The Tamagotchi is back for its 25th anniversary — this time as a wearable. Now you’ll be able to increase your mini electronic pet right from your wrist, and use a microphone to name out to it and the touchscreen to pet it.
The unique Tamagotchi debuted in November 1996 as an electronic toy for youths. Coming from Japanese toy maker Bandai, the Tamagotchi smartwatch, noticed earlier Thursday by Kotaku, features a touchscreen LCD and as much as 30 hours of battery life earlier than needing to be recharged by way of USB.
For now, the Tamagotchi smartwatch will likely be bought by lottery — you may apply between June 17 and July 2, with the winners introduced later in July. For everyone else, the wearable goes on sale Nov. 23. It’ll value 7,480 yen (roughly $68), and 筑後 ランチ you too can buy further «smart cards» for 1,one hundred yen (about $10) that you could insert into the smartwatch.
The Tamagotchi Sweets Associates card gives you themed items like sweets and desserts to feed your little pocket pet, as well as a mini recreation. The Tamagotchi Rainbow Associates card contains rainbow and unicorn theming like a new clock display, and food and items on your pet.