MIGS06: Swag verdict is so-so

by Scott Jon Siegel { Nov 9th 2006 at 2:00AM }

A branded man-purse, with brochures, stickers, a pen, and an Ubisoft water bottle. Okay, so the Montreal International Game Summit isn't exactly known for its swag, but I guess I was hoping there'd be at least a cool figurine, or some Wii-related paraphernalia.

I did get a Wii promo DVD, clearly labeled "NOT FOR USE IN Wii CONSOLE" (which just about sums up the Wii's DVD compatibility). My favorite giveaway, though, is the awesome MIGS06 binder thing, with pockets, a notepad, and a velcro loop to hold my pen! (I'm dead serious; I think it's awesome). More pics after the break.

Tags: MIGS06

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ritz @ Nov 9th 2006 2:18AM

Wish there were some conferences like that close to Calgary, Alberta. I guess I could check out PAX one time in Seattle...

thekingofmean @ Nov 9th 2006 3:18AM

MIGS Trapper Keeper! I want!

thrillho @ Nov 9th 2006 5:46AM

was the wii dvd the same one from target, with marvel alliances on it?

Colin @ Nov 9th 2006 6:32AM

I'm not sure why we should care that your schwag sucked...every penny spent sucking up to you is money the game makers have to recover from paying customers such as YOUR READERS.

Evan @ Nov 9th 2006 8:47AM

The MIGS swag is boring. Let's talk about swag from other conferences.

The best swag I ever got was at Microsoft Gamefest'06, where everyone was given a 1GB USB memory stick (pre-loaded with the presentations and resources).

Ruan Caiman @ Nov 9th 2006 10:00AM

You probably don't care, but there was a nice link on lifehacker yesterday to a flickr photoset of somebody that converted one of these freebie tote bags to a much more usable messenger bag:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/duganj/sets/72157594364544458/