Tamagotchi app thrills nostalgic twenty-somethings

by Lauren O'Neil Posted: February 15, 2013 5:25 PM Last Updated: February 15, 2013 5:25 PM

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View the story "Tamagotchi app targets nostalgic twenty-somethings" on StorifyTamagotchi app targets nostalgic twenty-somethingsStorified by CBC News Community· Fri, Feb 15 2013 13:54:07Komonews

To those who grew up in the 1990s, a Tamagotchi is morethan a toy - it's a cultural icon, a symbol of childhood, and one of the firstpersonal mobile electronic devices ever owned.

I thought I had lost it forever but it's still here #lol #tamagotchi #games #90sjessicacipodas waren noch die wahren Spielzeuge #GameBoy #TamagotchiDownloadFound my old tamagotchis....excuse me while I revert to a seven year old. #tamagotchi #childhood #sopumpedSarah OldfieldIt's fitting, then, that 16 years after itsheyday in North America, Tamagotchi is surging back into the pockets of thosewho once loved it most - this time, as a smartphone app.
DesigntaxiTaking its inspiration directly from BandaiCo's original toy, Tamagotch L.i.f.e -- Love Is Fun Everyone -- recreates the experience of growing andcaring for your own virtual pet.

The app's "Toy Mode" features a to-scale representation ofthe egg-shaped plastic case found in so many backpacks circa 1996 while the"app mode" brings the pet's environment fullscreen.

#tamagotchi #note2 #childhood #hatersgonnahate #instadailychris_tkeBoth modes task the user with feeding,disciplining and playing with their tiny pocket creature. Much like theoriginal toy, the way a user interacts with a Tamagotchi shapes how it grows,evolves and / or dies.I just killed my tamagotchi. #1hourold #badparenting #tamagotchiCamiloSync Beatz Entertainment, which licensed Tamagotchi from Japan's Bandai Co., told the Associated Press that the app's target audience is 22- to 29-year-olds who carried the original Tamagotchi toys to school in the late '90s.

"It's like comfort food," said the company's chief communications officer Barry Stagg. "I think Tamagotchi brings back good memories."

The feedback online so far proves that he's right.
There is a Tamagotchi app. Excuse while I go spend endless hours on my phone. #90sgirl #childhoodStephanie CamineroThat fantastic moment when you find out that Tamagotchi is now an app. My life is made.Drew RicciAlmost 23 years old and I've spent most of today yelling at my tamagotchi. I'M AN ADULT.MelissaHad to put a crappy instagram filter on this because I am so excited. Yay! And It's freeeeeee! One of my favorite parts of my childhood. #TamagotchiHaley CollentroThe company promises that Tamagotchi L.i.f.e will be available to iPhone users soon, but as for now the app is exclusive to Android devices.
YOU FINALLY RELEASED A TAMAGOTCHI APP BUT ITS ONLY AVAILABLE ON ANDROID?!?!?! GOD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?!?!Philip DeFrancoFortunately for manufacturers of Android smartphones, The pull of this particular app is so strong it's got some people reconsidering their choice of operating system.
Tamagotchi is back! This might be the only reason for me to want an Android phone. mid-to-late 90's rule.Alvin LouisAlmost makes me want to make the switch to Android.... RT @mashable Tamagotchi Comes Back to Your Pocket -- on Android http://ow.ly/hJ61hMelissa JoaquinI'm all ready for a new iPhone tomorrow, but then I see this is only on android? Maybe it's worth the wait....http://bit.ly/YkycnjMJ SlabyThe only reason I would want an android atm is because of the new tamagotchi app :)Erika PunsalanOthers are rejecting the newfangled digital version of their childhood pocket pet altogether.
the #tamagotchi #app is for posers. I'm old school tamagotchi. get on my level! #me #tattoos #og #android #originalAnthony PenaBut those who've downloaded the app are taking full advantage of the technological advances since 1996, screenshotting photos of their pets' projects and Tweeting what they once might have shouted on an elementary school playground.
Waiting for my #Tamagotchi to hatch (:Kat Thongsamouthwhy has my tamagotchi not gotten hungry even a little evermomMy tamagotchi is mad at me http://twitpic.com/c404jlGeekyLyndsayTook less than a day for my tamagotchi to die. Rest in peace broDuncan TennantMY TAMAGOTCHI DIED BECAUSE I TURNED OFF NOTIFICATIONS ;_; #depressed #FirstWorldProblems #TamagotchilifeJake AndreøliSo... my tamagotchi is underweight and Jon's is severely obese at 99oz... http://pic.twitter.com/hUus1CgkPrincessAnbaaSo, how do I discipline my tamagotchi?SparkyAtleast my tamagotchi loves me..allieGot my tamagotchi but I should sleep now. Night people. I love you Yanin! http://pic.twitter.com/JTrTFr5Imikhailclair

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