90’s Virtual Pet Craze, the Tamagotchi is Back -- and More Expensive than Ever
Business Wars Daily
Wondery
4.6 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2019
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Today is Friday, June 7, and we’re looking at Tamagotchi vs. the smart phone.
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| 1:11.8 | Remember the Tamagochi? |
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| 1:15.0 | Tamagochi's were virtual pets that were wildly popular with kids in the late 90s. |
| 1:19.5 | A Tamagochi cost about 20 bucks. |
| 1:21.6 | It came with a key ring attached, and most owners kept them in their pockets. |
| 1:25.5 | At all times. |
| 1:26.8 | You not only had to feed, and discipline you were Tamagochi, |
| 1:30.3 | you had to clean up after it too. |
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