tamagotchi

     

The Tamagotchi (たまごっち, Tamagotchi) is a handheld digital pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai. Over 10 million Tamagotchis have been sold as of 2005. 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:

Trivia about tamagotchi

  • It's toymaker Bandai's "loveable egg", a virtual pet
  • Brand name of the virtual pets from Bandai, first marketed in Japan
  • Japanese term for the "egg" seen here
  • This Bandai "digital pet" was hot in the '90s