Retro Video Game TV Buddy

Hi Everyone,
I didn't send out a thank you email right after the end of the campaign, but I am saying it now: thank you all so much. These pin designs wouldn't be on the cusp of coming to life if it weren't for all your support.
I took a much needed break from looking at adobe illustrator (where I design all my pins and imagery for the campaign) for a while once the campaign ended. But then I got back to work on the final pin design.

Final Pin Design Reveal

Now I am here to reveal the final design, as voted on by you lovely backers. The design is based off of Kirby Super Star, and while I've never played that game, I did watch some playthrough footage and consulted my husband, who has played it.

I've also decided to switch from using the silkscreen technique to using the UV printing technique, at the recommendation of my manufacturer. I got another design of mine remade using this technique and I was really happy with how it turned out, so I'm really optimistic for these pins!

Surveys

As for the surveys, those will be going out shortly. I will be working on putting them together this week. If you could pretty please answer them as soon as you get them, I'll have a better idea of how many pins of each design I'll need to order.

Add-Ons

If you didn't get a chance to pledge for all the designs you'd like, or you've since decided you want to add an extra sticker (there will be stickers of each of the pin designs), you will have the option to add as much as you like to your order in the backer survey. 

That's all for tonight. Keep an eye out for those surveys later this week. I'll be sure to update you all once I've placed the order with my manufacturer, etc.
Thanks again,
Caitlin <3

Hihi
I just added a new pledge tier for 5 pins. With this tier, you save $8 CAD! This is for anyone who wants to get all 5 unlocked designs!

tysm, bye!
-Caitlin

Hihi!
I can't believe this campaign is almost over! It's been more successful than I'd initially thought, so thank you all SO much!
I wanted to say that the Kirby design still needs some tweaking, and though the total amount keeps yo-yoing just around the $2800 unlock point, I will still consider it unlocked and put it into production!
Please share the campaign on your socials if you're able so we can get the word out for the last few hours!
Thank you all again <3
-Caitlin 

Hey again,
The campaign has less than a week remaining (it ends Thurs April 18 at 4:00pm PST/7pm EST). There is usually a pick up in backers in the last few days of any campaign, so it is fairly likely we'll be able to fund this next design! We only need $234 CAD to unlock it!
Even though the first poll results were fairly conclusive in favour of Kirby Super Star, we only had 36 votes for the whole poll, so I've decided to cull out some of the less popular choices and do a second poll.
I personally would love to do Final Fantasy 6 or Earthbound, but I am not voting, just trying to sway your opinion hahaha!
Please take a second to go and vote on it so we can get a more accurate idea of what game would be the most popular!
Again, this design will be screenprinted onto the TV screen of the original TV Buddy Pin as a variant, like the Zelda pin design.

Hey Everyone,
Thank you all again for backing my project! We're making our way through the mid-campaign plateau slowly but surely. We've successfully unlocked both the Speedy Buddy (Sonic the Hedgehog) and the Hyahh! Buddy (Zelda: A Link to the Past).

The Zelda pin is a variant of the Original Mario Buddy. It uses the same pin mold and shape, it just has different silkscreen colours to depict a different game playing on TV. The game cartridge will also reflect the game being played! This next Stretch Goal will be a variant of the Original TV pin.

Backers only will have the ability to vote for which SNES game the next variant will be, so please vote below to help decide what I design next!!
Voting closes on April 12th at 12:00pm EST/9am PST.
There will be a second, smaller poll with tie-breakers following that, unless, like everyone votes for the same game.