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Most Tamagotchi characters' names end in 'tchi' or 'っち' in Japanese, with few exceptions. | Most Tamagotchi characters' names end in 'tchi' or 'っち' in Japanese, with few exceptions. | ||
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Revision as of 13:05, 9 June 2016
The Tamagotchi (たまごっち?) is a handheld digital pet, created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai.
Description
It was first sold by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan.
As of 2010, over 76 million Tamagotchis had been sold world-wide.
Most Tamagotchi are housed in a small egg-shaped computer with an interface usually consisting of three buttons, although the number of buttons may vary.
According to Bandai, the name is a portmanteau (nonfiction) combining the Japanese word "たまご" (tamago), which means "egg", and the English word "watch".
Consequently, the name is sometimes romanized as "Tamagotch" without the "i" in Japan.
Most Tamagotchi characters' names end in 'tchi' or 'っち' in Japanese, with few exceptions.
Fiction cross reference
Nonfiction cross reference
External links
- Tamagotchi @ Wikipedia