Tamagotchi Philippines
ï 2008-Oct-4 - Tamagotchi Musical in Taiwan!
Now here is something new and interesting coming from the Tamagotchi front.
From September 24 - October 19 in Taiwan, there will be a Tamagotchi Musical (Yes, a musical!) for Tama-Lovers everywhere! I'm not fully sure, but the story seems to revolve around Mametchi preparing a surprise for his sister.
Prices range from 300 to 1000 Taiwan dollars. The Tamagotchi Musical will be shown in more than 10 venues around the country.
In case there are Taiwanese readers here who have watched a show, please let us know more about it by hitting the comments.
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ï 2008-Oct-3 - SEGA Toys' Handheld Aquarium
Let me take a break from the huge influx of Tamagotchi Plus Color news to feature another pet that is silently creeping in the virtual pet realm.
The Japanese Trend Shop has Sega Toys latest contribution to the world of virtual pets, the Handheld Aquarium. If Bandai has impressed people with their colored screen in the soon-to-be-released-in-Japan Tamagotchi Plus Color, Sega Toys tries to put one over by placing a full color liquid crystal monitor in their pet complete with 3D-like graphics and animations.
Looking like a mini-Nintendo Wii controller, this Handheld Aquarium lets you take care of either an angelfish (blue) or a dolphin (pink), depending on which one you pick up. It has three games and an expanding world that your pet can explore when it grows up. Powered by three AAA batteries, its battery life is expected to last around a month. |
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ï 2008-Oct-2 - The New Tamagotchi Gadget
Tamagotchi Japan has a little new treat for all the Tamagotchi lovers out there.
They have released the Tamagotchi Gadget, a screen buddy type of application that has special features like a memo pad, photo stand, calendar, clock and a link to Tamagotchi News. Available only so far in one design, it appears as a tamagotchi on the desktop with Mametchi in it. Its beads are links to its various features.
It's available for the PC and Mac in the Japanese language!
Download yours here: http://tamagotch.channel.or.jp/gadget/index.html |
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ï 2008-Oct-1 - No V5.5 yet in the Philippines
This, my friends, is what you call wishful thinking.
After hearing rumors about the brand new Tamagotchi V5.5 hitting the Asia/Oceania stores in October,I just had to check whether this new version would actually appear on the first day of October.
Yes, it never happened before as previous versions appeared much later, usually at the end of the month or early next month. As of this writing, the V5.5 or Tamagotchi Celebrity Edition is still not out in the country. The V4s and V5s (singles and with DVD) though are widely available in major toy stores and some minor ones in case you haven't gotten one yet.
The shot above was taken in Toy Kingdom Express in Marikina earlier this afternoon. V4s are still on sale at Php 700.00 while the V5s are still priced at the usual Php 999.75.
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ï 2008-Sep-30 - The Search for the V5.5 begins anew
The mission: find and purchase a Tamagotchi V5.5 a.k.a Tamagotchi Celebrity Edition (shown above) in the Philippines hopefully in the next month.
Rumor has it that version 5.5, as it is named in the special packaging above, will be released in the Asia/Oceania region this October.
So Toy store hopping, here we go!
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ï 2008-Sep-28 - The Tamagotchi Plus Color in Inventorspot
Inventorspot, one of the more popular sites for inventors, features the soon-to-be-released-on-November-23 Tamagotchi Plus Color today.
Here's a summary of the things that they've featured:
- 7 colors/shells of the Tamagotchi Plus Color will be available
- Said to be priced at 5,040 yen or $48 dollars
- Has a 1.52 inch thin-film LCD screen
- Set to be released on November 23
- Uncertain to be released outside Japan
- There will be changes in weather
It looks like a very promising version of the Tamagotchi so far.
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ï 2008-Sep-22 - The Tamagotchi Plus Color in Gpara.com
Japanese site Gpara.com has a very extensive article about the up-and-coming Tamagotchi Plus Color.
From the article, we gathered that the Tamagotchi Plus Color:
1. has a 1.52 inch (128x128) dot colored LCD screen
2. has a backlight so you can play with the Tamagotchi in any lighting condition
3. will use two AAA batteries to power the unit (similar to the Home Deka)
4. has infrared communication capabilities
5. has various places that your Tamagotchi can go to including a park, arcade and a market
6. has the capability for you to renovate the room your Tamagotchi is living in
7. has a tree-growing game where you can grow trees in your garden, and occasionally harvest items from the trees.
8. has different seasons and weather conditions
9. has multiple animations for each character
10. will have a special "EXILE" edition featuring the 7 members of EXILE plus EGUMO-chan as special guest characters
11. will have the special EXILE edition in two colors
12. will be priced at 5,040 yen with tax included
13. has the dimensions of 55mm x 65.5mm x 28mm and weighing in at around 70 grams
14. has the release date November 22, 2008
15. has seven colors available
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ï 2008-Sep-21 - The Home Deka
Presenting the Home Deka (aka Dekatama), and wow, it's certainly is big! No, it's not a trick. It really is big.
And when people saw it, they all wanted one. After all, this is the first time they've seen a tamagotchi this big.
My Home Deka arrived today in the mail. I instantly popped in two triple A batteries to start it up. Everything works perfectly. Yes, it's not the newest Tamagotchi, but since I don't have one in my collection, then it deserves a spot in mine and in Tamagotchi Philippines.
Unlike the regular Tamagotchi pet, the Home Deka doesn't need to be cared and fed. The pet, as seen above, is a little girl, currently living in a shanty-like house. Via playing games found in the Home Deka, you earn money to which you can purchase items and furniture for the house, or even upgrade the home unit into a more expensive house or even a palace.
I also tried the connecting feature with my Keitais. Now, my Keitais don't need to wait for the roving salesman to buy items. They can just purchase through the Home Deka's department store.
I'm still exploring its other functions. Since it's really different from other tamagotchis, it will take me a bit longer to do so since I don't understand a lick of Japanese. But hey, a little playing around and a little Googling will get me somewhere.
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ï 2008-Sep-19 - V5 Celebrity Edition not out in the Philippines
While the other parts of the world are enjoying their updated version of the Tamagotchi V5, unfortunately for us here living in the Philippines, these aren't available yet in our home turf.
If someone would be selling it online for a reasonable price, then I'll purchase it for sure, similar to what I did with my first V5s. That's the reason I got them ahead of most people here in the country.
Similar to every worldwide release of a Tamagotchi, I often scour various toy stores in search of this new edition just to check if they've arrived here. Unfortunately, I came up empty-handed or just ended up playing with Speed Stacks with the Toy Kingdom personnel 
I'm not yet giving up hope that it will soon arrive here in our region though. So far, it seems that it has only been released in certain parts of North America, so it isn't a good sign at all.
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ï 2008-Sep-11 - A whole bunch of Global Tamagotchi news
As OsuMesu21 tipped me the other day, there are a lot of new things brewing over there at Bandai Japan. Although I am late in posting these updates, it's better to cover their previews now than not at all.
So first up is the colored screen Tamagotchi. It could be the Tamagotchi Connection V6, or entirely a new Japan-only Tamagotchi. So far, rumors are pointing towards the Japan-only side of things so it may be a case of "Japan always gets the better Tamagotchis." Why the separation again, that I'm not sure.
I guess that we will just have to import this one yet again from Japan.
Next up is the new Tamagotchi game for the Nintendo DS, presumably Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop 4. Hope this one gets better reviews this time around.
We don't have much details about the game so far, but from its initial designs, it is highly speculated that it will be based off the Tamagotchi movie. I guess we will wait sometime next month to get more details about this one as it is planned to be released in Japan on the 27th of November.
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ï 2008-Sep-10 - Mating Dominance Test: Region-mating vs Special Family mating (Part 2)
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The results are in! Violetchi (North America) and Sukatchi (Asia/Oceania) have mated earlier today and have produced their offspring.
For this momentous occasion, I've captured the entire process and uploaded it on Youtube for your enjoyment.
In case you aren't aware of the experiment, this will test which mating process is more dominant. Will breeding two Tamagotchis that normally produce a pure family (Violetchi and Sukatchi at 100% bond) be negated by the fact that they come from different regions? Read more about the experiment's background here.
So make your guess (will they become a Space Family or Violet Family?), click the play button, and watch the coverage!
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ï 2008-Sep-9 - Mating Dominance Test: Region-mating vs Special Family mating (Part 1)
I have two V5 Tamagotchis, both will be of mating age by tomorrow.
In these two tamagotchis we have a Sukatchi (in the fuschia one) and a Violetchi (in the cotton candy one). Both are now at 100% bonds.
Normally, when a Violetchi and a Sukatchi mate with 100% bond, it produces a special family called the Violet family. The Violetchi will turn into a Mamavioletchi, while the Sukatchi will turn into a Papakizatchi. They will then produce two eggs that will hatch into a mimifuwatchi and a omututchi. Eventually, the mimifuwatchi will evolve into Violetchi (adult) while the omututchi will turn into a Kizatchi (toddler/teen), thus completing this special family.
However, the two tamagotchis I have are of different regions. One is made in Asia/Oceania, while the other one is in North America. Normally, when mating V5 tamagotchis from different regions, they produce a special blended family. They will only produce one egg that will hatch into an Iwatchi, the baby of the "space family". It will evolve into a Hoshitchi during the toddler stage, Mikazukitchi during the teen stage and Sunnytchi during the adult stage.
Now, here is what will be tested. Will mating a Violetchi and a Sukatchi with 100% bond from 2 tamagotchis of different regions produce a Violet Family or a Space Family? Will we be getting a Omututchi and a Mimifuwatchi or an Iwatchi?
We will soon know.
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