Bandai has done it again, and we’re slowly learning how many enjoyable small tasks there are that we want to do forever on a little toy. Popping
Bubble Wrap…pinching out
soybeans…now we’re
opening packages?
The
Mugen (infinite) series of toys from Bandai Asovision has now brought us the
Mugen PeriPeri, a
keychain toy that aims to replicate the pleasure of opening a package for the first time. Snacks, boxes, and other tear-open packages tend to reveal good things, so perhaps experiencing this sensation boosts endorphins and sends us into pleasure mode.
Now that we’re over the novelty of these toys (not that they aren’t fun, mind you), wh
at does it say about Japan? Foreign press would likely spin these toys as “weird, wacky Japan” items that show how crazy
Japanese people love to
pop bubble wrap and open boxes so much that they want to carry them around.
For us, these toys have much simpler and innocent secrets to success. Clearly, the
Mugen PuchiPuchi bubblewrap simulator was a creative stroke of genius, but what pushed it into
critical mass was the power of the internet, bringing 30,000 visitors to the product page on the first day and catapulting it into the press without needing a
massive ad campaign. This is highly unusual in Japan, but is a boon for manufacturers in a world of declining ad budgets.
Either way, our next product suggestion would be for the
Mugen Apple, a toy that allows you to recreate the feeling of opening Apple products forever. We might even stand in line for it!
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