# Ultra Machine

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Batting toy by Nintendo

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The Ultra Machine and its packaging

The **Ultra Machine** is a [batting](/source/Batting_(baseball)) [toy](/source/Toy) distributed by [Nintendo](/source/Nintendo) and designed by [Gunpei Yokoi](/source/Gunpei_Yokoi) in 1967.[1]

## History

The newer Ultra Machine Deluxe with baseball bat

The toy is part of Nintendo's Ultra Toy series, which includes the [Ultra Hand](/source/Ultra_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?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:INTEGRITY)*]

Another version, the Ultra Machine Deluxe, was released in 1977.[4]

## Appearances

The Ultra Machine appears in as a [boss fight](/source/Boss_(video_games)) in *[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!](/source/WarioWare%2C_Inc.%3A_Mega_Microgames!)* and *[WarioWare: Smooth Moves](/source/WarioWare%3A_Smooth_Moves)* as a minigame. It is in *[Mario Party 5](/source/Mario_Party_5)*, the [*Animal Crossing* series](/source/Animal_Crossing) as a piece of furniture, and in *[Rusty's Real Deal Baseball](/source/Rusty's_Real_Deal_Baseball)*. The latter features characters with Ultra Machine-shaped heads. In *[Splatoon 2](/source/Splatoon_2)*, the Bomb Launcher, a special weapon, resembles the Ultra Machine.[5]

## See also

- [Ultra Hand](/source/Ultra_Hand)

- [List of Nintendo products](/source/List_of_Nintendo_products)

- [Pitching machine](/source/Pitching_machine)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) Sheff, David; Eddy, Andy (29 March 1999), [*Game over: how Nintendo conquered the world*](/source/Game_Over_(Sheff_book)), [Vintage Books](/source/Vintage_Books), p. [22](https://archive.org/details/gameoverhowninte00shef_0/page/22), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-679-73622-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-679-73622-6)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Nintendo Ultra Machine (ウルトラ マシン, 1967-1974)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130216114722/http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/03/nintendo-ultra-machine-1967-1974.html). *[Before Mario](/source/Before_Mario)*. March 27, 2011. Archived from [the original](http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/03/nintendo-ultra-machine-1967-1974.html) on February 16, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Ultra Machine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170614211151/http://blog.beforemario.com/search/label/Ultra%20Machine). *Before Mario*. September 1, 2013. Archived from [the original](http://blog.beforemario.com/search/label/Ultra%20Machine) on June 14, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nintendo Ultra Machine DX (ウルトラ マシン デラックス, 1977)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151020060122/http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/04/nintendo-ultra-machine-dx-1977.html). *Before Mario*. April 10, 2011. Archived from [the original](http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/04/nintendo-ultra-machine-dx-1977.html) on October 20, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Splatoon 2 producer talks a ton about weapons, mobile app usage, graphics, HD Rumble, more"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230523063004/https://nintendoeverything.com/splatoon-2-producer-talks-a-ton-about-weapons-mobile-app-usage-graphics-hd-rumble-more/2/). *Nintendo Everything*. February 12, 2017. Archived from [the original](http://nintendoeverything.com/splatoon-2-producer-talks-a-ton-about-weapons-mobile-app-usage-graphics-hd-rumble-more/2/) on May 23, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

## External links

- [Nintendo Ultra Machine Batting Toy Japan 1970s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfBIQVi4G40) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_video_(identifier))

- [Wario Ware Ultra Machine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWq1Q6FBfcA) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube_video_(identifier))

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