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Shelves and desks across gaming setups increasingly double as display cases, and that shift has turned gaming collectibles device holders into a category of their own. Instead of a plain plastic stand, a phone or controller can now rest in the hands of a favourite character from a film, show, or franchise. EXG Pro has built a range around that idea, mixing licensed character design with practical device support across several distinct product lines.
A Functional Twist on Pop Culture Figures
Gaming collectibles device holders combine two things people already own separately, a collectible figure and a stand for a phone or controller. Rather than keeping a character on a shelf untouched, the figure takes on a job, holding a device upright or steady on a desk. This pairing has grown alongside the wider pop culture collectibles market, where fans want items that look good and also do something useful.
EXG Pro describes itself as the home of fan-fuelled pop culture collectibles, and its catalogue reflects that mix of display and daily use. Licensed names from gaming, film, and television appear across the range, each shaped into a holder rather than a static figure. That functional-first approach is part of what separates character device holders from traditional statues or figurines.
Cable Guys: The Flagship Character Holder Line
Cable Guys is described as the flagship line from the creators behind EXG Pro, and it remains the widest part of the catalogue. Characters such as Sonic, Shadow the Hedgehog, Venom, The Child from Star Wars, and Astro Bot from PlayStation all appear as Cable Guys, each posed to hold a phone or a gaming controller. The range also reaches into Call of Duty with figures like Monkey Bomb, and into Minecraft with the Exploding Creeper design.
Beyond gaming, Cable Guys stretches into wider entertainment licences, including Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas and SpongeBob SquarePants. Each figure is built around the same basic idea, with outstretched arms or a fixed pose that cradles a phone, controller, or similar device. That consistency across dozens of characters is a large part of why the line reads as the anchor of the catalogue.
Mini Cable Guys: Compact Collectibles for Every Fan
Mini Cable Guys scales the same concept down into smaller phone stands aimed at fans who want a more compact piece. Characters in this line include Steve from Minecraft, Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Squidward and Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants, and both Triangle Guard and Square Guard from Squid Game. Fall Guys also appears here with the Hot Rod Flames design.
Because these are phone stands rather than full controller holders, Mini Cable Guys tend to suit smaller desks or spaces where a full-size Cable Guy might feel like too much. The smaller footprint does not reduce the variety of licences on offer, since Lilo and Stitch, Minecraft, and Squid Game all sit side by side in the same compact format within the catalogue.
Peekos and Buds: Alternative Character Formats and Collections
Peekos take a different approach, arriving as themed sets rather than single figures. The Universal Monsters Peekos collection, for example, brings together Frankenstein’s Monster, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Mummy, Dracula, The Bride, and Wolf Man as a set of six phone stand collectibles. Star Wars Droids Peekos follows the same six-figure structure with R2-D2, C-3PO, BB-8, R4-D5, Gonk Droid, and K-2SO, while a Fortnite set gathers six Peely variations, including Agent Peely and Bone Peely.
Buds moves into a different product type altogether, combining wireless Bluetooth earbuds with a licensed character holder. The Stitch Buds Pro Bundle pairs Lilo and Stitch branding with functional earbuds and a stand, showing how the range extends licensed characters beyond phone and controller support alone. Together, Peekos and Buds demonstrate that the catalogue is not limited to one single format of gaming collectibles device holders.
Building a Cohesive Gaming Setup with Licensed Characters
A desk or shelf built around licensed holders can pull from several of these lines at once rather than sticking to just one. A Cable Guy might hold a controller, while a Mini Cable Guy nearby supports a phone, and a Peekos set from Star Wars or Universal Monsters sits beside them purely for display. That flexibility is one reason character-based holders have grown in popularity, since they function as collectible objects as much as practical stands.
The catalogue is also organised by franchise, with dedicated collections covering gaming franchises such as Sonic, Halo, Call of Duty, and Crash Bandicoot, alongside a Retro Gaming collection featuring Aku Aku Coco from Crash Bandicoot and a Sonic-themed sliding phone stand. This franchise-based structure makes it straightforward to gather several items from the same universe for a themed setup.
- Cable Guys are full-size controller and phone holders built around a wide roster of gaming and entertainment characters.
- Mini Cable Guys offer the same licensed character concept in a smaller phone stand format suited to compact spaces.
- Peekos arrive as themed sets of six figures, giving collectors a grouped display rather than a single standalone piece.
- Buds combines wireless Bluetooth earbuds with a character-branded holder, extending the licensed range into audio accessories.
Where EXG Pro Fits in the Pop Culture Collectibles Market
Within the wider pop culture collectibles space, EXG Pro positions its catalogue around officially licensed names spanning gaming, film, and television rather than a single franchise. Marvel, Star Wars, Sonic the Hedgehog, Fortnite, Call of Duty, Minecraft, and Five Nights at Freddy’s all appear alongside entertainment names like Hello Kitty and Peanuts’ Snoopy. That breadth lets the brand serve fans of very different franchises under one catalogue.
What ties the formats together is a functional-first framing applied to gaming collectibles device holders, treating each figure as a working stand first and a display piece second. Whether through a full Cable Guy, a compact Mini Cable Guy, a Peekos set, or a Buds bundle, the underlying idea stays consistent across the catalogue.
As licensed gaming and entertainment properties keep expanding, character-based device holders are likely to remain a visible corner of the collectibles market.
