroid prime logo, this may come into play. Just my two cents, I'd love to have the actual mk2k logo on a shirt.

Lazylen

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2007-06-27 12:27:22 am

ive seen people with MP shirts, with just the MP logo. It didn't look particularly good though (maybe it was just the person who was wearing it, but w/e).

and since it is a "parody", you dont need to worry about copyright. Weird Al certainly doesn't.

Yoshi348

2007-06-27 12:36:51 am

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Ready and willing.

I'm pretty sure the definition of parody can't be stretched that far.

arkarian

2007-06-27 01:09:20 am

red chamber dream

Sorry, it's not up for debate. We're not risking anything like that. As far as I'm concerned, "m2k2" in Courier is the site logo.

nate

2007-06-27 01:37:33 am

the law is irrelevant. nintendo has more lawyers than we do.

Zeke

2007-06-27 06:54:05 am

Time bomb set get out fast!

Quote:

I have no idea how much the site makes off these. I'm sure it's anywhere from 25-100%, just like any other business. ;P

I meant this site.

Quote:

If you mean I should put Saber's .gif on the page itself, I don't think that can be done (doesn't support images, just plain text). I'll have a look, though.

I meant the TBJ page at this site.

Quote from Arkarian:

That's not really the reason for the minimalist view (minimalist is just how m2k2 is), but yes, we certainly don't want lawsuits.

I meant up this site's bomb sl-- no, wait, same thing. Carry on.

arkarian

2007-06-27 11:01:49 am

red chamber dream

Ah. Our goal was to make zero profit from all merchandise in order to keep the costs as low as possible (we're not doing this to make money, just to give people cool shirts and other shit); however, Zazzle doesn't allow you to not make money. About two dollars are made from each shirt sold-- I don't know about the other items, as none of yet been sold-- and when enough profit is earned, I will be donating it to the site.

arkarian

2007-11-07 07:42:23 pm

red chamber dream

THE OFFICIAL M2K2 STORE HAS BEEN UPDATED!

We are proud to present to you the Grundor.! shirt!

Buy one to support the ecosystem(many life-forms) in magma/lava and remember that all proceeds go to benefit m2k2!

EDIT: there is no Grundor.! shirt anymore. Sorry for the inconvenience!!