Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia

japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/tamagotchi-100-million

Japanese pop culture and nostalgia is a winning combination. Tamagotchi — a ’90s-era portable digital pet — has returned with a vengeance, with an accumulated number of shipments from its debut in 1996 through last month topping 100 million worldwide.
Since the first Tamagotchi hit…

This story appeared on japantimes.co.jp, 2025-09-02 06:33:00.
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