For example, if a Tamagotchi is unattended for long enough, it will " die ".

The newer versions began in 2004 with the Tamagotchi Plus, and the most recent version is the Japanese Tamagotchi iD L Princess Spacy, an enhanced version of the Tamagotchi iD L.

TamaStation is an arcade machine available in Japan from which the player can win prizes for their Tamagotchi toy.

Introduced are Tanpopo, a human girl who Mametchi accidentally transports to the Tamagotchi Planet ; and Chamametchi, the younger sister of Mametchi who is born during the film's events.

Tamagotchi Connection ( uk: Tamagotchi connexion ) from Bandai is a Tamagotchi toy that uses infra-red technology to connect and make friends with other Tamagotchi owners and was first released in 2004, 8 years after the first Tamagotchi.

This option is needed to visit the V4 online world of Tamagotchi Town.

The Tamagotchi goes off the screen and a Log-In Password is provided.

At Tamagotchi Town, the password is entered and Tamagotchi Town appears on-screen.

This Tamagotchi is the next Tamagotchi in the Tamagotchi Connection Series.

" The V5, as it is called colloquially, is the English version of the FamiTama and is the first Tamagotchi to be exactly the same ( besides language ) in Japan and elsewhere, since the Tamagotchi Plus.

* Giga Pet-a brand of virtual pets released in 1997 by Tiger Electronics to compete with the Tamagotchi

* An abbreviation of the name of the virtual pet Tamagotchi by Bandai

This includes popular examples of virtual pets such as Tamagotchi, the Petz series, and Nintendogs.

Digimon started out as a digital pet called " Digital Monster ", similar in style and concept to the Tamagotchi.

After setting the Tamagotchi unit's clock, the egg will wiggle for several minutes, and then hatch into a small pet.

In more recent Tamagotchi models, when a pet passes a certain age, it becomes a senior.

The Chou Jinsei Enjoy Tamagotchi also introduced Skills, which can be built by playing certain games with the pet, or using certain toys or foods bought from the E-Tamago or in-game shops.

The Japanese Tamagotchi toys usually feature a ghost and headstone when the pet dies, but English versions have been changed to show an angel at death, or simply a floating UFO to indicate its return to its home planet.

* Tamagotchi effect-A psychological effect named after the digital pet

" However, GameSpy's Shane Bettenhausen praised the feature in the game, comparing Chao to Tamagotchi digital pets.

The game is seen as a precursor to Tamagotchi and Princess Maker.

Originally there was going to be a third main character that would develop as the game was played in a Tamagotchi style.

Tamagotchi, and began streaming it on YouTube in both English and Japanese, with captions for up to 7 other languages.

Cosmotchi sends the Tamagotchi to Earth to collect an object that best exemplifies the planet for the Tamagotchi Museum.

In Japan, the band Kigurumi, after gaining new members and becoming a trio, released their single, " Tamagotchi ", on November 21, 2007, which was also the theme music for the film.

There are many songs created for Tamagotchi !, the anime based on Tamagotchi.

Many male Tamagotchi fans have criticised Bandai for marketing the recently released Tamagotchi Connection series ( 2004 – 2009 ) primarily towards a female audience, rather than to a unisex audience, as was the case of the original releases ( 1996 – 1998.

Tamagotchi Official Japanese site for 2004 – present models

As electronic technology continues to become smaller and cheaper, miniature key-fob versions of ( previously ) larger devices are becoming common, such as digital photo frames, remote control units for garage door openers, barcode scanners and simple video games ( e. g. Tamagotchi ) or other gadgets such as breathalyzers. A carabiner, USB flash drive, keyless entry system and Episcopal Church ( United States ) | Episcopalian membership token serving as key fobs.

The rules for Tamagotchi Connection V1 will apply.

Every Tamagotchi Music Star Toy includes a guitar pick with a code for Tamatown on it.

Fin Fin was much like the popular Tamagotchi for your PC.

The Tamagotchi can play all three music games, Sing A Song, Music Notes and Sound Block, from birth.

Tiger also created the Giga Pets line of handheld electronic " pets " to compete with the popular Japanese Tamagotchi.

But recently in Japan, the romanized name has changed to the English " Tamagotchi " with the i.

Most Tamagotchi characters ' names end in ' tchi ' or ' っち ' in Japanese, with the exception of a few newer characters, such as Makiko.

Beginning with the 2004 Tamagotchi Plus / Connection, a second wave of Tamagotchi toys emerged, featuring different graphic design and gameplay which elaborated upon the first generations.

Tamagotchi has a large fan base.

Many sites, such as TamaTalk and TamaZone are devoted to discussing Tamagotchi.

The Tamagotchi interface first consisted of three buttons and a black and white LCD screen on the front of the toy, a small inset button on the back of the toy to reset the device, and an internal speaker capable of producing beeps.

The 2004 Tamagotchi Plus / Connection marked the beginning of the ' second wave ' of Tamagotchi, with increasing expansion on the features of the original.

Prior to this, the only connectable Tamagotchi toys were the Osutchi and Mesutchi pairs, which used interlocking top-mounted metal contacts similar to Bandai's original Digimon toys.

The baby stage of the original Tamagotchi had only one option, but later versions included different appearances, determined by gender, by family, or at random.

Infrared connection was introduced with the Plus / Connection, but the Japanese Chou Jinsei Enjoy Tamagotchi was the first model to interact with a computer.

The Chou Jinsei Enjoy Tamagotchi also introduced the idea of character " families " or " groups.

As of 2009, there have been over 44 Tamagotchi versions released since their creation in 1996, several of which were only released in Japan.

Along with the original Tamagotchi, the first wave of Tamagotchi toys included Christmas, angel, and ocean themed versions.