Editing Claw machine (section)

===Online and in popular culture===
Online claw machines are claw machines controlled remotely online, with prizes that get shipped to users' homes upon being won.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Serrano |first1=Jody |title=Play IRL Arcade Claw Games in Japan With Google's New Apps |url=https://gizmodo.com/google-crane-game-apps-japan-1848764824 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=7 April 2022}}</ref> Since the 2010s, mobile apps, such as ''[[Clawee]]'' in Israel and ''Sega Catcher Online'' in Japan, and websites, such as ''Netch'' in Japan and the Santa Claw in the United States, have allowed users to remotely use claw machines stored in warehouses in their respective countries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Melendez |first1=Steven |title=Now you can remote-control a real claw game from your smartphone |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90686760/clawee-claw-game |website=[[Fast Company]] |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=20 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Good |first1=Owen S. |title=Sega app lets you play a real claw game in Japan remotely, win prizes |url=https://www.polygon.com/mobile/2020/1/23/21079145/sega-catcher-online-claw-game-japan-iphone-android-ufo-catcher |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref name="kotakuaus" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chapman |first1=Paul |title=Internet-Operated Claw Machines Invade Japanese Arcades |url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/02/17-1/internet-operated-claw-machines-invade-japanese-arcades |via=[[Crunchyroll]] |access-date=11 May 2023 |date=17 February 2015}}</ref>

The 1993 [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (NES) video game ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' includes a minigame based on the ''UFO Catcher'', while the 1998 [[PlayStation]] game ''[[Bomberman World]]'' has a UFO catcher-themed battle stage.<ref name="vgce" /><ref>{{cite magazine|title=PlayStation Previews|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=101|publisher=EGM Media, LLC|date=December 1997|page=108|url=https://archive.org/details/electronic-gaming-monthly-issue-101-december-1997_202212/page/n118/}}</ref> Sega's 2005 video game ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]'' and its sequels ''[[Yakuza 0]]'' and ''[[Yakuza Kiwami]]'' also feature ''UFO Catcher'' machines.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Playmania|issue=58|publisher=Grupo V|date=|title=Misiones Secundarias|page=18|lang=es|url=https://archive.org/details/Playmania_093_Guia/page/n9/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=McGreevy |first1=Neil |title=Yakuza 0: Mafia mullarkey in gloriously absurd world of Japanese pop-culture |url=https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2017/02/10/news/yakuza-0-mafia-mullarkey-in-gloriously-absurd-world-of-japanese-pop-culture-921635/ |website=[[The Irish News]] |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Altano |first1=Brian |last2=Scoville |first2=Max |title=Yakuza Kiwami Has Sexy Bug-Fights and Claw Machines |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/yakuza-kiwami-has-sexy-bug-fights-and-claw-machines |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=18 September 2017}}</ref> The 2019 video game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 video game)| Link's Awakening]]'' includes a claw machine as a side activity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Plagge |first1=Kallie |title=The Claw Machine In Zelda: Link's Awakening Is Kind Of Evil |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-claw-machine-in-zelda-links-awakening-is-kind-/1100-6469993/ |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=23 September 2019}}</ref> In the 1995 film ''[[Toy Story]]'', [[Buzz Lightyear]] and [[Sheriff Woody]] climb into a claw vending machine filled with [[List of Toy Story characters#Aliens / Little Green Men|claw-worshipping aliens]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Every Reference in Toy Story |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/every-reference-in-toy-story |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazines)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=19 June 2019}}</ref> In the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Skill Crane" from its [[SpongeBob SquarePants (season 4)|fourth season]], [[Squidward Tentacles|Squidward]] becomes addicted to trying to win a prize from a claw machine.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitney |first1=Oliver |title=SpongeBob SquarePants' 100 Best Episodes Ranked |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/features/spongebob-squarepants-best-episodes-ranking/ |website=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=17 July 2019}}</ref> Claw machines have also been featured in the music videos for [[Delta Heavy]]'s 2019 song "Take Me Home", [[George Fisher (musician)|Corpsegrinder]]'s 2022 song "Bottom Dweller", and the [[City Girls]]' 2022 song "Good Love".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennelty |first1=Greg |title=Corpsegrinder's New "Bottom Dweller" Video Is Strangely Adorable |url=https://metalinjection.net/video/corpsegrinders-new-bottom-dweller-video-is-strangely-adorable |website=Metal Injection |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=7 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bein |first1=Kat |title=Delta Heavy's 'Take Me Home' Video Is an Animated Toy Love Story: Exclusive |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/delta-heavy-take-me-home-video-8544268/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=20 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Guy |first1=Zoe |title=City Girls and Usher Invite Us to Cascade and the Cookout |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/07/usher-city-girls-good-love-music-video.html |website=[[New York (magazine)#Vulture|Vulture]] |access-date=18 May 2023 |date=1 July 2022}}</ref>