Mr Yukawa has become a huge star, although Sega's new games system, Dreamcast, has yet to prove itself.
The Atari 10-in-1 TV Games system is available at www.gamestop.com for $25 and should hit stores in January, a company spokeswoman said.
And of course by Microsoft, both with its new Kinect games system and its table-sized, touch-screen Surface, which lets you move things around with your hands.
Microsoft's new Kinect games system introduced us to what techies call "human interaction technology," which is controlled by sensors and voice recognition software.
SFR already offers Vodafone products like Vodafone Live, a message, television and games system, said Chris Ansell, an analyst with Nomura Asset Management.
George Plimpton The suave socialite, Paris Review founder and offbeat sports writer has been described as "the most ubiquitous author-spokesperson", with an ad portfolio including Saab, Carlsberg, a bank, popcorn, swimming pools and an 80s home video games system.
