Going to the Bathroom is Fun Again with Sega’s Toirettsu

Do you dread having to run to the little boys room? Does going to the toilet leave you bored to tears? Well, no longer! Sega has unveiled its new restroom game that challenges you to pee to the very best of your ability. You’ve been honing these skills your entire life and now you can finally put your abilities to the test. It’s time to break the seal and break some records.

The game is Toirettsu (ト イレッツ) and patrons control the game by peeing on sensors in a urinal (sorry ladies, you’re missing out on this one). The user’s performance is measured by sensors and all the data is displayed on an LCD monitor above the urinal itself. One sensor detects the mighty challenger when he approaches, and a second sensor uses microwave technology to determine the speed of the stream, which in turn determines the pace of the game.

The line-up so far includes three different game modes. Two single-player modes will have you cleaning up graffiti and gusting wind at a girl to blow off her dress (only in Japan, folks, only in Japan). As for multiplayer, your urinating power is measured against those of previous users and is represented by milk streams being shot from opposing characters’ noses. A winner is determined when one character is blown out of the ring by the other character’s unrelenting milk-powered nose laser.

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Sega is focusing mainly on dining and drinking establishments since their patrons frequent the restroom quite often. They believe that goal-oriented games will keep restrooms cleaner by encouraging patrons to actually aim inside the urinal. (Imagine that!) We’re not so sure that this will be the case; after all, a long night of drinking can be detrimental to your aim. And how many times will someone toss his Wii-(pun intended)-mote in frustration after failing to beat a high score?

Regardless of whether or not it will keep restrooms cleaner, it will most certainly make taking a trip to the toilet more enjoyable. Toirettsu is slated for commercial release in Japan sometime in November, and will cost establishments ¥140,000 (~$1745) for the hardware, and ¥10,000 (~$125) for each game mode.

So what do you think? Will this idea catch on? Will we ever see similar restroom games stateside? Tell us what you think in the comments below.

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  • Sozen

    lmao this would be awesome to find in a restroom at a bar.

  • http://dprize.tumblr.com/ Prize

    I definitely think the idea will catch on. You know what they say, make something fun and everyone will do it. That applies for things like keeping your local parks clean, bathrooms, and hopefully other things people find boring and quite embarrassing to do.

    Oh and by the way, Congratulations. I think Koichi and Hashi definitely made the right choice, great post indeed.

  • John

    Yeah for sure. And thanks! I’m really excited to be their slave working with them.

  • Havokmoobii

    Games taking over the world? Very Yes.

  • Jon E.

    Welcome, great post! :-)

  • John

    Thanks! Glad to be here :]

  • clc88

    with this installed  noone would need to bring a gaming device to the bathroom again!

  • http://www.facebook.com/theomythos Dmitry Fedoseev

    Does it allow to share results of the facebook? :)

  • http://www.tofugu.com/ Hashi

    Hopefully it’ll Tweet your results too. :p

  • http://twitter.com/grmlkn Jae Allison

    I wonder if there is already something similar for potty training… Would beat the heck out of having boys aim for cheerios.

  • http://twitter.com/grmlkn Jae Allison

    I wonder if there is already something similar for potty training… Would beat the heck out of having boys aim for cheerios.

  • http://www.tofugu.com koichi

    lolol

  • http://www.tofugu.com koichi

    This will greatly increase the chance that you’ll be standing at a urinal while an earthquake hits, I think.

  • Marraddonna

    Lol, I can see it now…bars full of Japanese men, shifting their weight from leg to leg, desperately waiting until the last possible moment to go so they can store up ammo for the high score! I hear excessive bladder retention can cause infertility :/

  • Clayton MacKnight

    This is a much better replacement for the bull’s eyes they usually have.  It’s amazing how video games could actually keep men from being slobs, usually it’s the other way around.

  • murasaki

    Is there a feature that has the guys practicing putting the d*mn seat down?

  • Anonymous

    “…and the great news is, this new game works with the joystick that you already own!”

  • Anonymous

    “…and the great news is, this new game works with the joystick that you already own!”

  • http://profiles.google.com/japan.alana Alana Green

    That’s exactly what I thought!

  • Chris

    Manneken Pishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis

  • Chris

    Manneken Pis in Brussels / Belgium :)

  • Shannon

    and maybe the drunken patron’s pee may actually make it in the urinal as opposed to all over the bathroom floor. good selling point.

  • Zhana

    I sure hope not, but my opinion doesn’t really matter since I’m a female and hence not using those things…

  • Zhana

    I sure hope not, but my opinion doesn’t really matter since I’m a female and hence not using those things…

  • Yusefkalam

    This will never hit the  states

  • Yusefkalam

    This will never hit the  states

  • Ichigo

    IGN already covered this…

  • http://twitter.com/ichigoichielove Lisa W

    I want to have this installed at home… ^^;

  • John

    Everybody’s got to get their news from somewhere! Not everyone reads IGN :)

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  • Riku

    I think this would be really enjoyable for men in the US and other countries. XD!
    Honestly though, is someone is a gamer and they have bad aim, who knows? Maybe they MIGHT actually TRY and aim better.

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  • Joseph Rizzo

    ^This