Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds ... Tamagotchi Friends line marks a return to the familiar keychain units, complete with a retro black and white ...

In 1996, Bandai rocked the toy world with the introduction of the Tamagotchi virtual pet, a pocket-sized electronic keychain toy that required constant care and attention from its owner.

Bandai America is bringing the nostalgia-infused virtual pet craze of “Tamagotchi” to a 21st century audience with “Tamagotchi On,” a revamped take on the keychain-sized plastic egg toy ...

Later rebranded as Digimon V-Pets, the keychain toys launched shortly after Bandai's other popular virtual pet: Tamagotchi. Instead of simply raising a small alien creature, V-Pet monsters are ...

Bandai continues to release new virtual keychain pets with the same simplicity as the ones many of us knew as kids. But with a newly announced collaboration with board game company KessCo ...

The small egg-shaped virtual pet, which doubled as a keychain, could be found in the pockets of kids across the United States and Japan. It was big -- big like Furby, Beanie Babies and Tickle-Me Elmo.

In 1996, Bandai rocked the toy world with the introduction of the Tamagotchi virtual pet, a pocket-sized electronic keychain toy that required constant care and attention from its owner.