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The big issue with Tamagotchi is that non-Japanese markets never get the newer era with the color and backlit screens, which even have mobile app integration, Bluetooth and NFC. We just keep getting the old ass original. In Japan, Tamagotchi never “died”, because it kept getting revitalized and upgraded.

I always figured the name was a pun from Tamago meaning Egg and Tomodachi meaning Friend, so like "egg friend"

When I find out that Digimon is a Tamagotchi spinoff and not a Pokemon clone: "How many other lies have I been told by the council!?"

PSA: DO NOT MUTE THE TAMAGOTCHI IF IT BEEPS AT YOU AND DOESN'T NEED FOOD AND HASN'T LEFT YOU A LOG TO CLEAN THAN YOU NEED DISCIPLINE IT, IF YOU TURN THE SOUND OFF YOU'LL NEVER DISCIPLINE YOUR TAMAGOTCHI AND THAT'S WHY IT DIES.

Theres a newer Tamagotchi THATS IN ENGLISH; The Tamagotchi ON (or meets in JPN); a colour screen one with the Mixability of those it marrys. It connects to a app where you can go online play games and marry other players; the child becomes a fusion of the parents characteristics; It's pretty fun and reintroduced my love to tamas again.

Tamagotchi have color screens now and a whole bunch of new stuff if you buy the Japanese ones. Theres a new one comming this year as well

I once had a family of Tamagotchis that lasted for 10 generations before the battery gave out.

Tamatown was the best thing ever and I loved the concept sending your Tamagotchi to an online game. Bandai pls bring it back.

Tamagochi: *THEY DIE*

Tamagotchis and furbies are super influential to people even today. There are actual blogs devoted to furbies (most of which I follow).

As someone who is part of the "too young to be a 90's kid, but too old to relate to Fortnite and Jake Paul" generation, I never had the luxury of having Tamagotchi.

I remember when the second generation of them came out and everyone at my elementary school was hooked on them. Mine was stolen from me and I was devastated. I'd also love to see another video like this about the other Tamagotchi media!

Anyone else remember TamaTown? That was my shit! xD I still remember the music. That sweet sweet music..

If you're looking into other Tamagotchi, they have some great Japanese versions that are colored and you can do quite a lot with them. The Tamagotchi meets is releasing in November, and previously before that was the Tamagotchi mix. If you are interested in Tamagotchi is I definitely recommend actually looking into them and seeing the awesomeness that they have evolved into.

Billiam, we're getting a full color tamagotchi packed with a ton of new never before seen (in a fully English release that is) features. We can dress our character up, feed it food from the fridge or have it go to town and eat at a restaurant. When it's an adult, it can marry and when it has it's egg, it has a chance of hatching into twins. Each consecutive generation of your original tamagotchi will be a combination of it's mother and father in appearance. There are literally hundreds of possible combinations! Plus there is a mechanic for your tamagotchi to find and own a pet, and even breed it to get a pet baby that also looks like a combination of it's two parents!! There is also an app you can connect your tamagotchi device to via bluetooth to bring your little tamagotchi to visit a virtual Tamatown and do and collect things there! It's called the Tamagotchi On and will be released on the 27th of July, 2019.

Tamagatchi : Mourning simulator

Pumpkin is cute, someone should make a tamagotchi of him, just for fun.

People have often used Digimon as a Tomagachi comparison, but they forget that Pokemon actually was partially ripped off this idea with the Poke Walker from Heart Gold Soul Silver. Some trends never die.

You are not trash. Please stop thinking you are. Your videos are solid and very informative.

I really love the Tomagachi Digimon. I had the Agumon, and I loved it.

I remember there was a Tomagachi part in the Yu-Gi-Oh manga

Fun fact: when my mum was a teacher, she would confiscate her students’ tamagotchis and wait for them to die.

12 yr olds: “hey I got a V3 too wanna breed?”

Fun Fact: Just RECENTLY Tamagotchi did a crossover...with *Neon Genesis Evangelion* of all things.

I actually saw tamagotchis on display when I took my little brother to Gamestop to buy Kirby and Dark Souls. I was really shocked to see it come back...too bad it's not Digimon.

I never had a Tamagotchi, my sister did, but I only had something more similar, which was called PixlChix. I had two game consoles of it, one was where you take care of a hamster (that apparently also loved to disco) and one where you control a pixel girl in a mall. The series was (kinda obviously) more female related, which is why I was kinda into it when I was young, cause I didn’t know I would’ve enjoyed ‘boy dominated’ games when I was little. I thought the games were actually really creative. Because the characters were all pixels on a screen, but the background was 3D toys inside, which could give the illusion of the character doing something like sitting down in a 3D chair behind them. There were also certain cool features too with the console, for example in the mall game I had, to go to the second level, you had to unhook the screen and put it on the (empty, excluding the 3D background) screen that was second floor to light it up and play it. (I don’t know if that was clear, it’s kinda hard to explain) and with the hamster game, you could turn the console upside down and the environment would flip into a nightclub. I think there were way more games like this, but I only had these two. There was also no real ‘end’ to these games either, so you could play them over and over, which is kinda what I’m into anyway when it comes to games. I hope someone else knows about this, I’d be happy if that was the case. Also sorry if this was kinda off topic, Tamagotchi was just reminding me of PixlChix and I wanted to see if anyone else knew this :)

You left out the similarity between "tamagotchi" and 友達 (ともだち [tomodachi]) which means friend.

Tamagotchi : do you did it ? Digimon : yes . Tamagotchi : what did it cost ? Digimon : everything .

You should do an episode on webkinz!

The best Tamagotchi is Bill. He's just a dude.

this video made me search my entire house for my old tamagotchis

Your video is being shared in the Tamagotchi groups! You should definitely try and pick up a color screen Tama, they are so fun and you can put tons of dlc on them. Obviously Japanese games can be tricky if you don't speak the language, but the Tamagotchi P's can be fully patched to English (unfortunately they have these very feminine jewel faceplate) and the 4u (not the 4u+) has an english menu patch. Also Gamestop will be releasing a Gudetama Tamagotchi next month and Japan is getting an Eevee Tama in January.

I never had a real Tamagotchi years until I owned the Game Boy version. I did own a Giga Pet from Tiger Electronics in the form of Yoda from Star Wars.

The Tamatown music is so nostalgic! ❤️

Old video, but first time seeing it. Good on you and your girlfriend for rescuing Pumpkin and giving it a safe & loving home.

Where on earth did you get that digivice??? It's super sold out!!

I wouldn't call it a fad, it was a sensation

I dont know if y'all knew this but tamagotchi had a movie and I remembered it so vividly idk if anyone else knows what I mean

I had a Tomogachi as a kid (Like 5-6 years old) I lost it briefly and only found it when I heard it's death beeps just in time to see it die. I cried for like 2 hours and ever since then I've been too traumatized to ever pick one of these things up again.

Such nostalgia... I grew up overseas and became the cool kid when my uncle brought me a Tamagotchi that was a generation ahead of the most recent one in my country. I had a pouch for it that I wore around my neck, I had a notebook decorated with it, and my nickname for that school year was Tamagotchi.

Yesss! Love the video! Got a Tamagotchi/Gameboy Color/Digivice Tattoo ink last year and don’t regret getting the little garbage monster on my forearm forever.

I didn't think tamagotchi was still a thing but one of my friends in uni bought a couple of them (and there is still an active fandom so I'm impressed). But I remember having one tamagotchi toy in middle school and it didn't last very long lmao

🧐...You better make sure you take real good care of Pumpkin and make him your top priority as he is your fur baby and he is of the utmost importance...💯✔

didn’t know i wanted or even needed this video, but here we are. thank god 😤🙏👌

I'm going to wait anxiously for the possible Tamagotchi outside media video

Yoooooo, I recently got the same transparent blue Tamagatchi. Love the video & condolences to your lil guy army. Pretty much this game makes you into Lisa Simpson and your Tamas are Snowball

I really gotta admire the editing in this video. Well done!

Remember, when your tamagotchi dies, press A and C together instead of burying your tamagotchi

4:28 Tamagotchi: Digimon, I am your sister. Digimon: IMPOSSIBLE!!! I THOUGHT POKEMON WAS MY BROTHER! Tamagotchi: The same creator of Digimon is also the Maker of Tamagotchi, you know that it's true. Pokemon: but i am inevitable Shin Megami Tensei: but still your Fantasy is Final!

I had a weird off brand one that had a tube when I was a little kid. Whenever your creature grew up the top of the canister would open and you'd get a plushy of your adult creature, I loved mine. I can't remember the name or find it again, was hoping you covered it Edit: they were a Mattel toy. You'd feed and bathe your creature until it got too big and you could put it on your keychain or backpack whenever it popped out grown. I honestly might order one They're called My Meebas

“Mute your Unit. It will scream at each opportunity.” The instruction Manual: Am I a joke to you?

2020 was the best year to have a tamagotchi; i bought a gen 2 anniversary one because of this video and it's been 4 days! he hasn't died yet and I'm checking the tamagotchi all the time lmao being home with flexible schedules means I can care for a virtual pet. amazing

It'd be interesting seeing you review the shows and movies, especially "Tamagotchi World", "Tamagotchi Friends", and "Tamagotchi the Movie". (Also, despite coming late, "My Tamagotchi Forever" seem to be doing well on Google Play Store.)

Totally thought you were gonna plug that collab you did with Negative Legend but then I saw the Nord promo and I was like bummer

I remember finding one on the ground, I was so happy because my mom didn’t want to waste food money... I loved that thing cx

I got hooked back then and to this day I still love tamagotchis. At first I tried hiding it from friends and family, but at some point I just went "oh whatever. I'll just start a collection". And here I am, still collection tamagotchis. And everytime I take a look at them, I feel like grabbing one and raising it once again. :D If you want a real challenge: Try raising a tamagotchi called "TamaOtch". That thing will drive you crazy.

Tamagotchi: *dies* This is so sad alexa play my heart will go on

Digimon Pendulum 20th Anniversary is also out :D DIgimon Vpet with battling

I'm in my 30s and I still love my Tamagotchis! I'm about 2 weeks away from shililng out $60 for a new color version. Anyway, the collector's market for adults is huge and Japan won't stop releasing like 10 iterations of the same model. It's crazy.

In the tamagotchi lore, a tamagotchi got the tamagotchi planet drunk, so they left earth in order to find a temporary place until their planet was sober again.

This is why I think I could raise a child

I used to have a tamagotchi years ago. I was an unfit parent. Mine always died after a day

I remember in my 4th/5th combo class my teacher would remind us all to put our Tamogachi on travel mode and put in our desks before class lmao

There's an Eevee Tamagotchi now. Also, the 20th Anniversary Digimon changed the training from guessing up and down to charging a meter to break a wall... unless you train both at once (you can raise two at a time), where it will be the classic training minigame.

When I was 7 I brought my Tamagotchi with me while playing Mini Golf. At one point, I mixed the Tamagothic up with the ball, and by the time I realized the mix up, Pepper was no more....

The sad part is I just bought one of the minis off clearance yesterday. Tomma still lives!!!

When I was 8, I got a tamagotchi in Hong Kong (I still have it); I also got a counterfeit one which surprisingly, could interact (visit) with my real one.

I never had a tamagotchi but my sister had the first tamagotchi corner shop ds game and I had a save file on that. I remember really liking the game where you make takoyaki.

I suppose some trends truly never die😁👌

You realize that you're the real Nostalgia Critic, right?

I remember as a kid I really wanted a Tamagotchi - for about ten minutes, before I realised just how *easily* they died. At any rate, it was fun learning about the (short, short) lives of Little Guy 1 through 4 and as always, your humour is on point.

Still have my Tamagotchi P! Got it from Japan and by using an old infrared file transfer device on a palm trip, i was able to transfer over English conversion files. I highly recommend this method if you want to get the full tamagotchi experience!

Tamagochi was a big deal in my country but was very shortlived, not only there were many knock offs, the original one was hard to come by... and many children complained their pet died too quickly, the tamagochi would never shut up when you where at school so imagine... like 3-4 months later, nobody cared about the "noisy pets that die all the time" anymore.

When he doesn’t talk about Tama go: 😢😢😢

it will/has to come back. i just love them

Tamagotchi is now in color so...there's that. Got even better lmao

Yo but do you remember Scannerz??? Cause that shit was wild

F in the chat for all the dead Tamagotchi.

At least Furbies had the decency to not die. All they did was stay on perpetually, even when shut in a dark closet, doing what can only be described as a summoning spell opening a portal straight to hell.

*Tamagotchi Meets just came out 11/23. I recommend checking them out. They are super cool/colorized/backlit, and so much more improved than what we remember from English Tamagotchi.*

You should do a video on the digivice.

Digimon Adventure - The Digidestined are traumatized by Doom Slayer glory killing Myostismon. Not helped by the vampire digimon screams of agony. If they were to face off against the Dark Masters. Doom Slayer’s murdering of MetalSeadramon, Puppetmon and many minions will desensitize them to not feel anything when they watch MetalEtemon have his limbs somehow twisted before being seeing the monkey blown up by the BFG, Machinedramon begging the Digidestined to be put out of his misery, and unspeakably horrible things happening to Piedmon. That is if Doom Slayer is too busy ripping and tearing the Dark Masters minions apart My Hero Academia - If the Doom Slayer decides to perform his rip and tear shtick on the villains, many woukd panic. Doom Slayer would most likely be able to slaughter characters like Himiko Toga, Hero Killer Stain, the many Noumu, Overhaul, and even All for One. Imagine what it would be like if you were a villain, the Hero Killer was easily killed, and his killer is coming for you now. That would make characters like Dabi, Toga, and many others break down. Pokemon - Doom Slayer would probably kill many villains like Faba, Giovanni, Ghetsis, Cyrus, and Hunter J, stealing their pokemon and indoctrinating them to want to rip and tear demons. Imagine if the Doom Slayer raised an army of Pokemon that wanted to Rip and Tear demons like he did.

I still have all 7 of mine and they all work. From time to time i'll replace the batteries and give it a whirl. All-time favorite childhood toy

I had a tamagotchi music star, it was pretty dope. Your tamagotchi will become a musician and depending on how much you train it it could get some award and get tons of money. There were 8 genres and certain interactions will change their preferred genre.

Sounds like the worst parts of animal crossing

I think this video was released before the new Tamagotchi On came out but, I got one from target and now I'm OBSESSED. I ended up ordering the Sanrio version from Japan. I used to have the connection, and it was cool when I was a kid, but the new ones have so many things. Even genetics and stuff.

Those neighbors are awful to leave pumpkin there. I hope u and pumpkin are doing well and having a great Xmas eve :)

The death jokes in this made me laugh way harder than they should have

The Tanagotchi On is one of the best iterations I've seen, I'm loving it

awesome vid as usual ^^ Quick question, how did you add the hashtags above the video title? o,o i see them everywhere but never learned to do it.

Not many people talk about the in universe lore that connects all of Bandais vpet series. There's a Digimon called Nanimon and this is what it's description says: "A Digimon whose true identity is unknown, it arrived in the Digital World from another dimension in order to invade it. It was known by the title "OYAJI" in the other dimension, where it was raised as a digital pet. While it loves alcohol and has an oppressive personality, ever since it invaded this Digital World, it evolved to become more active and turned into Nanimon." ^This is a reference to the fact Nanimon and the Tamagochi Oyajitchi shared the same sprite. And this means that the Tamagochi are digital beings in another universes Digital World. Wonder what that means for the Eevee Tamagochi collab? 🤔 An Eevee that got sucked into a Digital World through the PC? Another vpet series Bandai own is called Magical Witches which is basically just Tamagochi with witches based on elements set in the world of Witchelny. They never gave names to the witches or a species like "Tamagochi" or "Digimon" so what they did later is integrated it into Digimon lore. The Digimon, Sorcerimon, Wizarmon, Witchmon, Medieval Dukemon, Mistymon, and Fla Wizarmon are all said to come from the "Digital World from another dimension" called Witchelny. And they said that sorcery from Witchelny is another name for "high-level programming languages," and that Digimon go to a school their to learn "magic."

i loved these things back in the day gotta get a new one

I'm 31 and I STILL love Tamagotchis. I can't do it for Christmas but maybe my birthday I can get the Japanese Mori de Hakken Tamagotchi.

Pumpkin is a bossman. Much love my guy

I must have suppressed my memory of this as a child because I'm just now remembering it.

I miss this so much. This was happiness

In 2013, an app called Tamagotchi Original was created. It is exactly the same as a real Tamagotchi. They are easy to care for and send you a notification when they need you. The app was taken off the app store in 2015 but I downloaded it from my library.

"There was an online flash game called TamaTown" RIP TamaTown, Gone but never forgotten...

This reminds me of the time i had a pikachu tamagotchi that once kept on beeping at 11pm and so me without knowing i could mute it took out the batteries,it was still on... Took a hamer and gave it a few hits,it finaly stoped and i had a wonderfull time sleaping :)