Samus and Link Figmas Get Rereleases

I got royally screwed by Entertainment Earth when they couldn’t fulfill my pre-order of the Samus Figma and decided not to tell me until months after the figure was out of production. Same for many of our readers who pre-ordered the Samus and Link figures through our links.

But it’s time to suit up for redemption. Both toys are getting rereleased this fall. They’ll run about $60 each after shipping from Japan is factored in. (The Play-Asia price for the Link figure says $140 but I’m assuming that’s a typo because the Samus and Link figures are the same price on Yes Asia.)

Hit the links below to pre-order - supplies are allegedly pretty limited.

Pre-Order: Samus Aran Figma (Re-run) or Link Figma (Re-run)

Panicon + Samus = Cool Cosplay

Here’s an excellent Samus cosplay by neko-tin, that merges Panicon (I don’t know what that is, truthfully) and Samus Aran of the Metroid series. Makes for a cool photoshoot, really. Check out the rest of the Samus photos at neko-tin’s Deviant Art page.

Adorable Metroid Plushie

How can something so dangerous be so cute? The Cubelees Etsy store has come out with a line of adorable cubed plushies including this cute Metroid. They are 2 inches cubed and are really well made.

Metroid isn’t your style? They also have a Creeper, Kirby, Cthulu and more!

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Samus and Link Figmas up for Pre-order at Entertainment Earth

I totally missed out on the first wave of the Samus Figma. Luckily I won’t have to pay $100 on eBay for one. Entertainment Earth has them up for pre-order, as well as the Skyward Sword Link figure. They both ship out in January.

Pre-order: Metroid Other M Samus Aran Figma Action Figure

Pre-order: Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Link Figma Action Figure

Daily Graffiti: Freshness On Planet Zebes

Metroid street art spotted by Greg Foster.

Check out the DAILY GRAFFITI ARCHIVES for more geektastic street art!

Metroid Ring Forged from the Depths of Zebes

This Metroid ring is super classy, but it won’t get you through previously locked doors or let you double jump. Get one at You Jelly?! for $30

[Copiously Geeky via Technabob]

A Little Bit On The T-shirtified Samus Side: This Metroid tee by Justin “Jublin” White is available today only from Tee Fury for just $10.

Daily Graffiti: 8-bit Metroid street art spotted at an underpass by chiptape.

Check out the DAILY GRAFFITI ARCHIVES for more geektastic street art!

A Little Bit On The Metroid Side:  OSKUNK made this shweet custom Metroid Super Famicom. It’s okay if it gives you a boner and/or makes your panties wet. It’s totally natural.

A Little Bit On The Free Nintendo X-Mas Card Side: Artist Ken Wong sent us quite the ego-boosting email about his free Nintendo Christmas cards that he’s giving away with every print order from his site. He’ll even hand-draw Nintendo characters in the cards for you!

Love your website, read it every day. I’m a geek, artist, and art director (AD on Alice: Madness Returns, not sure if that’s your flavor or not [Editor’s note: It IS! —bk]).

I just wanted to let you know I’m running a promo - giving away some Nintendo-inspired xmas cards. I’ve attached the image, and the info page below.

ACK! An awesome person in the gaming industry reads our site! And did you read the part about him attaching the image and info page below? Be still our nerdy hearts! We’re coming up in the world!

Pardon us while our inflated heads carry us into the clouds like a hidden area in Super Mario Bros. 3.

A Little Bit On The Recycled Side: Metroid’s Samus Aran made from old Nintendo cartridges. Currently up for auction on eBay.

(via Kotaku)

The Last Metroid is in Captivity

And yet, a bounty hunter’s life doesn’t get any easier. Samus Aran still has rival hunters and evil doppelgangers to take care of. Matt Synowicz (a.k.a. spaghetti016) has her primed and ready to redeploy to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in this illustration.

(Source: mattsynowicz)

Screw Attack Samus

For the anniversary edition cover of Screw Attack drawn by Gonzalo Ordóñez Arias (a.k.a. Genzoman), it’s only fitting that it should feature Samus Aran herself, the character that’s mastered the technique that the site was named after.

8-bit Game Character Model Kits

Ty Lettau made these 8-bit model kits for classic videogame characters Mario, Link and Samus. This totally takes us back to the days of putting together plastic robots on the kitchen table, getting glue everywhere, and then finally giving up after breaking most of the pieces while trying to snap them out. Ah, childhood…

(via gamesetwatch)

Galactic Bounty Hunter

Timothy Lim (a.k.a. ninjaink) combines Samus Aran and Boba Fett to create one bad ass set of armor capable of taking on any hostile alien species it encounters.