Tamagotchi
Handheld digital pet
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| 2025 | Tamagotchi Plaza released for Nintendo Switch internationally. |
| 2024 | Tamagotchi celebrated its 28th anniversary, sparking renewed nostalgia among fans who grew up with the digital pet in the late 1990s. |
| 2023 | The first dedicated Tamagotchi Shop in the UK was opened, marking a milestone in the brand's retail presence. |
| July 15 2023 | Released the most recent Tamagotchi version, the Tamagotchi Uni. |
| 2022 | Global Tamagotchi sales doubled, signaling a significant resurgence of interest in the digital pet toy. |
| 2022 | Tamagotchi featured in the Pixar film 'Turning Red', set in 2002, with the protagonist Mei Lee owning a Tamagotchi named 'Robaire Junior'. |
| 2020 | Bandai released special edition Tamagotchis including 'Tamagotchi: Neon Genesis Evangelion' and 'Tamagotchi: Gudetama'. |
| 2018 | Polish rapper duo Taconafide (Taco Hemingway and Quebonafide) released their song 'Tamagotchi', which reached number 1 on multiple Polish charts. |
| April 28 2017 | Tamagotchi: Secret Delivery Operation short film theatrically released alongside Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama film. |
| November 1 2016 | Bandai announced a new Tamagotchi short film called 'Secret Delivery Operation'. |
| 2014 | French singer Lorie created 'La TamaDance' for the TamaDance contest. |
| February 26 2014 | Released 'Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. Angel' as a sequel to the mobile game. |
| 2013 | Bandai released Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. as a free iOS and Android app. |
| February 6 2013 | Servers for the original Tamagotchi Town website were permanently shut down, marking the end of the virtual world for Version 3 Tamagotchi users. |
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