Super Mario Game Pays Out

This Super Mario arcade machine from Japan pays out with real coins. Now there's a Mario game I can play for hours. How would you like to get your hands on all that loot? Screw saving the Princess.

This ultra-rare Capcom Super Mario Fushigi no Janjanland machine by was recently photographed by Flickr contributor Silent K on a visit to the Taito Game Station in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

[flickr] VIA [Technabob]

SNES Style Wii Controller From Club Nintendo

Club Nintendo in Japan will be offering a Super Nintendo controller for your Wii. You know, for your downloadable SNES games. When you buy Nintendo games in Japan, you get points that you can redeem through Club Nintendo. This will be one of the things you can redeem your points for in April.

No word on whether this will happen in the states or not.

[Slashgear]

NoPoPo Urine Powered Batteries

Here's what Energizer and Duracell have been missing all along: The ability to run off of the power of urine. That's right. Urine. They come in AA and AAA size. Basically, you take the little eye dropper and you deposit your urine directly into the battery cell.

They are saying that a single urine-powered AA battery can power a flashlight for approximately 20 hours.

Leave it to the Japanese.

[Ubergizmo] VIA [Slipperybrick]

Korejanai Robot USB Drive

The idea behind this USB drive robot is that "It's not the one you wanted" That's right. You know, based on that time when you were a kid and you got a cool toy robot...It just wasn't the one you wanted. Pretty neat little bot. I want one to sit on my desk. If people are brave enough to venture into your house after seeing the Space Invaders doormat, you can share.

[Tokyo Mango]

Meowlingual: Japanese Cat Translation Device

If you absolutely need to find out what your cat is saying,(Because he may be cursing at you, or plotting humanity's downfall.) use Meowlingual. Simply hold the device from Takara-Tomy close to your cat before it meows. The gadget will then interpret what the meows and purrs really mean.

Apparently, “I can’t stand it”, is just one of many phrases the device will announce after it hears a meow from your cat. It's gotta be real hard not to look like an idiot while you are doing this. You can buy one in November for $75.

[Weird Asia News]

Plush Robots Will Attack With Cuteness

The company that makes these was started by a couple of Japanese guys who sold their collectables across Japan by motorcycle. Their first product? The now famous wooden Korejanai robot.

If you like plush cuteness, combined with all things robot, these are for you. They are also a good way to condition young children to fear and worship their future robot overlords.

[ThinkGeek]