It suggests a new generation of ‘living toys’ that reconnect children with biological processes instead of screens." ...

To be clear, SquidKid, the prototype toy, has no official ties with Bandai Namco, who owns the Tamagotchi franchise. But SquidKid takes inspiration from the Japanese game, in which children raise a ...

Chances are you or someone you know has a Tamagotchi lying around in a junk drawer or shoebox somewhere. After all, there were about a billion of the little virtual pets sold in the late '90s. But the ...

It only took 25 years, but Bandai this fall released a wearable, functional watch version of its beloved Tamagotchi virtual pet. The device, Tamagotchi Smart, has touchscreen controls, a pedometer, ...