Tamagotchi 42868 Original Majestic-Feed, Care, Nurture-Virtual Pet with Chain for on The go Play

Genuine product, happy to get it, I got is delivered internationally for free on Prime day

Just like I remember. He is very demanding but much less than the kids, so he is my favourite.

Exactly like the old ones. I bought for my girls as a present (not sure if I got them because I thought they'd like them or whether I bought them because I used to love them!). My eldest daughter (9 years old) dutifully looked after it, cleaned it, fed it and kept it alive.. My youngest daughter (6 years old) told me it's annoying, it won't stop beeping and she wants it to die (I'm now worried about this girl having children in the future), hers got thrown in the darkest depths of a drawer where it remains. The other one soon joined it once the 9 year old lost interest.Hey ho, nevermind, I still think they're awesome....

I bought this as a replacement for my Daughters much cheaper virtual pet after being left in charge and accidentally killing it. I bought this Tamigotchi to cheer her up. Within about 30 minutes she’s gone straight back to the old one so this is money wasted. The casing looks nice although it’s a lot smaller than the virtual pet. The biggest issue for me though is how poor the screen clarity is. You can hardly see it. Comparing the 2 pets together the cheaper one has a nice dark picture but the Tamigotchi is very poor and faint. You have to hold it at a certain angle to see it and even then it’s incredibly faint. Really wish I hadn’t bothered with this one sadly. Nice idea in principle but comparing this against the cheaper virtual pet I’d say to save yourself the money and just go with a cheaper brand.

II was 7 years old when the very first wave of Tamagotchi arrived back in 1997. I distinctly remember the intensity of the popularity of these toys at the time. I must have owned a dozen or so Tamagotchi and other off-brand cyber pets. So during a moment of impulse buying, i found myself recently handing over 15 actual pounds to scratch a nostalgia itch. This Tamagotchi platform is identical to the original 1997 platform. The company in charge decided to reboot them recently as some sort of anniversary type thing. These are not the same as the later generation Tamagotchi. You cannot link them up to your friend's device. They are a simple feed/play/clean/repeat digital pet.I'm not sure who the target audience really is. Today's 7 year olds will likely find them utterly boring compared to electronic gaming today. And folk my age will buy for the memories, but likely wince at the price tag and realise very VERY quickley how mundane and repetitive these things actually were. One point i'd like to make, is the only thing they updated, were the outter shells. There are a few fancy new colours. But thats it. The screen is horrifyingly dim, and even with my specs on, i struggle to see what's happening unless the light is perfect. Also, the sounds of the buttons are pointlessly loud. You can mute it by pressing A and C simulataneously. But this also mutes the pet's "cries" for attention. (not actually a bad thing)All in all. If you need a moment to relive your childhood, then this might be a way to do so. But i honestly thing there might have been better things to spend £15 on these days...

This was bought for my son's 6th birthday, but we have all started taking care of it as a family! I remember having one in the 90's, the nostalgia is great. It's a lovely colour (his favourite his purple) so this space theme is super. I do agree with other reviews where it can be difficult to see the tamagotchi, you do have to tilt it to a certain light to be able to see it sometimes but we aren't finding it as bad as what some people are making out. I'm glad it didn't put me off from buying it! It always goes to sleep at 9pm and wakes up at 9am, we've only managed to get it to 5 or 6 yrs old at the moment 🤦 I much prefer that they go back to a home planet, rather than dying, that is a really positive child friendly move forward when using one this time. A great buy.