If you grew up in the 90s, you probably remember having a tamagotchi. The virtual toy has been back in the spotlight for several years despite the fact that they stopped selling (not being manufactured) and now Carrefour has managed to be a trending topic (trend) on Twitter with this device thanks to a raffle.
But of course, here we are not talking about the Tamagotchi with which many of us have grown up when we were little. Things have changed, technology has advanced and today’s children are not satisfied with what we once had.
But those familiar with the toy original you’ll see that it’s been updated for 2021. Instead of a pixelated black and white screen, the Pix screen, the new version of Tamagotchi, is in full color.
Account even with an integrated camera that allows you to take photos together with your virtual pet. To feed this new Tamagotchi, things change as well since you can cook for him or have food delivered to him. And of course, all this It has a cost that is around 60 euros at least when in the past and in the 2000s they did not exceed 18 euros.
It almost seems normal to us that this news has gone viral on Twitter and hundreds of people participate in the draw by Carrefour seeing that they cost almost the same as a shopping basket.
The Tamagotchi raffle by Carrefour causes a sensation on Twitter
With the hashtag #TamagotchiCarrefour it seems that many are interested in having this toy in their hands again. And it is that, Bandai, the company behind Tamagotchi, in its almost 25 years in the market, claims to have sold over 82 million worldwide. The brand was first launched in 1996 in Japan, reaching the United States the following year and Europe half a year later, in May 1997.
And, of course, we are dealing with those companies that know how to treat a product, since this is not the first time that Bandai has revived the toy. To celebrate its 20th anniversary in the US, it launched a mini version of the iconic pocket-sized digital mascot in 2017.
In 2019, the company launched Tamagotchi On, which introduced Tamagotchi in a color device to the North American market. Now with this novelty named Prix, people are not willing to give up going back to their childhood and many have joined the Carrefour raffle.
Some They even talk about the need to have it in their hands. The truth is that it would be curious to see how they have integrated all the novelties and if it really is the same toy. Honestly, I prefer to stay with the original version of Tamagotchi with which we have spent so many hours, nights and troubles.