https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog Tamagotchi news, guides, and community stories from TamaBuddy. https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-sanrio-collab/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-sanrio-collab/The Hello Kitty-inspired Tamagotchi Uni Sanrio characters device — red and pink, ribbons, milky-red band — launched July 13, 2024, and brought Sanrio Puroland into the Tamaverse.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-2025/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-2025/A look at the current Wi-Fi-era Tamagotchi Uni line — including the premium Aurora Pink and Prism White Limited colorways from late 2025 — and how it builds on the Sanrio and festival drops of 2024.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-30th-anniversary/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-30th-anniversary/Bandai marks 30 years of Tamagotchi in 2026 with fresh Original designs, new partnerships, and a MINISO Times Square takeover.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-casetify-y2k-collaboration-launch/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-casetify-y2k-collaboration-launch/CASETiFY and Tamagotchi team up for a Y2K capsule of phone cases, straps, and accessories made for grown-up virtual pet fans.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/vibrant-original-tamagotchi-designs-march-2026/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/vibrant-original-tamagotchi-designs-march-2026/The Original Tamagotchi gets a bold new look for its global comeback — fresh shells, brighter colors, and a March 2026 release window for fans everywhere.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-hobonichi-techo-2026-collaboration/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-hobonichi-techo-2026-collaboration/The egg-shaped pet meets the legendary planner. Tamagotchi and Hobonichi Techo team up for a 2026 lineup of covers, weekly planners, stickers, and more.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-uni-2026-updates-rumors-future/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-uni-2026-updates-rumors-future/Bunny Jump 2026, the 2.8.0 update, and server shutdown fears — the real state of the Uni community right now.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-maison-de-fleur-30th-anniversary/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-maison-de-fleur-30th-anniversary/Tamagotchi's first fashion collab with Maison de FLEUR drops Sept 22, 2026 — six characters, eight pieces of ribbons and florals.Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-ring-wearable/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-ring-wearable/A 28mm egg-shaped ring with a tiny color screen — the wearable that brings your virtual pet along for good.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-meta-muse-charm-ai-tamagotchi/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-meta-muse-charm-ai-tamagotchi/Meta's new pocket-sized Muse Charm AI companion is drawing nothing but Tamagotchi comparisons. Thirty years later, Bandai's 1996 virtual pet is the blueprint.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-babys-dream-dl-area/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-babys-dream-dl-area/Baby Mametchi, little Mimitchi and teacher Chamametchi. The Uni's new 'Baby's Dream' Tamaverse Ticket area is a soft, sleepy spin on the classics.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/mininano-tamagotchi-vol3-third-wave/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/mininano-tamagotchi-vol3-third-wave/nanoblock's micro building-block Tamagotchi collectibles get a third wave: mininano Tamagotchi vol.3 lands in Japan on 2026/09/30.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-flocked-otomodachi-dolls-uk/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-flocked-otomodachi-dolls-uk/Bandai Namco UK is bringing the soft flocked Tamagotchi Otomodachi Dolls to UK shelves this September, blind-box secrets and soda gum included.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-30th-revival-new-species-found-originals/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-30th-revival-new-species-found-originals/Two exact-replica Tamagotchi keychains re-release 1997 favorites in pearl white and a fresh white-and-navy. Both land in Japan October 17.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-nycc-2026-fall-original-shells/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-nycc-2026-fall-original-shells/Tamagotchi is back at NYCC 2026 for its 30th anniversary, and four new Original shells are up for pre-order this fall.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-logger-september-set/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-logger-september-set/The Tamagotchi Uni's free monthly item sets continue with the LOGGER drop on September 14, adding forest-lumberjack gear.Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-blackpink-official-collaboration/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-blackpink-official-collaboration/How a global girl group crossed over with the retro virtual pet — and what it says about Tamagotchi's second life as a collector brand.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-panda-october-set/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/news-tamagotchi-uni-panda-october-set/Bandai's October Tamagotchi Uni download is all panda — headband, eyewear, suit, and bamboo backdrop in one code.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-factory-october-meet-greet-harakado/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-factory-october-meet-greet-harakado/Mametchi and Kuchipatchi will both visit the Tamagotchi Factory store at Harakado in October 2026. Dates are confirmed — details below.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-ufo-swing-aurora-gashapon/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-ufo-swing-aurora-gashapon/Bandai beams Mametchi & friends up again in a dreamy aurora repaint of the UFO Swing gashapon, 300 yen a spin.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-mejirushi-accessory-30th-anniversary/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-mejirushi-accessory-30th-anniversary/Bandai puts Mametchi and friends on small capsule charms in a 30th-anniversary gashapon line, out November 2026 at 300 yen.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-paradise-neon-planets/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-paradise-neon-planets/Bandai reveals Neon Planets, the My Lab Tamagotchi deka device, and a 30th-anniversary festival in Shibuya and Harajuku.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-paradise-neon-planets-announced/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-paradise-neon-planets-announced/Tamagotchi Paradise's new Neon Planets model adds galaxy-scale care, planet-switching, 60+ new items, and Tamas drawn from three decades of history.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-ring-bandai-smallest-wearable-2026/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-ring-bandai-smallest-wearable-2026/For Tamagotchi's 30th birthday, Bandai shrinks the virtual pet into a finger-worn ring: 28mm tall, 30 characters, ¥7,700.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/cho-tamagotchi-festival-3000-years-harajuku/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/cho-tamagotchi-festival-3000-years-harajuku/Bandai's anniversary gag claims Tamagotchi may be 3,000 years old, not 30, and it is celebrating with a Harajuku festival and a Neon Planets device.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-neon-planets-expand-paradise/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-neon-planets-expand-paradise/Deka Tamagotchi comes home: My Lab Tamagotchi lands November 7 as Neon Planets expands Paradise on November 21.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-paradise-neon-planets-retro-tamas/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-paradise-neon-planets-retro-tamas/Featured Retro-Autumn drop: Neon Planets adds a Tama Galaxy and lets you raise classic Tamas on a color screen. Out November 21.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/one-code-a-month-the-quiet-machine-keeping-tamagotchi-uni-alive/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/one-code-a-month-the-quiet-machine-keeping-tamagotchi-uni-alive/Tamagotchi Uni has been praised monthly with free content since March. Here's the whole machine behind those 16-character codes.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-comes-home/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-comes-home/A home-size version of Bandai's Lab Tama kiosk: 150+ characters, 20+ mini-games, crafting, and Paradise sync — ¥9,900 from November 7.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-first-uk-pop-up-soho/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-first-uk-pop-up-soho/Bandai Namco opens its first dedicated Tamagotchi shop in the UK on 6 November, taking over 60 Broadwick Street in Soho with two exclusive shells.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-dekatama-returns-home/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-dekatama-returns-home/Bandai's first home-size deka Tamagotchi since 2010 arrives November 7 with 150+ characters, lab research, and Paradise item transfer.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/mametchi-memories-30th-anniversary-nano/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/mametchi-memories-30th-anniversary-nano/The 30th-anniversary nano raises Mametchi through every era of his life — and lands in North America and Australia this November.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-first-uk-pop-up-opens-in-soho/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-first-uk-pop-up-opens-in-soho/Britain finally gets its own dedicated Tamagotchi shop: a Soho pop-up with exclusive shells and London merch, opening 6 November.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/puma-x-tamagotchi-speedcat-30th-anniversary-collection/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/puma-x-tamagotchi-speedcat-30th-anniversary-collection/PUMA and Tamagotchi team up for the 30th anniversary: Speedcat sneakers, apparel, and a mini bag land in Japan on November 13.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-30th-anniversary-roblox-main-street-rp/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-30th-anniversary-roblox-main-street-rp/A month-long Roblox event carries Tamagotchi's 30th birthday from Harajuku to Times Square — and to fans who can't be there.Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/archive-2000s-tamagotchi-silence/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/archive-2000s-tamagotchi-silence/After the 90s keychain boom, Tamagotchi all but vanished from schoolyards — until the revival that followed. A look at the quiet years.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/archive-1996-tamagotchi-launch/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/archive-1996-tamagotchi-launch/A look back at the original 1996 Tamagotchi — the egg-shaped keychain pet that started it all, and the handshake-trend it created among kids.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/guides-how-to-take-care-of-a-tamagotchi/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/guides-how-to-take-care-of-a-tamagotchi/The real basics of keeping your pixel pet alive: food, poop, discipline, medicine, and sleep — and why your care habits decide which character you raise.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/blog-instagram-tamagotchi-community/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/blog-instagram-tamagotchi-community/Where to start following the Tamagotchi community on Instagram — the official accounts, the posts fans actually share, and the hashtags that tie it all together.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/building-a-virtual-pet/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/building-a-virtual-pet/Egg to pet with nothing but HTML, CSS and JavaScript — one week, five stats, and a lot of localStorage.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/blog-why-adults-love-tamagotchi/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/blog-why-adults-love-tamagotchi/Nostalgia, the kidult market, and the quiet comfort of caring for something small — why adults are adopting digital pets again.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-30th-anniversary-collector-culture/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-30th-anniversary-collector-culture/Tamagotchi turns 30 in 2026, and the anniversary launches have turned a childhood toy into a serious collector's market.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/archive-2021-tamagotchi-revival/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/archive-2021-tamagotchi-revival/After years of quiet, Tamagotchi returned with a touchscreen, a camera, and a wristwatch — a revival that brought the virtual pet into the modern age.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-plaza-resort-update-free/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-plaza-resort-update-free/Tour Prince Tamahiko's new resort, Maison de Poka, and start decorating rooms for ten hardworking shop managers — no cost.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-craze-1997-1998/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-craze-1997-1998/Pocket-sized pets, confiscated in class, buried in backyards — the year the Tamagotchi owned every schoolyard.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-classic-model/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-classic-model/What the 1996 P1 and P2 Tamagotchi hardware actually was, how care worked, its characters, and why it keeps returning.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-color-era-retrospective/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-color-era-retrospective/A nostalgic look back at the color-screen era, from the 2008 Plus Color through the NFC-connected 4U.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-connection-era-2004-comeback/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-connection-era-2004-comeback/How infrared linking brought Tamagotchi back to Western shelves and bridged the classic keychain and today's Uni.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-2010s-japan-only-color-golden-age/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-2010s-japan-only-color-golden-age/In the 2010s Tamagotchi left the West behind, quietly running a colour-and-content experiment in Japan that made today's models possible.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-meets-on-era-social-marriage-genes/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-meets-on-era-social-marriage-genes/A warm look back at 2018-2021, when Tamagotchi went social — marrying, having kids, and passing on inherited traits.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-connection-2024-reissue-return-social/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-connection-2024-reissue-return-social/Bandai's 2024 reissue of the Tamagotchi Connection brought back infrared linking. Here's why that 2004 classic still matters.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-1998-overproduction-crisis-bandai-loss/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-1998-overproduction-crisis-bandai-loss/In 1998, Bandai drowned in returned Tamagotchi: 2.5 million units destroyed, a 6 billion yen loss, and a burial legend that won't die.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-family-tree-meets-on-genetics/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-family-tree-meets-on-genetics/The Meets and On let pet genes pass to offspring, twist into new characters, and resurface generations later. A look at Bandai's strangest, warmest experiment.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/mametchi-memories-tamagotchi-nano-colorful-30th-anniversary/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/mametchi-memories-tamagotchi-nano-colorful-30th-anniversary/Bandai's Mametchi Memories Nano Colorful drops the collab partners to raise one hero across 30 years of Tamagotchi history.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-nano-most-prolific-crossover-line/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-nano-most-prolific-crossover-line/From iD accessory to crossover engine: the little Nano has spawned more versions than any other Tamagotchi device.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-1998-overproduction-2-5-million-unsold/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-1998-overproduction-2-5-million-unsold/In 1999 Bandai scrapped 2.5 million unsold Tamagotchi and took a six billion yen loss. How the 1998 crash shaped the pet we know today.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-smart-watch-five-years-later/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-smart-watch-five-years-later/The first Tamagotchi was supposed to be a watch. Twenty-five years later, the Japan-only Smart finally made the name literal.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-connection-2004-revival/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-connection-2004-revival/The 2004 Tamagotchi Connection taught virtual pets to talk, marry, and raise families. Bandai revived it in 2024 — and it's still the best place to start.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-origin-story-ig-nobel/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-origin-story-ig-nobel/The keychain pet that turns 30 this November began as a wristwatch idea sparked by a TV ad — and won its makers an Ig Nobel Prize.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-effect-psychology/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-effect-psychology/Psychologists gave our bond with pixel pets a real name: the Tamagotchi effect. Here's the research behind why a keychain egg stole so many hearts.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-home-research-station/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/my-lab-tamagotchi-home-research-station/A desk-sized Tamagotchi that lures 150+ characters into your research log, simulates 300,000-plus breeding combos, and hands items to your Paradise.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/rest-in-pieces-history-of-tamagotchi-funerals/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/rest-in-pieces-history-of-tamagotchi-funerals/From a Cornish pet cemetery to a German memorial wall, the tender history of mourning a pocket-sized pixel pet.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-osutchi-mesutchi-1997-first-marriage/https://tama.fdhcl.com/blog/tamagotchi-osutchi-mesutchi-1997-first-marriage/Inside Bandai's 1997 Osutchi & Mesutchi — the pair of Tamagotchis whose keychains could click together and raise a family.Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000