Tamagotchi
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The Tamagotchiis a handheld digital pet, created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was first sold by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan. As of 2010, over 76 million Tamagotchis have been sold world-wide.
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See also
- Giga Pet - a brand of virtual pets released in 1997 by Tiger Electronics to compete with the Tamagotchi
- Tuttuki Bako - a similar Bandai release
- Fin Fin on Teo the Magic Planet - a similar digital pet game
- Tamagotchi effect - A psychological effect named after the digital pet
- List of Tamagotchi releases
- Digimon - a similar Bandai virtual pet that is aimed more at males
- Pou (video game), an Tamagotchi clone where the user cares for a simulated creature
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