In September last year, Bandai has updated the Tamagotchi with a color version, causing dozens of teenage girls to leave comments on CrunchGear for the first time. And now the company is ready to roll out yet another model: The so-called Tamagotchi ID [JP] is named “ID” because it’s the first model you can customize to some extent. It’s also possible to install content off the mobile web on the device (but probably only in Japan).
The downloadable content can be anything from virtual items, backgrounds to mini games you first get on your (Japanese) cell phone from a special cell phone-only site and then transmit to your Tamagotchi ID via infrared. You can dress up your character, take him out to various places etc. etc. The device itself features a 1.44-inch TFT display with 128×128 resolution.
The Tamagotchi ID goes on sale in Japan on November 23 in six different colors and costs $57. Targeting mainly 7-9 year-old girls, Bandai plans to sell 500,000 units in Japan alone by March 2010.
Sorry, Tamagotchi fans, Bandai hasn’t said yet whether it will ever sell the ID outside Japan as well.
Somehow I want this…
Wow after so many years, Tamagotchi is still around.
haha i still have a shoe box up stairs in my attic that promotes a free tamagotchie inside =P
oooh i want one…….. jk unless your for reals
I just nostalgia-ed SO hard.
OMG!!!! I LOVE THESE THINGS!!!..sike!!! these are lame!!
omg that look so cool better than any tama but when will it come to the U.S cuz i know that a lot of people would buy them here we have a lot of tama lovers
omg that looks so cool when is it comming to the us if it doeesnt they r crazy because alot of people love tamagoctchi i have all of them and this is one i want bandi would be crazy not to sell it here in the us
Omgg!
I want this sooo bad!
Will they have it in the US?!
If they dont then they need to becuz ALOT of ppl wants this alreadyy!
I’ve got a whole school who owns at least one lls! :D
You don’t need to buy it in the US, just buy it in Singapore!
If they come in canada I really want on soo how to get one . if I can get a cheep deal I will take it for a TAMAGOTCHI ID or TAMAGOTCHI COLOUR
omg do they make those in america because i have 13 tamas
13 tamas!!!??? You’re so rich!! Did some died?
hwaaa!! cool!! i want it NOW!!! but, whether it will be sold in Indonesia?? hopefully yes. there are only very very few tamagotchi. NO tamagotchi color, NO tamagotchi id. only 5,5-6. SHIT!!!
I NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!now!!!!!!!!!!!!
mmmmmmmmmmmmi i want it
WTF!?!
why only girls!?!
i mean its not just for girls, is it?!?! :S
cuz i want 1!!
I got the tamagotchi ID from Japan and i love it!
Its soooooooo fun because:
1. It’s coloured not black and white.
2. You dont need to connect it to another tamagtchi so it could marry.
3. It goes out to resturants, coffee shops etc.
4. Games are more intresting.(there are just two games.)
oh man i NEEEEEEDDD ITT NNOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!! XDDD i’m suppeeerr huuggee fan of tamagotchi!!!! XD I WAAAAAANNNTTT IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT!!! O_O L.O.L
what they better make it to the us i want one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i just bought one here in the philippines but it only disappointed me coz its in japanese. how am i suppose to play with it if i can’t understand what its saying?
OMG!!! I rwally want one!!
@ JOYCE CRUZ : where did you bought that TAMA iD here in the Philippines? I’m from CEBU and I cannot find it here :(. Where did you bought that in the Phil and how much??? Please do reply or send me an email!!! jay_gurl@live.com
I got the blue iD in Singapore so get it now, folks!!!