Is Tamagotchi for children under 3 years old?

Not for children under 3 years The Original digital pet you loved in 1997 is back with original programming! Raise your Tamagotchi from egg to child to Adult, and how you take care of it will decide which of the 7 Adults you’ll get! Collect all the different shells!

Is Tamagotchi a gimmick?

When Tamagotchi—which turned 25 this November —first launched in the U.S., Wired dismissed the toy, claiming it “borrowed all the gimmickry of 1970s' Pet Rock kitsch and gave it a digital facelift.” Yet within a year of its release, the toy became a billion-dollar global sensation.

What does Tamagotchi stand for?

Tamagotchi ( Japanese: たまごっち, IPA: [tamaɡotꜜtɕi], "Egg Watch") is a brand of handheld digital pets that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai.