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Tamagotchi
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The Tamagotchi (たまごっち) is a handheld digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai. The Tamagotchi is housed in a small and simple egg-shaped computer. Three buttons (A, B, and C) allow the user to select and perform an activity, including:
- Feeding the Tamagotchi a piece of food or a snack.
- Playing games with the Tamagotchi.
- Cleaning up a Tamagotchi's waste.
- Checking its age, discipline, hunger, weight, happiness and other stat levels.
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According to Bandai the name is a portmanteau combining the Japanese word "たまご" (tamago) which means "egg", and the English word "watch" (as in timepiece)[1]. Consequently, the name is romanized as "Tamagotch" without the "i" in Japan.
Some 37 Tamagotchi versions have been released between 1996 and 2007. These include the original Tamagotchi, Christmas-themed Tamagotchi and newer Tamagotchi versions, known as Connection, Connexion or Keitai, which can communicate with other Tamagotchi for games and breeding. The most recent version is the new V4.5 Tamagotchi in which the character can go to school and when it grows up may get a job. There is also a website designed to work with V4 and V4.5 Tamagotchi Connections, named 'Tama Town'.
The first Tamagotchi game for the Nintendo Game Boy portable game system was released simultaneously in both Japan and the United States. Tamagotchi (Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi in Japan) corresponds to the first two generations of the original Tamagotchi digital pets, with similar gameplay.
The second game in the series (Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi v2, released only in Japan) features characters from the Mori and Umi (Forest and Ocean) Tamagotchi.
The third Tamagotchi game(Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi Osucchi to Mesucchi, again released only in Japan) is based on Osutchi and Mesutchi, featuring a unique cartridge with a user-replaceable battery and independent piezo buzzer that alerts players to turn on their Game Boy system and care for their digital pet.
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop (Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisechi in Japan) is a simulator game for the Nintendo DS in which the player has to work in many different shops to earn Gotchi Points. Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop was the first Tamagotchi-based game to focus not on caring for a virtual pet; rather, the player's Tamagotchi partner works in the various shops, performing mini-games to help customers. There is no option to care for the Tamagotchi as a digital pet. The goal of the game is to make the various shops "royal" by having Princess Tamako visit them.
The sequel to Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop, Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 (Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi Gohi-kini in Japan) contains different or upgraded shops and over 100 types of Tamagotchi characters to interact with. Players again partner up with their Tamagotchi to cater to customers' needs rather than focusing solely upon caring for a Tamagotchi and helping it grow. In this game, "Gotchi points" may be earned to feed and clothe the Tamagotchi, and to buy decorations for its home. The more that you play in each store, new upgrades of the stores will then be unlocked. If you already have a Tamagotchi, you can receive codes to trade for prizes within the game.
It has been said that the series will receive another sequel, entitled Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3. [1] It was already released in Japan, and is planned for a November 30, 2007 release in America.
Tamagotchi: Party On! is the first Tamagotchi game for the Wii console. Originally a launch title in Japan under the name Tamagotchi's Sparking President, it was released in America and Canada on May 29, 2007. Unlike previous Tamagotchi video games, Tamagotchi: Party On! is more related to the Mario Party series of games - in it, the player must race around a board, playing mini-games in order to become the next Tamagotchi President. [2]
Tamagotchi: Dance Fever! The Second Tamagotch game for Wii it is not Released in USA,UK or Canada Yet it is Currently Releasd In Japan About Novemeber 2007 But it may be Released in USA in March 2008 or Beyond
The major controversy over Tamagotchi digital pets involves children taking them to school, mostly because certain Tamagotchi versions could starve in less than half an hour. Worry over potential ownership disputes, class disruptions, and general distraction from schoolwork has led many schools to ban the product. [3] (Later versions included a 'pause' feature.)
‘Tamagotchi’ oder ‘vergiss die Reset-Taste’. Ein Märchen für Kinder und Erwachsene (Tamagotchi, or "Forget the reset button" - A tale for children and adults), a German short children's opera, was created in 1999 by Siegfried Carl (lyrics) and Joschi Krüger (composer) as criticism against the Tamagotchi hype. Lyrics (in German)
On August 3, 2005, South Australian MP Nick Xenophon attempted to ban the Tamagotchi Connection Version 2 (or at least have it classified R18+) due to the slot game featured on it, fearing that it would make kids grow up to become "the gambling addicts of tomorrow". [4]
On 1 June 2007, it was announced by Reuters that an animated Tamagotchi film is to be released in December 2007. The film will be about a Mametchi which tries to build a time travel experiment but ends up accidentally bringing a human girl named Tampopo who is brought to their planet by a shooting star, and the planet appears to be having some sort of earthquake disaster. The movie will soon be released on December 15, 2007, and will be distributed by Toho. [5]
An animated video called Tamagotchi Video Adventures was produced in 1997, which is approximately 30 minutes long. Cosmotchi sends fourteen Tamagotchi to Earth to collect objects in order to complete a museum exhibit for Grand Gotchi. Whoever brings back the most desirable item receives a medal of honor. A music video and a how-to-draw session follow the movie.