So as Sega announced all those months ago. Their new console
system has finally arrived and it’s not quite what we were expecting.
When Sega first announced they were developing a brand new
console that would revolutionise console gaming while at the same time
violating public decency. I must admit I was a little sceptical, after the
initial confusion, but that was back when I thought they were doing something
serious! And they were! Pissing is serious, seriously boring business that is.
But thanks to the good people at Sega that problem is now a thing of the past
thanks to the new “Toylet”.
The system was unveiled at the Digital
Signage gaming show in Japan where after being conveniently
placed near the bathroom it enjoyed a lot of attention from the crowds (both
genders).
Sega’s producer Hitotaka Machida spoke about the system and
the concept behind it. In brief what he said was. “We guys like to aim at stuff
when we pee, and even more than that, we like to compete with each other in
totally juvenile ways, so hence the Toylet”.
The system comprises; the console itself, an LCD screen
mounted just above the urinal, and a speed sensor (which measures the speed and
time of the users pee). The system works by measuring the urine stream with
microwaves, measurements are then taken from these microwaves and an overall
volume is produced. These findings are then ranked against everyone else who has
ever used the system (nothing like good old competition).
Sega stated that the “Toylet” opens the door and paves the
way for the future generation of bathroom fitted gaming systems (future? I didn’t
know there was a past?). Sega also stated that they plan to start selling the “toilet”
commercially in November for the low low price of 14,000 Yen (that’s £1750). They
predict that the “Toylet” will be very popular in bars, hotels and restaurants.
They did not however mention anything about bringing the “Toylet” over to the
western world. So it looks like if we want to give this a try we will have to
GO to IT. So, Road trip?
Source: Topless Robot
Tags: casual gaming, sega, toylet, japan, digital signage, gaming
show, hitotaka machida
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