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The Tamagotchi was released on November 23, 1996 in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ Co. Ltd., and Aki Maita of Bandai Co. Ltd.
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g more then 40 million units worldwide and 12 million units in the United States and Canada. The launch of Tamagotchi not only spurred the virtual pet phenomenon of the 90s, but it also created a brand new toy category and prompted countless virtual pet imitators.
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The Tenshitchi no Tamagotchi was released in Japan in August 1997 with three different designs, and a later English version, the Tamagotchi Angel, was released in America and Europe with four designs.
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The Mesutchi and Osutchi were released in December of 1997 in Japan only. These new versions allowed for communitcation between the two virtual pets that could potentially lead to mating once they reached adulthood.
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The Tamagotchi Connection was the first modern Tamagotchi released since 1998. It allows players to connect via infrared (known as Tamacom) to other players systems and become friends, get married, and produce offspring. The English edition also introduced the "pause" option, which stops growth but continues time within the Tamagotchi unit, until the caretaker unpauses it.
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The Tamagotchi Connection Version 5 is the current Tamagotchi in the Tamagotchi Connection Series, as of 2008.
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