Handheld digital pet (1997)

• Japanese electronic "pet"
• Virtual pet simulation game that won an Ig Nobel prize for its Japanese creators

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The is a handheld digital pet , created in Japan by of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai . It was first sold by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan, quickly becoming one of the biggest toy fads of the 1990s. As of 2010, over 76 million Tamagotchis have been ...