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Thanks, Japan: Sega Zippo Lighters
By Great White Snark | October 29, 2009
Looks like Japan took a break from winning hot-dog-eating contests, drawing naked anime ladies, and fetishizing Hello Kitty to produce yet another ridiculous novelty: Sega Zippo lighters.
‘Cause why would you make a really small video game console that plays games when it can light cigarettes, instead?
Because Japan, that’s why.
But wait… there’s more. The price of ownership of the most unattractive Zippo that Western eyes have ever seen? $115.
At $5 it’s an amusing conversation piece. At $115, it’s two video game collectibles short of a dude in his underwear dancing in front of his Neo Geo collection.
UPDATE: Topless Robot discovered that the **import** price of the lighters is a whopping $155. The price of fail just went up.
Via technabob, who shares my thoughts, but not my xenophobia.
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Topics: Gadgets, Japan | 4 Comments »
Tags: Gadgets, Games, Japan, Sega, video games
October 29th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I may have to take up smoking now…and find $115.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Okay, lol. Only in Japan man! w00t!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I echo your w00ty sentiments.
October 29th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
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