90s toy Tamagotchi set to make come back
The iconic toy is making a comeback, soon to be available all over the world.
The virtual pet playground craze from the 1990s, Tamagotchi is set to make a comeback, according to The Telegraph.
The Telegraph reported that the makers of the original handheld pet are following in the footsteps of other retro gadgets, like the Nokia 3310, with a relaunch of the nostalgia-inducing game.
Bandai, the company that made the Tamagotchi, has just re-released the original version of the 1996 egg-shaped handheld game, featuring the six original characters.
It is currently available to buy on Amazon Japan for 2,000 yen (£14) and returns with newly designed colourful eggs.
The Tamagotchi game begins with an egg hatching into a character that players must look after through tasks like feeding it and cleaning up its droppings – for fun. It will die if it is neglected.
Tamagotchi became a huge craze in Japan in the nineties and more than 76 million of the eggs have since been sold worldwide.
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