UFO catchers sell a lot of things. Plush dolls, capsule toys, candy, cigarettes and even game consoles have all, at one time or another, been sold in crane games. It was only a matter of time until gourmet pastries went under the claw. That time is now.
Wired's Game|Life found this "SweetsCraneGame" at One on One, an amusement center in Osaka. The machines themselves are refrigerated to preserve the pastries, but all are apparently guaranteed fresh.
Well-trained claw jockeys can snag fresh doughnuts, roll cakes, and even pieces of Baumkuchen, a rich layered type of cake. Dangerous as it might be to your waistline, this is probably one of the best things ever.
It is delicious cake. You must eat it.
Of the delicious variety.
Om nom nom.