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Tamagochi for the DS!

Salmon

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Bandai have announced they will be bringing the Tamagochi virtual pet concept to the DS. At the moment, only a release date of September for Japan has been announced, but if the game is as popular as Nintendo's take on the genre, Nintendogs, the rest of the world will be sure to see this title soon afterwards.

How Bandai will translate the Tamagochi concept from the egg-shaped mini-consoles which we all had clipped to our belts a few years back to the dual screens of the DS is yet unknown.

Update:
Official Homepage: http://www.ds-tamagoch.com/
 
Kobun Heat said:
Nintendogs: *explode*
Bandai: Holy penis, what a scoop! Didn't we have something like that once?

:lol

I remember some minor scandal in polish government when one member of our parliament was playing tamagochi, got camcorder and aired on TV!
 
Borys said:
:lol

I remember some minor scandal in polish government when one member of our parliament was playing tamagochi, got camcorder and aired on TV!


can you blame him? im sure those meetings are boring as hell.
 
quadriplegicjon said:
can you blame him? im sure those meetings are boring as hell.

Sure they are but 99% of those bored guys read newspapers.

Imagine the embarrassment: 45+ year old guy, politician, at work, playing tamagochi.

Not using PDA, not using a cellphone.

Tamagochi.

In Europe, in Poland!
 
Borys said:
Not using PDA, not using a cellphone.

Tamagochi.

In Europe, in Poland!
Like you're really surprised. PDAs and cellphones are still too advanced for them ;)

And well... My first thought when I saw the thread title:

Nintendogs 2?
 
Borys said:
Sure they are but 99% of those bored guys read newspapers.

Imagine the embarrassment: 45+ year old guy, politician, at work, playing tamagochi.

Not using PDA, not using a cellphone.

Tamagochi.

In Europe, in Poland!

he's hip with whats hot with the young crowd.

:P
 
Chittagong said:
Oh, Summer 1997. I remember thou.

PS. Is the hot sex coming back, too?

I had a good bit of fun with my Tamagochi, too, but that is taking it too far!



(Tamagochi trivia for you. Tamago=egg in japanese and Tomodachi means friend! Put em together and you have Tamagochi!!!Yay!)
 
tamagotchi.jpg


princeandpooper.jpg



looks like it was on GameBoy!!

EDIT: thats weird..

drag the link

http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/videogame/gbboxes/gb-Tamagotchi.jpg
 
Nintendogs sold well because it's an awesome doggy simulator.

Tamagotchi will sell because of the name! :lol It's possible that it can be better than Nintendogs in a few regards. Such as, online play?
 
The Saturn version even had a Sonicgotchi of sorts.

So the DS version will have... a deformed Mario, that gets ill and poops? ...Nah. But seriously, I wouldn't rule out a Yoshigotchi...
 
GDGF said:
Is Tamagochi still popular in Japan? Another killer app if so.
Tamagochi has had an amazing revival, thanks to the new wireless features. Kids are raising 3 seperate Tamagochis at one time, and you can see them walking around town with a cluster of those things around their neck. It's what cellphone games are to adults over here.
 
If this game does indeed sell well, it'll give the DS a September hit right after the powerful August it's going to have (JSS/Castlevania).
 
If you didn't write this yourself, how about quoting the source next time?

Salmon said:
How Bandai will translate the Tamagochi concept from the egg-shaped mini-consoles which we all had clipped to our belts a few years back to the dual screens of the DS is yet unknown.

They'll look at and copy Nintendogs. :)
 
Rocket9 said:
They should just make a Tamagotchi with all the different kind of Pokemon. Instant multi-million seller

You sir have a winner.
 
Smiles and Cries said:
ThongyDonk gave the scoop on that early this morning in that sales thread.

said to be *still* popular in Japan

Thank you kind sir.

Like I said it will have Local Wi-Fi support Voice and touch or so I’m led to believe


(Hopes he is now seen as a new person from the old fan boy!!!)
 
Borys said:
Sure they are but 99% of those bored guys read newspapers.

Imagine the embarrassment: 45+ year old guy, politician, at work, playing tamagochi.

Not using PDA, not using a cellphone.

Tamagochi.

In Europe, in Poland!

But for a politician in Japan, I take it that'd be business as usual before he slips into his car and nods at his Pikachu dashboard statuette and checks the time on his Hello Kitty watch, being very careful to get home in time for his favorite animated series.
 
Not sure if this is possible at all, but if Nintendo could find a way to make Tamagochi DS interact with the wireless stand alone Tamagochi.....
 
Rocket9 said:
They should just make a Tamagotchi with all the different kind of Pokemon. Instant multi-million seller
Didn't Nintendo make a Pikachu Tamagochi of sorts?
 
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