Tamagotchi

Also known as tama gotchi, tama gatchi, tamagatchi, tama gacchi, tamagacchi

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.

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Tamagotchi is a simulation game developed by Bandai and Wiz, and published by Bandai. It was first released in 1996, with a subsequent release on November 11, 2011. The title belongs to the Tamagotchi franchise and is categorized as a casual simulator.

The game supports single-player mode and was released for the Nintendo DS platform as well as Handheld Electronic LCD devices. It carries an ESRB rating of Everyone.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB. 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

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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

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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/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: brand
Subclass of: digital pet
Named after: watch
Country of origin: Japan
Manufacturer: Bandai
Official website: www.tamagotchi.ca
Image: Tamagotchi 0124 ubt.jpeg

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Commons category: Tamagotchi
topic's main category: Category:Tamagotchi
language of work or name: Japanese
publication date: 1997-05-01
social media followers: 25429
inception: 1996-00-00
original broadcaster: Nippon Broadcasting System
native label: たまごっち

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

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

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.

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