Tamagotchi
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thumb|Current logo of the Tamagotchi brand is a brand of handheld digital pets marketed since 1996 by Japanese toymaker Bandai, a division of Bandai Namco Holdings. Most Tamagotchi are housed in a small egg-shaped handheld video game with an interface consisting of three buttons, with the goal of raising the pet as it goes through different life stages.
OverviewAI-generated
Tamagotchi is a video game developed by Bandai and Wiz, with Bandai serving as the publisher. The title was released in 1996 for the Handheld Electronic LCD platform. It is classified as a Simulator genre game and supports single player game modes. The work is part of the Tamagotchi franchise.
A subsequent version of the game was released on November 11, 2011, for the Nintendo DS. This release is categorized under the Casual and Simulation genres and carries an ESRB rating of Everyone. The game has a rating of 0.
The inception of the work is recorded as 1996, with a publication date also listed as 1996 and May 1, 1997. Official websites for the title include tamagotchi.com, tamagotchi-official.com, and tamagotchi.ca. The subject has 25,429 social media followers and is referenced by 348 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 22 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Internet Archive, RAWG, IGDB, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
- Released
- 2011-11-11
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Casual, Simulation
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- ESRB
- Everyone
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
The Tamagotchi is a handheld digital pet that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and on May 1, 1997 in the rest of the world, quickly becoming one of the biggest toy fads of the late 1990s and the early 2000s. This version is also officially known as "Gen1" to differentiate it from the later release of "New Species Discovered!! Tamagotchi" also known as "Gen 2".
- Released
- 1996
- Genres
- Simulator
- Platforms
- Handheld Electronic LCD
- Game modes
- Single player
- Franchise
- Tamagotchi
- Developer
- Bandai, Wiz
- Publisher
- Bandai
Key facts
- Toy.name
- Tamagotchi
- Toy.image
- Tamagotchi 0124 ubt.jpeg
- Toy.caption
- Tamagotchi Connection V1, released in 2004
- Toy.type
- Virtual pet (Handheld electronic game)
- Toy.inventor
- Akihiro Yokoi and Aki Maita
- Toy.country
- Japan
- Toy.company
- WiZ and Bandai(Bandai is part of the Bandai Namco group)
- Toy.from
- 1996
- Toy.to
- present
- Toy.website
- http://tamagotchi.com/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Gameplay
- Life cycle
- Additional features
- Connectivity
- Marriage and family
- Other
- Releases
- Original Tamagotchi
- Tamagotchi Connection
- Color Tamagotchi
- Special and licensed Tamagotchis
- Marketing and other media
- Video games
- Film
- Anime
- Books
- Reception and impact
- Sales numbers
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Current logo of the Tamagotchi brand is a brand of handheld digital pets marketed since 1996 by Japanese toymaker Bandai, a division of Bandai Namco Holdings. Most Tamagotchi are housed in a small egg-shaped handheld video game with an interface consisting of three buttons, with the goal of raising the pet as it goes through different life stages.
The original Tamagotchi, released locally in 1996 and worldwide in 1997, quickly became a major global toy fad for a period of time. Tamagotchi was brought back in 2004 and since then has received more new versions while Bandai has also expanded the franchise to other media and merchandise. , over units have been sold worldwide. It has been a staple children's toy in Japan since its early years.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tamagotchi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.