I’ve been collecting Tamagotchi pets from Japan for the past several years and I think it’s a slap in the face that Bandai thought to give us the antiquated versions from 1997 for the anniversary. Japan (and other countries) have had full color tamas for a while that are far more fun to play with. If Bandai was solely looking to tap into nostalgia, fine. But if they were seeking to potentially reinvigorate the market with digital pets, they should’ve just gone with the modern versions currently in production in Japan. In Japan, they never stopped making them and even made it so they were easier to care for (ie, putting on pause or sending your pet to “daycare” or “school” until 5 pm, going to sleep between 7 and 8 pm) so you didn’t have to attend to it every waking minute. And of course there’s more to do with them in comparison to the vintage models like having them take on little part-time jobs, games, unlocking places to go to meet new characters, etc. I just hope that if they get enough people to bank on the nostalgia, they might move forward in giving us some of the up to date models
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Re: Feature: Getting Reacquainted With Tamagotchi, The Original Virtual Pet
I’ve been collecting Tamagotchi pets from Japan for the past several years and I think it’s a slap in the face that Bandai thought to give us the antiquated versions from 1997 for the anniversary. Japan (and other countries) have had full color tamas for a while that are far more fun to play with. If Bandai was solely looking to tap into nostalgia, fine. But if they were seeking to potentially reinvigorate the market with digital pets, they should’ve just gone with the modern versions currently in production in Japan. In Japan, they never stopped making them and even made it so they were easier to care for (ie, putting on pause or sending your pet to “daycare” or “school” until 5 pm, going to sleep between 7 and 8 pm) so you didn’t have to attend to it every waking minute. And of course there’s more to do with them in comparison to the vintage models like having them take on little part-time jobs, games, unlocking places to go to meet new characters, etc. I just hope that if they get enough people to bank on the nostalgia, they might move forward in giving us some of the up to date models