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I wonder if there was a pattern or analysis of tamagochi sales success by country. I certainly read about Tamagochi growing up...but i hardly saw one or heard
by IG_Semmelweiss 6y ago
I wonder if there was a pattern or analysis of tamagochi sales success by country.
I certainly read about Tamagochi growing up...but i hardly saw one or heard of friends owning one.
Curious if these prospered in countries with free trade agreements with Japan? Or just the right distributor? Or something else entirely?
- dan1234 6y agoThey were hugely popular in the UK, for a short time in the late 90s. I was in 6th form at the time (so 16-18) and everyone seemed to have one. I was actually surprised that Namco didn't release an official Tamagotchi app (or it completely passed me by).
- stryan 6y agoThey did have a serious of apps under the Tamagotchi Life brand for a while[1]. There hasn't been an app in a while though; right now they've mostly been focused locally where Tamagotchi's are used as promotional tie-ins and physical accessories (e.g. the most recent Evangelion and Demon Slayer themed releases. [1] https://tamagotchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tamagotchi_L.i.f.e https://tamagotchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tamagotchi_L.i.f.e.