What is "tamagotchi"

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 sold world-wide. Most Tamagotchi are housed in a small egg-shaped computer with an interface usually consisting of three buttons, although the number of buttons may vary.

According to Bandai, the name is a portmanteau combining the Japanese word "たまご" (tamago), which means "egg", and the English word "watch". Consequently, the name is sometimes romanized as "Tamagotch" without the "i" in Japan. Most Tamagotchi characters' names end in 'tchi' or 'っち' in Japanese, with few exceptions.

Tamagotchi is a single by the Japanese band Kigurumi. It was released on November 21, 2007 by Victor Entertainment. Currently, "Tamagotchi" is the only single in which Kigurumi performs songs as a trio, and was the last single that Rena participated in with Kigurumi.

"Tamagotchi (Tschoopapa ...)" "The Official Tamagotchi Song!" was first released in Germany in September 1997 as the fifth single (which was not featured in the album). It was an exclusive cooperation between Sqeezer and the Saban Worldwide company. The Special Fan Edition of the Tamagotchi song was released on 25 December 1997 to the European Market under EMI. The official video of Tamagotchi was filmed in London in the UK.