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[edit] More information

I remember clearly that Tamagotchi was a big fad back then. I knew some people who could recite an entire encyclopedia about Tamagotchis.. you know, different way it can atch, trivia and stuff. Shouldn't this article be expanded a little bit? I think it's a worthwhile social/pop culture phenomenon. --Fibra-Kun En 13:28, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Needs pictures...

There's only one picture, and it's the main one. This article might help the casual reader more if we had atleast onhe more picture... Abby724 23:14, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Formatting the Tama page

This page really needs to be changed around... for example, instead of

[edit] Tamagotchi name

  • FEATURE
  • FEATURE
  • FEATURE

It should be like

===Tamagotchi name= Hawainotchi

Sentence about feature. Sentence about feature. Sentence about feature.

moves very quickly.

See where I'm getting at? I would do this, but I don't have enough time. SuperDT 04:43, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why I removed the Tamagotchi releases section

Excuse my language, but the Tamagotchi release section looked like pure, grade 'A' POOP. At the top, it says "this is a list of notable releases," yet every Tamagotchi released was on there! It contradicts itself! Second, the section read like a long, boring list (emphasis on LIST) of features; it should be paragraphs of interesting info. Last, there was so much unverified information and vandalism in it that it was almost unfixable.

Unless someone can make the release section look better than List of Tamagotchi Releases, please do not revert my changes. That is all. SuperDT 01:51, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

This section at the very least needs a one-paragraph summary of the list article. It isn't good to have a section consisting of nothing but a link elsewhere. Thryduulf 19:20, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Links section

There is a huge amount of fan sites for the Tamagotchi and other vpets. Bandai, in general, provides very little solid information leaving a huge hole to fill (which is typically where the fan sites come in). Why is there no representation of these unofficial sites on the Wikipedia article?

Could there be an official links heading (populated with the various international Bandai sites) as well as an un-official or fan sites heading so as to distinguish and avoid confusion?

70.112.195.230 00:02, 26 November 2006 (UTC)vpetfan

If you can find any comprehensive unofficial links that conform to WP:EL, please post them right here. A good unofd editing. However, I haven't seen any of your edits in the Tamagotchi history...SuperDT 23:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism section

A guest IP just removed the Criticism section from the article for no given reason, so I restored it. I can't see why it would be vandalism. Is there any valid reason why it should be removed? ShadowMan1od 01:41, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

It's considered vandalism, unless they put in the edit summary or the talk page their reason for deleting it. SuperDT 01:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] HOW LONG CAN IT LIVE?

IM ON THIS PAGE THAT TALKIN BOUT 0- TO 23+ YEAR BUT I THINK THEY MEAN DAY BY VIDEOGAME TIME? EITHER WAY NEED TO LIST MOR GAME MECHANIC —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.195.132.253 (talk) 04:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC).

While we would love to help you, this is not the place for discussing the article's subject, but rather for discussing changes to the article. Please refer to one of the many Tamagotchi forums for assistance to your question. Thank you. SuperDT 01:09, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
And for the love of god, don't type in all-caps. <_< RememberMe? 11:23, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

When you have your Tamagotchi for a day, it turns a year old. They live for about a month. 67.38.240.59 (talk) 17:50, 13 January 2008 (UTC)Kinz Hey, I set the longest living Tamagotchi, anyway. 65.43.183.199 (talk) 01:29, 26 January 2008 (UTC)Kinz

[edit] Name Source

The Japanese Wikipedia says that Tamagotchi comes from Tamago + watch (and says that hence they were marketed with the romaji 'tamagotch' in Japan), yet the English one doesn't mention watch at all. How come there's this big discrepancy? --Mahogany h00r 03:59, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Odd, the article used to mention something about that, but I guess it got removed. If you want to, feel free to add it in ;) SuperDT 02:39, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


I apologize if my constant "I want One" additions frustrated anyone. I figured since it came from a reliable source, that it would at least be worth adding. Mr. Justan 01:06, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tamagtchi Wiki

I just made a Tamagotchi Wiki! (Superjustinbros. 00:06, 19 April 2007 (UTC))

Very cool! I'll contribute as much as I know. SuperDT 01:45, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

We should add this link to the article! (Superjustinbros. 11:03, 19 April 2007 (UTC))

Not quite yet. Let's improve the Tama Wiki first, and then it'll be suitable :) I've made an account on it, and ready to start making articlesSuperDT 14:16, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

I can't get on the Tamagotchi Wiki! Superjustinbros. 17:02, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] RUDE LANGUAGE!!!

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH RUDE LANGUAGE IS ON THIS ARTICLE! PLEASE REVERT IT! Tama-Wama-Cally! 09:29, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

We can't revert much until you give some examples. SuperDT 02:00, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] When was the fad?

There should be a reference in the opening lines as to when it was ridiculously popular because that's what it's most famous for. I'm gathering from other details in the article that it was around the late 90's, but it should be specified. --Atkinson 06:24, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] meaning of the name?

"... combining the Japanese word "たまご" (tamago) which means "egg", and the English word "watch" (clock)[1]."

Is it just me or does this not make sense to anyone else? "Watch" and (clock)? What? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.204.147.29 (talkwas wondering if I could add this secondary meaning into the section? ShippoIsHip (talk) 02:38, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

This is what most people seemed to believe before anyone actually bothered reading/translating the official explanation of the name, and you will find it all over the web since for a long time it was the only explanation available here on Wikipedia. It was most likely made up by someone who knew five words in Japanese and thought tomodachi and tamagotchi sounded alike, even though the only kana or syllable the two words have in common is the "chi" at the end. たまごっち vs ともだち. There are thousands of other words ending with "chi" in Japanese. Also, where would the っ (the small pause represented by the t in "tamagotchi") come from? It just doesn't make sense, and unless you find an official source mentioning this meaning of the name, it should not be (re)added to the article. --Akronym (talk) 03:23, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
*I learned recently [from my Japanese teacher, who grew up in Japan] that Tamagotchi is a play on the words egg and friend in Japanese. Seeing as a Japanese person (who has much more knowledge on the Japanese language than I do at the moment, although I do know my hiragana and katakana) also believed this, I that it should at the very least be mentioned (but not as an actual definition). ShippoIsHip (talk) 04:49, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
Since there already is an official explanation from Bandai I don't think it would be unreasonable to draw the conclusion that the "egg-friend" one really isn't more than a popular misconception, so maybe if we mention it as such on the page? "A popular misconception is that..." and so on. As for your teacher, maybe he or she got that explanation from a western source (maybe even Wikipedia before it got corrected), because searching in Japanese on Google I only find the egg+watch one over and over again. --Akronym (talk) 13:33, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Current importance?

I think as for now, in 2008, Tamagotchis are literally dead as a pet (!) rock. Or am I so wrong? I seriously claim a student who brings this thing in school to get rather sarcastic remarks like, "Ah a blast from the past" or like, "Isn't this out of fashion for long now?" -andy 85.179.48.247 (talk) 13:36, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

The remarks wouldn't be nearly as bad as those given to a person who actually says something like "Ah, a blast from the past!", hahaha! --24.252.91.45 (talk) 09:25, 25 May 2008 (UTC)