Nintendo are offering gamers a chance to download episodes of the Pokémon anime onto a blank GBA cart and watch it on their GBA or DS. While this may not interest people who don't like the show, it does have potential to turn into something for films and other television programs.

People in Japan now have the opportunity to visit a vending machine and purchase their favourite (from a certain selection) Pokémon episode and have it downloaded onto a blank GBA cart, meaning you can watch Ash and co while on the go!

From what could be understood of the Japanese machine, it costs 300 Yen, which equals about �1.50. The operation seems simple enough; you put your money in and then insert the blank card. You pick the episode you want and wait for it to download. Once it has finished you turn a dial (which I'm sure has its reasons) and out pops your cart, now with the episode on.

These vending machines have great potential if Nintendo wishes to utilise it. If they could arrange licensing deals we could see movies and other television programs downloadable in the future. As Evil Avatar suggested, it could even be available online. But for now its Pokémon only, and of course, only for Japanese residents (or tourists). For pictures of the unit check out our source.