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To mark the release of 3DS title One Piece: Unlimited World, Nintendo is rolling out two One Piece branded 3DS XL units for Japan. One is "Luffy Red", and the other is "Chopper Pink."

Priced at 25,980 yen (around US$260), the units come packed with a download version of the game and will go on sale November 21 in Japan. Pre-orders start August 8.

Look, over the years, One Piece has gotten some odd branded items. But even the One Piece jeans and luxury goods make sense, on some level at least. But what about this?
You are looking at One Piece branded water servers that dispense Mt. Fuji mineral water. There are three different versions: "Cool Black" with wanted posters, "Shiny White" with Chopper, and "Cool Black" with an ocean map.
I guess the idea is that since One Piece takes place at sea, then it makes sense for One Piece to be branded on a mineral water dispenser? Maybe? Or perhaps there are just a ton of One Piece fans in Japan. Yeah, let's go with that.

In Japan, there are loads of Pokémon-branded goods. Some of them look fine, some of them don't. These, however, are something special.
The Pokemon Center, a chain of Pocket Monster shops in Japan, is collaborating with Shinzi Katoh, a designer who does all sorts of goods. In his thirty-year career, he's apparently designed over ten thousand items.
His line of Pokémon goods are terrific. Have a look:
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They seem fairly reasonably priced for these kinds of design goods (a ball point pen is 450 yen, or US$4.50, while a wallet is 3,800 yen or $38). They go on sale starting today at Pokemon Centers across Japan.

Perhaps you have dreams of owning your own Japanese arcade game cabinet. Heck, maybe you already do. But if you are in the market for one (especially a Konami music game cabinet), just know what you are getting yourself into.
Recently, Japanese Twitter user Ronzu uploaded photos of setting up a Beatmania IIDX 21: Spada cabinet. At home.















If you've ever seen or played one of these cabinets, you'll know they are massive. And, I bet, expensive.