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TheUltra Machine is abattingtoy distributed byNintendo and designed byGunpei Yokoi in 1967.[1]
The toy is part of Nintendo's Ultra Toy series, which includes theUltra Hand and the Ultra Scope.[1] It launches soft balls that can be hit with a bat. It sold over a million units[2] and was released elsewhere as the Slugger Mate.[3][text–source integrity?]
Another version, the Ultra Machine Deluxe, was released in 1977.[4]
The Ultra Machine appears in as aboss fight inWarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! andWarioWare: Smooth Moves as a minigame. It is inMario Party 5, theAnimal Crossing series as a piece of furniture, and inRusty's Real Deal Baseball. The latter features characters with Ultra Machine-shaped heads. InSplatoon 2, the Bomb Launcher, a special weapon, resembles the Ultra Machine.[5]
