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.
Game data
- Released
- 2011-11-11
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Casual, Simulation
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- ESRB
- Everyone
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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
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Article
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.