New Japanese Tamagotchi?

[spiffy]

I was just browsing yesasia before (my parents said they would let me buy a FamiTama, yay , and someday I will catch up to the V4.5 and the V5). Whilst having a look round, I noticed they had Tamagotchi Plus: Royal Ookan, Royal Rose, and Royal Beach.

Launch date: 30th March 2008

27.23€ ($40)

Seems like the normal Tamagotchi price on yesasia - so is this a new release?

I have not been able to find out any other information about it, I have seen nothing either here nor on the Tamagotchi channel website

Does anyone know what it is?

 

[binary]

That sounds like the Japanese equivalent of the V5.5. (You can read a bit about the V5.5 here: https://www.tamatalk.com/IB/index.php?showtopic=134680 )

 

[ChibiMuffins]

Thats so cool! If the v5.5 is supposed to be released in march for japan. I'm hoping America will get it sometime around July! Cool!!!

 

~ChibiMuffins

 

[Mimitchi9]

*edit: off topic - removed *

 

[tamalaura]

Cool! I cant wait for the 5.5. Hmmm... but should I get it? I mean, in my opinion the 4.5 was alot worse then the v4. I'll wait until more info comes out about it before I start running to target.

 

[Daniel3345]

The tamagotchi you are wondering about is the japanses famitama

 

[WarOmnimon]

You want a reply? I'll give a reply with plenty of new info on the Famitama Royal / V5.5. I found this when looking on the Tamagotchi Channel site this morning.

First, here is the site for the new version. Some info on the Japanese colors first off...

-The little keys have a crown on them now.

-Royal Ookan is gold with red buttons and a crown painted on it. This is my favorite one of the three.

-Royal Rose is white with pink buttons, flowers, and Princess Tamako's face with her little sister's as well.

-Royal Beach is hard to describe, you'd have to see it. It does feature the Royal Guards on it as well.

New families, names are tentative...

-Royal Family - Gotchi King, Gotchi Queen, Princess Tamako, and a new character that seems to be Tamako's baby sister.

-Gelatin Family - I think this is a funny idea, reminds me of the replaced Super Unchi-Kun in the V5.

-Model Family - I'm guessing that by the appearance of the female child. Reminds me of Minotchi from the V4 / Entama.

-Paparazzi Family - As everyone could have guessed, it's Paparatchi's family! I absolutely love the afro his dad is trying to bring back into style.

New games...

-School handouts with a fortune teller

-Swimming, pretty self explanitory

-Billiards / Pool / Snooker, looks like fun

-Karaoke if I'm not mistaken

New foods, items, and decorations have been added. Among the new items are...

-Camera

-Cruise Boat

-Planetarium

-Opera House

-Ancient Osaka Castle

-Japanese Wall Print

For those who will be able to use the new DVD, here's what's on it...

-Royal Album

-Royal Ball

-Cooking with Princess Tamako

-Tennis

-Fortune Teller

-Depagatchi's Store

The character section isn't up yet, so I can't confirm any additional characters than the ones I've listed.

 

[Tamadude787]

Thanks for sharing WO. I would love to see new families as this will be a bigger update than comming from the V4 to the V4.5. Nice job to BanDai Japan! Also thanks to WO for taking the time and spreading the news! ^_^

 

[Tama_chatty_Z_411]

Kewl... yeah even though this has nothing to do with this when I was playing tama corner shop 2 I saw the queen and thought it was Princess Tamako's sister..

~Tama_chatty_Z_411

 

[ARTIKANGEL4855]

Hey thanks. Just a question. when will the v5.5 (or whatever it is) be coming in the UK?

It had better be much better than the v4.5. That was a waste of money.

 

[binary]

Royal FamiTama characters: click here. Scroll over each character for their name and a brief bio. Click each for a more in-depth bio. (This page is the original in Japanese.)

Click here for names written in English alphabet characters (some might not be right.)

 

[Mimitchi9]

*edit: topic - removed*

I Did no post that comment someone must of got a hold of my user name.

 

[maddy30318091]

I think that is that is v5.5 maybe?

 

[Kurotychi]

I'll be getting the v5.5 I wonder what It will be like i hope you can have a family and get a job to take care of your family that would be cool :furawatchi:

 

[spiffy]

Well, I have had this Tama nearly a week (from the 31st of March) since my Japanese teacher brought it back from Japan. In my log I have put some information of the different things I have found out (link in signature), but in a summary - I don't have a Famitama - but I think they share some characters, but simply use more royal ones, they connect to Famitama and can marry.

So it is basically a kind of second version (like Keitai Akai & Keitai, UraTama & Entama, TamaSuku 2 & TamaSuku1 etc).

 

[Mimitchi9]

cool spiffy you rock

 

[mimilover100]

Wow spiffy thanks for the codes.

 

[Stride]

It's just the FamiTama Royal,the Japanese V5.5.I'm going to buy the Royal Ocean design next week off of YesAsia.I find no problem If it's Japanese.

 

[mimitchi is cool]

my parents won't let me buy anything off ebay(i really want an entama, and a uratama)

 

[tamalove_123]

i`m not going to buy the 5.5 i think i`m going to wait for a v7 or v8 because the v5.5 and v6 might be just the same as the v5 but with a different design