The Tamagotchi (たまごっち, Tamagocchi?) is a handheld digital pet A digital pet , is a type of artificial human companion. They are usually kept for companionship or enjoyment. People may keep a digital pet in lieu of a real pet created in 1996 by Aki Maita and sold by Bandai Bandai Co., Ltd. is a Japanese toy making company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third largest producer of toys. Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs. Over 70 million Tamagotchis have been sold as of 2008.[1] The Tamagotchi is housed in a small and simple egg-shaped computer. Three buttons (A, B, and C) allow the user to select and perform an activity, including:
- Feeding the Tamagotchi a piece of food or a snack.
- Playing games with the Tamagotchi.
- Cleaning up a Tamagotchi's waste.
- Checking its age, discipline, hunger, happiness and other statistics.
- Connecting with other friends
- Marrying other tamagotchis
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