It's somewhat surprising what things just won't die. I don't know if it's a testament to how beloved Tamagotchi's are, or that people really don't want real pets. While the original Tamagotchi's were released just before my time (I was alive, but you don't give small electronics to a one-year-old), they did get a small resurgence when I was in Primary School with the "Tamagotchi Connection" line around the mid-2000's. Now in 2018, they're back again with a re-release of the Tamagotchi Mini's, and the originals apparently getting a re-release in a few months (at least in the US according to a Wiki I'm using to make sure I get some dates roughly right). Aimed purely at nostalgic fans of the original toys, I figured it would be somewhat interesting to see how well these things hold up by today's standards. Will this appeal to kids nowadays? One way to find out.
