The Tamagotchi (たまごっち, Tamagotchi) is a handheld digital pet created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ Co. Ltd., and Aki Maita of Bandai Co. Ltd. It was first sold by Bandai in 1996 in Japan. Over 70,000,000 Tamagotchis have been sold world-wide as of 2008. Most Tamagotchis are housed in a small egg-shaped computer with an interface usually consisting of three buttons, although the number of buttons may vary for different variations.

According to Bandai the name is a portmanteau combining the Japanese word "たまご" (tamago), which means "egg", and the English word "watch" (as in timepiece). Consequently, the name is romanized as "Tamagotch" without the "i" in Japan. At the end of most Tamagotchi character's names, excluding some newer characters like Makiko, is 'tchi' or 'っち' in Japanese.

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How do I log in my tamagotchi character into the website?
Q. I got a new music star tamagotchi toy and I need help loging my character in. Give me full detail please!
Asked by janetteinkerbell - Sun Mar 1 12:27:57 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. you need the user name, PC, and i think, maybe not, the travel information for your Tamagotchi. How does the music one try out?
Answered by Taheme - Sun Mar 1 16:01:04 2009

What is the password for on your tamagotchi v4?
Q. I have a tamagotchi V4 and i just got it yesterday. I went the the 4th from the top ( ball and baseball ) and it says password . What is the password for . And what IS the password ?
Asked by Rebecca - Thu Feb 18 19:38:48 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. When you log out of TamaTown.com, you type in the password shown on the screen where it says PASSWORD, so you can get the stuff (food/ toys/ clothes) for found/ bought online.
Answered by Ghost_Target - Fri Feb 19 20:50:39 2010

Sometimes I see in the backround of my tamagotchi a big egg with a star on it. What does this mean?
Q. My tamagotchi is a V4, female and 9 years. No kids. When The egg with the star is in the backround, if I push any button, in goes back to the regular screen.
Asked by unknown - Thu Apr 2 16:42:33 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. On tamatown.com on the home page (with all the buildings) there is and info sign. I clicked on it and it said "between the end of March and the middle of April a giant egg with a star will appear on the screen" I think it's because of Easter.
Answered by thing1235 - Sun Apr 5 12:48:37 2009

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