As the 2020s continues to bask in nostalgia, from the rise of music cassettes to the hype around a possible Blockbuster return, the original digital pet care game is making a comeback. Debuting at ...

This re-release of a once-fabled Tamagotchi from the early aughts is a delight at first, but it loses its charm fast. Reading time 5 minutes Nostalgia is my saving grace. Some days, it’s one of the ...

While time and technology are always marching forward, every now and then we yearn to relive the past, or at least own devices intentionally designed to mimic it. We've done it with modern cars that ...

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Walk the toy aisles of your local Target today and, if you’re lucky, you might spot a brand-new, full-color Tamagotchi sitting on the shelf in its iridescent packaging. Bandai Namco released ...

Before iPhones and Galaxies, before the Nintendo Switch or even the Pokémon Mini, the "it" device to have in your pocket was a Tamagotchi. The little plastic eggs, which contained the world’s first ...

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They blooped and beeped and ate, played, and pooped, and, for ‘90s kids, the egg-shaped Tamagotchi toys were magic. They taught the responsibility of tending to a “pet,” even though their shrill ...