When were Tamagotchis born?

[psp17]

I wonder when the tamagotchis were born? Do you know when?

 

[pyonchit]

1995-7 or so.

 

[Jiro]

it was released in the 1996 by Aki Maita

 

[DEVILGOTCHI 94]

i think all of the old one were 1996. ive never seen a 1995 tama b4

 

[Kyliesmum]

1996 in Japan, 1997 in the US

KM

 

[binary]

They were first sold in shops in Japan on November 23, 1996*.

They were first sold in shops in America, Canada, Europe and Asia in May 1997.

Notice on the back, your Tamagotchi says Bandai-WiZ. Ever wonder who WiZ is? The head of WiZ used to work at Bandai. I think Bandai came up with the idea, but asked WiZ for help in actually making it (designing the characters and programming the microchip). Here's some info from WiZ Inc.'s web site: https://www.wizinc.co.jp/eng/07_01.html

*Note: Bandai seems to like to mark this anniversary with new Japanese Tamagotchi model releases. The KeiTama (sort of like a V3 but its TamaTown is accessible only through a real cell phone) was released on November 23, 2004. The EnTama (sort of like a V4) was released on November 23, 2005. The TamaSuku (Tamagotchi School - no equivalent non-Japanese model yet) was released on November 23, 2006.

 

[miss_roxy_6]

i think all of the old one were 1996. ive never seen a 1995 tama b4

hi i hav 1 they rock

 

[meddie65]

My dad had an old tama before I was born..........Which was 1993.It could be another kind of virtual pet......

 

[tulip978]

It must have been, because tamagotchi weren't released until the year 1996 in Japan, and 1997 in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.