Tamagotchi (1996)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf virtual pet toy
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:animated_television_series
toys
video games
gptkbp:batteryCapacity button cell
gptkbp:category gptkb:toy_line
handheld game
gptkbp:color various
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Aki_Maita
gptkb:Akihiro_Yokoi
gptkbp:firstBook 1996
gptkbp:genre gptkb:simulation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tamagotchi (1996)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Pokémon
digital pet genre
gptkbp:language English
Japanese
multiple languages
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Bandai
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Mametchi
gptkb:Bill
gptkb:Kuchipatchi
gptkb:Tamagotchi_(the_pet)
Ginjirotchi
Hashizotchi
Maskutchi
Nyorotchi
Oyajitchi
Pochitchi
Tarakotchi
Zuccitchi
gptkbp:notableEvent banned in some schools
global toy craze in late 1990s
revived in 2000s with new versions
gptkbp:notableFeature LCD screen
digital pet care
evolution based on care
hatching from egg
three buttons interface
virtual life cycle
gptkbp:numberOfRooms over 82 million
gptkbp:platform keychain digital device
gptkbp:releaseDate 1996
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tamagotchi_Connection
gptkbp:targetAudience children
teenagers
gptkbp:website https://tamagotchi.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Memetchi
gptkb:Tamagotchi_Connection
gptkb:Tamagotchi_Plus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7