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Re: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

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Post by ericlewis »

bogwog wrote: post #9
wincy wrote: post #2

Interestingly, seeing this made me Google Tamagotchi, thinking my daughter might like an old school Tamagotchi. Apparently, a new “Tamagotchi Pix”[0] product is releasing July 1st. It’s $60 and has a camera for some reason. Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls? It looks like the new one will be available only in purple and pink. [0] https://tamagotchi.com/product/tamagotchi-pix/

> Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls? It looks like the new one will be available only in purple and pink. IIRC, the boy version was Digimon. Basically the same toy, but you could battle them.

Unisex but over time skewed towards what seem like a more feminine market.

Can still buy the old school versions and they feel very unisex to this day.

Later models seem geared towards younger kids in general.

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Post by aphextron »

wincy wrote: post #2

Interestingly, seeing this made me Google Tamagotchi, thinking my daughter might like an old school Tamagotchi. Apparently, a new “Tamagotchi Pix”[0] product is releasing July 1st. It’s $60 and has a camera for some reason. Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls? It looks like the new one will be available only in purple and pink. [0] https://tamagotchi.com/product/tamagotchi-pix/

>Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls?

Pretty much. Girls had Tamagotchi and boys had Digimon.

Re: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

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Post by ericlewis »

aphextron wrote: post #12
wincy wrote: post #2

Interestingly, seeing this made me Google Tamagotchi, thinking my daughter might like an old school Tamagotchi. Apparently, a new “Tamagotchi Pix”[0] product is releasing July 1st. It’s $60 and has a camera for some reason. Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls? It looks like the new one will be available only in purple and pink. [0] https://tamagotchi.com/product/tamagotchi-pix/

>Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls? Pretty much. Girls had Tamagotchi and boys had Digimon.

I don’t agree with that. At the height of tama mania everyone had one.

Usually, digi was a more complicated knock off that fit a different niche of people who like battling Pokémon.

Edit: I had both, but digi personally wasn’t all that fun and everyone did tama because it was mellow and easy. We played Pokémon if we wanted to battle.

Re: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

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Post by gonehome »

ericlewis wrote: post #13
aphextron wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls? Pretty much. Girls had Tamagotchi and boys had Digimon.

I don’t agree with that. At the height of tama mania everyone had one. Usually, digi was a more complicated knock off that fit a different niche of people who like battling Pokémon. Edit: I had both, but digi personally wasn’t all that fun and everyone did tama because it was mellow and easy. We played Pokémon if we wanted to battle.

It also came out later? I think I had a tamagotchi in 1994 or 1995 - I think digimon didn’t show up until a year or two later.

Re: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

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Post by foobiter »

nimbius wrote: post #8

other than a curious find for anthropologists in 200 years when these plastic door stops are exhumed, i fail to see anything endearing about burying a collection of batteries, lead, and plastic into the earth to contaminate groundwater.

If you can’t look at it under any other light than the logical, maybe instead consider how interesting it is that humans can feel powerful sentimentality towards inanimate objects... to the extent that they feel compelled to act in irrational ways. You can find varying rituals like this across almost all cultures.

Re: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

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Post by ericlewis »

gonehome wrote: post #14
ericlewis wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don’t agree with that. At the height of tama mania everyone had one. Usually, digi was a more complicated knock off that fit a different niche of people who like battling Pokémon. Edit: I had both, but digi personally wasn’t all that fun and everyone did tama because it was mellow and easy. We played Pokémon if we wanted to battle.

It also came out later? I think I had a tamagotchi in 1994 or 1995 - I think digimon didn’t show up until a year or two later.

I think tama was 96 and digi was like 98 or 99.

Re: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

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Post by ericlewis »

Shank wrote: post #7
wincy wrote: post #2

Interestingly, seeing this made me Google Tamagotchi, thinking my daughter might like an old school Tamagotchi. Apparently, a new “Tamagotchi Pix”[0] product is releasing July 1st. It’s $60 and has a camera for some reason. Was the original Tamagotchi only marketed towards girls? It looks like the new one will be available only in purple and pink. [0] https://tamagotchi.com/product/tamagotchi-pix/

Try the Tamagotchi On instead, which that site calls the “original.” It’s not, but it looks like it’s better for you. See: https://tamaon.tamagotchi.com/products/ Edit: I also see the "original" for $20 on Amazon, which looks like it's actually the original? See: https://smile.amazon.com/Tamagotchi-42873-Original-Sky/dp/B0...

If you have it around you Target sells the OG tamas, the newer ones are fun but I don’t much care for needing to transfer them to my phone to play games. The self contained aspect was enjoyable to me.

Re: The Tamagotchi Cemetery

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Post by IgorPartola »

When I was a kid Tamagotchis we’re all the rage. My parents weren’t exactly in a position to spoil me so I never had one while a good deal of my friends did. And then I learned about this. I could not believe my ears when I heard about it because how is it fair that I can’t afford one of these while others somewhere else in the world get to just throw them out? I know it’s silly but yeah that was a moment that really stuck with me.
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