Bandai - Chibi Tamagotchi - Styles May Vary

I still have my original Tamagotchies from when I was a kid, so I was very excited to see these in store. I immediately had to get one. It is a much simpler interface which is both a pro and a con. The only interaction with your virtual pet is to feed it, clean up when it poops, and turn off the light when it goes to sleep. This is great as the simple interface is much easier to understand. However, it also means that one can quickly get bored with the virtual pet.

It's fun and definitely nostalgic, and frankly a nice changeup from always playing games on a smartphone that require focus and strategy. With that said, the physical size is too small. I'd prefer the classic original. And being spoiled by apps that offer many hours of gameplay, you will soon be reminded just how limited these were. But they certainly deliver on nostalgia and would make a cute gift for a kid. Also worth noting is that my Tamagotchi battery was nearly dead in the new package, but I happen to have these particular batteries in multipacks for various electronics (remotes, trackers, etc.), so this didn't bother me.

It works well and my daughter enjoyed playing with it but the instructions were poor and we didn’t know how to reset it once the Tamagotchi died. So, she stopped playing for weeks and I’m not sure how or when but it eventually reset.

Purchased one for fun for nostalgic purpose. Battery died or had some kind of error and ruined the device. Had to bring it back and they swapped it for a new one.. So far so good a couple weeks in!

My 32 year old daughter's face lite up when she saw this toy! She couldn't believe it was still around after all these years! She loved playing with it as a child, and it always brought her lots of joy caring for her little pet.

My daughter love this toy. Fun and entertaining, good choice

I remember having the original ones back in the 90's. Such a cool Toy. I bought it for my girlfriend as it brung back good memories for her growing up. She enjoys playing with it as if it was a Puppy. I told her if she is responsible to not let her Tamagotchi die, then i will get her a puppy. hahaha

20 years celebrations was expected to see the old school Tamagotchi but this was far from that. It use to be you had more to do with it. All you can do is clean up poop and feed it. And turn the lights out. If you had old school version as a kid you know that it required more then just pressing one button and it was over. Don't get me wrong my 5 year old loves it and its easy for her but for someone like me or my wife going back to this would be tough.