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According to legend, Tamagotchi are tiny creatures who hatch from virtual eggs after travelling millions of light years through cyberspace. In fact, the tiny toy is a small, liquid-crystal display protected by an egg-shaped plastic shell, sort of like a calculator or digital wristwatch with a cute personality.
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Originally launched in 1997, the egg-shaped Tamagotchi went on to sell more than 40 million units worldwide and created a brand new toy category within the industry. Bandai America reintroduced the brand in 2004 with new technology, creating stronger-than-ever consumer demand. For more information about Tamagotchi, please visit www.Tamagotchi.com.
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One of the stranger fads of the late Nineties was a little toy called Tamagotchi. Imported from Japan, where it enjoyed mass-market permeation, Tamagotchi was a tiny LCD device with three buttons, where the goal of the player was to "raise" a tiny creature by feeding it, playing with it, and cleaning it. While Tamagotchi went over gangbusters in Japan, its lifespan in America was limited.
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