From Reuters:

Gaming addicts with sore eyes and tired brains may be able to perk up with “Game Suppli”, a new Japanese supplement developed specifically for the country’s thousands of fanatic players.

Energy drinks really haven’t caught on in Korea the way they have in America and I’ve often wondered why. There’s actually a really old school energy drink called Confidence that I guzzled for a couple years here, but it’s become more and more difficult to come by.

A gaming pill, however, would probably be wildly popular if it was ever allowed to be sold here. Right now cigarettes and ramen would appear to be the gamer stimulants of choice.

“We concentrated on developing a supplement for those who love games,” reads the advert for the pills on www.cybergadget.co.jp, a Web site that sells a range of accessories for video game fans.

Maker Kyowa-Yakuhin produces two different supplements for the “Game Suppli” range: blueberry tablets that are meant to be good for the eyes, and transparent capsules containing Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, a fatty acid that supposedly enhances concentration.