Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: Tamagotchi

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Tamagotchi

タマゴッチ
alternative words: Tamagochi, Tamagocchi
keywords: game , machine , model
related topics: Bandai
related web sites: http://tamagotch.channel.or.jp
explanation: Released by Bandai in 1996, this small electronic game made a great hit among Japanese school girls in such a manner that the factory of Bandai was unable to honor the orders: the customers were awaiting a delivery before the shops. The goal of this game is to grow up "electronically" an animal by taking everyday care of them on pain of seeing it die. The dimension of machine is that of a watch but oviform because it looks like an egg: "Tamago" means "egg" in Japanese.

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