Thread 11430011

Will you be getting a Tamagotchi Paradise anon?

Reposting from last thread:
I’m not sure if anyone remembered, but the Omori connections that were supposed to be coming out this quarter got pushed back due to the tariff situation. Unfortunate, but hopefully they come out better than expected.

>>11430014
What is this? I’d like the axolotl one but I’m assuming it’s rare

Gene mixing is back, but it seems to be optional (wording suggests it might only be by connecting with another tama, though there could be an on-device option to either breed or start a new egg some other way)

>>11430017
Characters on the Tamagotchi Paradise
The axolotl is just a normal adult. The website makes it sound like growth is based on what foods you eat rather than care misses like a conventional tama

>>11430011 (OP)
I'm not sure I like it. On the one hand, the new characters look sort of cute and the zooming feature might be fun, kinda like how it worked for Mori The Hakken!!, but then..
>gene mixing is meh, I never cared too much about it and it might make the tama look uglier than they should
>apparently close to 0 customization, no accessories which go a long way to make every tama feel like your own
>so many tama at once may devalue the experience as a whole, feeling less like a pet raising sim and more of a zoo, which isn't inherently bad but it's not why I like the series
>no online, which is already sucky since wifi updates are what makes the newer toys appealing, moreover
>updates are locked behind shitty stands in select locations, something that has NEVER once worked outside of Japan
>features lock behind the connection gimmick, which is again bad since this isn't Japan and most people don't have a tamagotchi to play with you
Overall, it looks like a mixed bag. I'll wait for more info, but as it stands now, I'll stick with my Uni and maybe look into a Pix if this Paradise ends up the blunder it might be

I'm honestly more interested in punirunes than the paradise.

>>11430220
I feel the exact opposite. The wifi connectivity was completely unecessary on the uni and i really don't like accessories. They seemed to intentionally reel in gene mixing because it is limited to eyes and color which seems really exciting actually. This next tama feels like it was made specifically for me because of the character design and the focus on science. I was hoping that the uni would essentially be a plus color in a better form factor but it is so BORING! Hopefully once the uni is discontinued hackers can crack into so we can improve the character roster.

>>11430011 (OP)
Why are the shells so ugly?

>>11430220
The concept of raising multiple tama like this reminds me of the Sega Saturn game. I like it in a little handheld toy rather than having to play it on a console

>>11430239
>the wifi connectivity was completely unnecessary on the uni
how so? It's not even a "was", we're still getting frequent updates and we're also getting a new free expansion right before Paradise drops. Personally, I like being able to see other people's tama in the plaza and buying outfits or marrying my tama off to people around the world, and the events are usually pretty fun. I don't know, it's like an extra incentive to keep playing every day I guess, and it's not like it's slow or anything
>I really don't like accessories
I guess they're not for everybody, but I like mixing and matching and seeing what other players came up with, again to me this is one of the best ways to make each of your tama feel unique, along with personalities
>eyes and colors mixing
that is a good thing, yes, I just don't care about mixing though. It's a fine idea, just not something I would make an entire game around
>focus on science
that I wholeheartedly agree, I like how in-depth it looks like it might go with it, and the compendium is also very appealing to me
>hack uni character roster
y u not like??? I suppose it's subjective, like most of everything in the series. Personally, give me a Mimitchi and I will lift the world for her, but I also liked some of the new characters like Melodytchi and Hypertchi, though I would like to see what hackers could do with it too

>>11430254
I agree, it feels very reminiscent of the earlier tamagotchi videogames in general, but even those had a larger limit on tama you could have at the same time. I guess I might be wrong though, maybe they will be able to strike a good balance between the larger roster and your involvement with the critters. I seriously hope it's the case, because I don't want a new game to be bad but I'm also particular and way too autistic about my pet raising sims

>>11430266
Welcotchi is a prime example of bad new characters. I grew up with Connection v4 so my expectation of toddler characters is much more mininalist and cute. The character design problem goes hand in hand with the accessory problem. All characters had to fall into a basic form so that they could use all the accessories.

The wifi connection was a huge disappointment, we should have had friend codes to visit, play games, and marry other users we actually knew. The tamaverse feels empty compared to tamatowns of the past and the aesthetic of the tamaverse is poorly executed. For all we know the tamagotchis could be randomized npcs like in agar.io-type games.

I just hit me that I'm an adult with a job and spendable income. I will fullfil my dream of buying a Tamagotchi Ps. (I really want the Pianitchi special edition but I'm probably not going to find it)

>>11430289
I like Welcotchi ...
He's also not a toddler, but I also don't exactly understand why they decided to make a child tama into a doggy. Again I like it' but it's a weird choice. I don't see this "basic form" thing at all, to me all the tama feel pretty unique, hell a lot of them really don't care about the accessories completely covering them from head to toe. My latest one was a Hotcaketchi and I didn't want to look at him so I pretty much hid him behind every accessory possible, you'd never be able to tell.
You're absolutely right about the friend codes thing. What's the point of giving it wifi when you're still locking features being local play? But that is also why I'm disappointed in the Paradise, they had the chance to finally improve upon it but no, we just don't get to choose, it's local or bust
And I think the tamaverse NPCs are based around actual tama from other users, I've heard of people seeing each other's tama exactly like they were supposed to be but I can't be sure
>>11430294
do let us know how that works out for you!

>>11430243
Because you hate fun things.

>>11430314
there is just something wrong about having a child character be more complex than adult characters

>>11430011 (OP)
While I know Tama’s history (I own like 10 of these), it feels weird seeing the Bandai logo next to it today. Company has been super knees deep into shonen shit and it feels like Taka/Tomy would’ve produced something like this in their heyday. I’m also kind of surprised TT has nothing as cute as Tamagotchi today even, considering their MO mostly about cuteness

>>11430369
Punirunes?

>>11430294
Good luck anon, The Ps is peak tmgc for me.

>>11430376
Could’ve fooled me, I thought it punirunes was a spin master product or some brand from China. Characters look like something Sanrio would’ve made too. Would be ideal for a Pokemon collab

Didn't realize there's a new thread, but reposting some of my thoughts from the last thread.
Not to say the Paradise is made primarily for adult fans, but I feel like Bandai got a lot of feedback from nostalgic OG/Plus/Connection-era adults which is likely why the tone and design shift has changed so dramatically from the cutesy humanoid aesthetic the series was going for from the anime onwards. If you read interviews about the Connection remakes or the more recent push they've made regarding Corner Shop, they tend to talk a lot about "Heisei-era kids" who grew up on Tamagotchi who are now adults and nostalgic for how things were back then, the Tamagotchi revival boom, and how they're making things with those adult fans in mind.
https://community.1kuji.com/announcements/seozjkb0aii0rvqg
https://digiday.jp/brands/tamagotchis-physical-presence-survives-in-the-digital-age/
https://woman.mynavi.jp/article/240725-6/
It's also worth mentioning that Corner Shop's meme status in Japan was also pushed by adult fans who preferred the original character style, with one in particular even getting interviewed for the series' official fanbook.
https://x.com/dkomusubi_games/status/1920398963800256961

>>11430393
>Characters look like something Sanrio would’ve made too.
Nah, the punirunes are not fuckable enough to be Sanrio characters.

>>11430512
You gotta have the right imagination

>>11430514
I mean, some of them are kind of fuckable.

>>11430011 (OP)
Probably. I prefer my vpets to be little animals over little people and I love all the new designs.
I'm just not thrilled about the knob. Have there been any screenshots of the backside?
I'm wondering about battery replacement since it uses AAA now.

>>11430749
>I prefer my vpets to be little animals over little people and I love all the new designs.
I'm thankful the overwhelming majority of people prefer Paradise's approach, even if it's not perfect, to the designs we've been getting for the past decade.

>>11430749
Single screw on the back. AAA batteries in a color tama is a return to form.

>>11430768
those were the dark times. I was very disillusioned with mainline tamagotchis until the smart.

>>11430769
I hope this one can actually be taken apart, unlike the pix which had the camera button glued on

>>11430768
I wish they were a little more detailed rather than just "earth animal, but tamagotchi", but they are all very cute
and I like that there's more variety in body shapes

>>11430014
Someone said it in the previous thread - it does feel like, moreso than before, the adult stage is the only one that matters and the child/teen stages are just a means to an end instead of valuable in their own right

As a concept I don't mind that there's a natural progression from
>blob
>blob with one pair of limbs
>blob with a more distinct form
>real character which shares the same trait
Since it does feel like the one creature is growing up rather than randomly changing between arbitrary standalone designs
But man, those pre-adult forms are super basic and don't really have much personality

>>11430790
I don't see why it couldn't be taken apart.

Does anyone mix and match shells to make custom ish ones?

>>11430817
There's a few more complicated mechanisms compared to normal tamas (flip-top shell, spinning dial)
They could definitely be done in ways which can be fully disassembled, but the Pix demonstrated they don't consider it essential

>>11430794
In my opinion it's a return to the vintage generation. P1 and P2 have incredibly simple designs leading up to adults. The return of classic era tamas like kabutotchi, tentotchi, kujiratchi, otototchi, etc. is such a refreshing return to brand history that has been long forgotten.

>>11430826
I see what you mean in the Pix, but by the picture of the back, it doesn't look like anything would require difficult disassembly.

>>11430404
tl;dr for these articles, by the way:
>Tamagotchi Corner Shop was having its 20th year anniversary, so new merchandise like the Ichibankuji lottery items and the new game was designed with adults in mind since they've now grown up and felt nostalgic for the product.
>loose references to the franchise's Japanese meme popularity are a thing, calling Marutchi "everybody's favorite" and social media presence
>Y2K/Heisei retro trends are what keeps people coming back to Tamagotchi, with the current target demographic being people aged 25-35, primarily women
>because adults are the primary fans, collaborations with popular Japanese brands and IPs have become important too (like Sanrio, Nano collabs, exclusive shell designs and merch, etc.)
>the Western love for Connection era is why we got the rerelease, and why it's based mostly on V3 with elements of Keitama rather than the other way around. The Keitama/V3 is seen as the "legendary" Tamagotchi version due to all of the advancements it made in the formula that have become standard.
>the streamer/fan in particular getting interviewed for the official fanbook is Dokomusu, whose streams of Corner Shop put the series and Plus-era Tamagotchi back into the public eye in Japan and started the Marutchi "I'll never come back" meme. Notably, before streaming, he had zero attachment to everything beyond the original P1/P2 roster and worries about Memetchi fans getting pissed about Marutchi "stealing her spot" after the latter being soft-replaced and consistently cut from rosters due to meme fan demand.
It's kind of interesting to see Bandai acknowledge Tamagotchi's mainly adult fanbase in its current state, especially since English-speaking fans tend to use "it's a kids franchise" as a talking point a lot of the time.

Is there a particular model that you could recommend to someone whose never had a v pet?

Or do you just pick one you think looks neat and wing it?

>>11430910
Aftermarket prices are ridiculous so it's tough to sell definitive "best" entries when the cost of entry is so high and you don't know what their specific vpet tastes are yet due to not owning one.
The safest bet is usually Connection V3 remake or the Digimon 20th anniversary remake due to their low price, amount of content (for the Connection) and big roster (for both), and which one to recommend usually depends on what designs the person asking prefers, although I tend to lean in the Tamagotchi Connection's favor.
The other Tamagotchi entries that are still in stock are the P1/P2 and Angel remakes but it's a gamble whether newcomers would enjoy or be put off by the lack of content (and in the P1's case especially, the RNG-based minigame to raise happiness making the raising aspect a bit of a pain), and the Uni, which is an extremely divisive entry.

>replaced by lovelitchi
>replaced by flowertchi
>replaced by mimitchi
>replaced by marutchi
what went wrong?

>>11430910
I'd start by looking at character lists, different colors have different characters. No sense in getting a pet if you don't like who is on it.
If you want Digimon the wikimon site has a lot of detail, just stick to the electronic pets: https://wikimon.net/List_of_Virtual_Pets#Electronic_Pets
The tamagotchi site is a little limited but has some rosters: https://tamagotchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tamagotchi_(modern_franchise)

Can a dick fit in the punirune hole?

>>11430969
busu busu ugly curl girl
not kawaii enough

>>11431024
yours can ;)

>>11430794
>the adult stage is the only one that matters and the child/teen stages are just a means to an end instead of valuable in their own right
Unless they also revert each stage to be pre color era, this isnt going to change. They even allude to the stages being as they are now by saying "they grow up so fast" on the website. Its retarded but I imagine a bunch of people would complain if the stages went back to being longer than a day since people complained about the original VBs being too slow.

>>11430243
I agree, the blue one is the only one thats tolerable and so do most people considering it was the first one to sell out by a long shot.

>>11430266
Dude, the Uni was a shitty mini game, dress up device. Barely a vpet considering you could leave the thing alone for days and nothing would happen.
The wifi sucked ass and the Tamaverse offered less functionality than the Meets app. Complete let down in every single aspect.

>>11431049
It has cute animations and the minigames are the most technologically advanced in the series
I don't like the live service FOMO but I can't hate the uni overall

>>11431054
Personally I think the minigames on vpets have always been awful and unnecessary, so one that focused primarily on them was garbage. But to each their own.

which would you get between a connection and a pix

>>11430969
Memetchi failed as a mascot because there's no real theme to her design. It's too humanoid for quirky creature OG fans, but also not humanoid enough so her single hair strand and massive-lashed eyes come off as ugly for people who like cute aesthetics. The genuine appeal is niche despite being pushed as a mascot. It became pretty obvious with the Entama that they didn't know what to do with her either, since Mamezoku and Kuchizoku all had thematic consistency with one another but Memezoku was filled with random scraps that have no visual or thematic cohesion with her at all (funnily, the males in her lineup, Shimashimatchi and Togetchi, ended up becoming much more popular than her). Also
>Memetchi cut from the Paradise
>meanwhile Marutchi gets an adult form that's exactly the same so people can keep him forever
Imagine getting mogged by a literal smiley face. Less is more.

I just got Lexibook Disney Stitch "tama".
Its WAY better and cheaper than anything Tamagotchi did besides somwhet shitty visuals.
The price is HALF of basic tamagotchi though.

>>11431067
the Angel DLC brick breaker game unironically makes the uni bearable for me.

>>11431091
connection. easy. The pix is an obese monster.

>>11431110
Something about the Paradise feels like a subconscious nod to the entama/v4. More focus on genetics, 3 main genetic branches, food determining evolutions, etc.
I really hope they rerelease the v4 but make its evolution more similar to the entama because the way genetics "works" on the v4 is a nightmare. That thing is a memezoku simulator.

>>11431216
>connection. easy. The pix is an obese monster.
Yeah, I like its aestethics more too. How does it fare in terms of content?

>>11431212
Lucky, seems like that dlc got the best mini game
Have you tried the other ones out? I only downloaded the first 2 dlc.

>>11431249
I have only used the berry land and the angel festival DLCs. I activated a download code for the monster party but I have never loaded it. The game on the music city one looks fun.

>>11431091
I love the pix even with all it's flaws.
>>11431054
Same, it has some of my favorites Tamas (most if them DLC)

>>11431067
Minigames are the most important factor to me.
I want to be able to have something fun to do while I check on my tama. I don't want to just clean up poop and feed them.
Probably why the pix is my favorite colored screen so far.

>>11431091
Connection if you want a more traditional tama / Pix if you want an easy pet to take care of and play minigames with
Though the touch buttons and size of the Pix are a deal breaker for some

>>11431091
honestly i like the pix quite a bit, despite the camera gimmick being pretty boring. i have nostalgia for the connection and enjoy the remake, however if i had to pick one I'd probably go for a color model

>>11431229
While it is not as advanced, the connection rerelease is a flagship tamagotchi experience. you will not be bored with it. 7 games, more than 50 characters i think, a shop. I theorize that the Paradise took cost cutting measures to bring the price down to 45 so it could compete with the connection better. Two connections is a much better experience than one uni.

I get that Bandai dabbled with DLC in the past with the Tama-Go and P's but god the way they handled downloadable content in the Uni was so shit
>paid DLC on top of a $60 product that already has fundamental flaws
>one minigame per DLC to make up for how barren the base minigame lineup is
>despite finally being completely digital, DLC has to be swapped out every time rather than having everything available at once, meaning you have to slowly reinstall everything all the time
>can't swap DLC while you have a DLC-exclusive character despite uniqueness being the gimmick of the device and it already storing DLC-exclusive character data in the form of Tamaverse NPCs and parent data, so you have to completely give up on who you're raising if you want to try any of the other DLC
>downloadable items exist and are usable regardless of what DLC you have, but base game storage is so limited you have to juggle around shit in the My Box storage constantly as a bandaid solution
>FOMO garbage events that the servers can't even handle at times

>>11431315
>>11431380
I was torn between the two since the pix goes for so much more usually, and I already have a uni
>>11431381
>two connections
is there a lot of multiplayer-exclusive content?
>>11431349
I actually like both styles of play, which is why I'm not sure which I want.. I might just wait for Paradise

>>11431427
This.
Bandai literally did everything with wifi connectivity EXCEPT the one thing we want. That being connecting with friends remotely. Would not have even been hard. I can imagine a scenario where we even had a mail system where you can send friends gifts and simple letters. Could have been great!

>>11431459
Two connections allows you to play the connection games and have a lot more say about the invisible genetics in mating. You are no longer beholden to the genetic trash the matchmaker brings you.

>I might just wait for the Paradise
This. In all likelihood there will always be more connections if you want to try them, but it's best to err on the side of saving money. I honestly regret buying my purple uni day one as i much prefer the angel uni but never got it because money is tight. Still bought the dlc though. Unfortunately I do not think I will have the self-control to not pick up the blue paradise day one even though they will likely make more shells. Imagine that thing in white! or an earth themed one...

>>11431470
>and have a lot more say about the invisible genetics in mating. You are no longer beholden to the genetic trash the matchmaker brings you.
Matchmaker only bringing Frail and Stubborn adults wouldn't be so much of a problem if they went for Keitai mechanics here rather than V3. Getting forced into bad care teenagers, effectively cutting out 2/3 of the teen roster, unless you have a Serious care adult and being unable to raise a Serious at all if you went for a Stubborn adult feels punishing in a poorly designed way. On Keitai at least, you were able to get a Serious adult even if your parental genes were bad.

Where the FUCK are US preorders?

>>11431054
>I don't like the live service FOMO
The Uni really incorporated every single shit aspect of modern society/gaming. Thank fuck theyre walking all that back.

>>11431462
>connecting with friends remotely. Would not have even been hard
The hard part is making sure parents feel their children are safe and not communicating with strangers

>>11431665
I think the Uni will continue to coexist alongside the Paradise, at least for a period of time. Things like the Paradise-themed Tamaverse Ticket and Uni support in the new Corner Shop switch game don't feel like things which would happen if they were retiring the Uni and saw the Paradise as a successor.

To me, I get the impression that Paradise is a new product category alongside the "mainline", connection, vintage and nanos... or even just an experimental spinoff like the TamaSuku. I'm sure they'll measure success and decide based on that whether to maintain it long term

>>11431742
limit the methods of communication to emojis and presents.

>>11431742
Back in the end of the connection era we had music city which was a club penguin-like tama town that allowed for communication between users.

>>11431746
Worth mentioning that they're still making new merchandise based on the JINCO artstyle instead of phasing it out in favor of the Paradise style.
But it might not mean much since they also make a lot of vintage-era merchandise too.

>>11431778
yeah young mametchi is NOT a uni character

>>11431776
It was a simpler time

>been almost a year since the Connection remake released
>still no way to get souvenirs and currently unobtainable items

>>11431778
I wonder if JINCO might still be doing the Paradise characters artworks, just with a different design brief

Even though the returning characters have all been redrawn in a different style, it feels too similar overall. Most of the new adult characters look like they'd fit right alongside standard JINCO art characters. The main difference is the linework is cleaner and less scribbly (and even then, there's still some asymmetry)

>>11431881
Considering how bandai handled the dmx 3, i've come to expect that some things just get left unfinished. at least we got the connections back, something i never imagined happening. And the return of connections has (in my thinking) forced bandai to lower the price of color tamas.

>>11431381
all the games on the connection remake are bad though
i'm also really annoyed with how they implemented the keitai deliveryman when food isn't permanent

>>11431938
The Keitai elements feel pretty half-baked. From what I remember:
>Hoops/Freethrow still gives a Gotchi payout of 100, despite other minigames earning more for the same or less amount of effort
>specialized animations for certain food items in the Keitai like Gum are now turned into generic feeding animations
>the specialized star and heart futon designs given to Serious teens, Serious adults and Normal adults don't exist
>Jumprope has been turned into a generic tug of war rope, with specialized jumprope animations being gone
>Teen closeups are gone altogether, rather than creating new ones for the v3 teen cast that didn't exist in the Keitai
>Keitai foods don't have any like/dislike settings tied to them so they're visual filler all around
>Japanese language setting is awkwardly handled since the remake was designed with Westerners in mind. Of note is the use of もーちょい! (Almost there!) in place of GREAT! even in contexts where that shouldn't be applied, like growing up or getting money from an item. OK is left as-is in English when donating low amounts of money, and GOOD! is properly changed to やったね! (You did it!) when applied outside of minigame circumstances, so why they didn't do the same for GREAT! is a mystery
>Ichigotchi and Ringotchi added back into the roster, but Petitchi, Shiropetitchi, Young Oyajitchi, Hitodetchi and Kuribotchi are still cut, making the change feel arbitrary. Notable because advertising still props the remake as a Keitama in Japan while promoting those cut characters.
>almost all of the non-Ojitchi vendor items are gone, but for some reason certain ones were able to stay as rare Chest/Lamp drops.
>Rabbit plush (Doll 2) is now only liked by female characters
>daily and holiday animations from the Keitai like Kodomo no Hi are still missing even when Japanese is selected
I like the things they did add, like C-click animations and the potential to get the medicine that halves sickness, but they messed up other elements big time.

>>11431953
It does feel like the connection was primarily brought back for westerners. From my experience with Japan, they are much less sentimental and nostalgic than the west.

The lack of day care is the reason why I haven't bought a connection yet.
I stopped playing the Uni because my work schedule is not compatible with the hobby (unless I bring my Tamas/digimon to work)
>>11431910
>dmx 3
Don't remind me, I'm still mad.

>>11432479
you're not willing to use the clock pause?

>>11432479
just keep the pull tab with you for the connection. the uni has an off functionality now.

>>11432202
I think you're right, but at the same time the corner shop revival is targeted almost exclusively at japanese fan nostalgia, and that comes from the same era

>>11432670
It's probably a case of different interests between the two fanbases. Westerners primarily know about Tamagotchi through the vpets rather than supplementary material, Connection era had more mainline Western releases compared to Plus (v2 and Music Star have no proper Japanese counterpart), and post-Connection Tamagotchi in the West was in a pretty dire state with Tama-Go being a commercial flop. For Westerners, the Connection v-pets is what tends to get associated with this era since that's what it was mainly defined by.
At the same time, Plus era in Japan had less entries and pivoted quickly into the +Color and anime era, so the franchise never really "died" there so there's less nostalgia for the vpets by themselves. The Corner Shop/Puchipuchi Omisecchi series holds stronger nostalgia both due to it having more entries (there's 8 in Japan compared to the 3 in the West) and its dialogue being much funnier leading to its meme status with people falling in love with otherwise forgotten characters. I don't want to bring /v/-tier localization/translation arguments here but the English script for Corner Shop didn't do a great job at translating character speech patterns and verbal tics (Mametchi's stiff, cold delivery contrasted with people talking normally, Marutchi's childish bluntness, etc) so a lot of the humor was lost. The funny dialogue's what led to people looking back fondly on the Plus-era in Japan, seeing it as a slightly unhinged but relatable world.

>>11432736
i never understood the appeal of the corner shop games. I guess that explains why.

>>11432488
Clock pause is for the weak

>>11432488
>>11432515
I kind of prefer a more "legit" approach but I could try them, thanks.

Just release the x3 in the west

Will they restock the pink glitter and melon soda?

>>11433007
What's the least "girly" connection? The neon stars looks pretty neutral.
Nothing against girly things, I love cute things, but I'm also pretty self-conscious about it

>>11433057
Wrong reply, sorry.
>>11433007
The melon soda looks pretty good and and think the pink glitter is available on Amazon.

>>11432942
this

>>11432942
>>11433141
Clock pause is official.

>some niggers don't like dumb shit like this
more for me

the lab tama stuff seems like something that works way better in japan. i wonder if they're even going to try to make it work overseas.

I work at a well known company with known media properties. If we want to collab with Bandai for a Tamagotchi with our character in it, what version should we ask to have? I know nothing of the differences between the versions and which ones fans like most (Yes we have an option of choosing the version). Thanks in advance

>>11433308
I mean, probably a Nano. Based on how large your properties are, you might get some collabs for shit like Uni accessory codes, but the Nano's is where the big bucks are at
tell us which company that is now.

Are the Evatchis pretty cool? Any big differences between the different versions?

>>11433142
so is pausing on western connections. doesn't make you any less weak

>>11433327
Evatchi are my favorite nano just because of the franchise. None of the evatchis are different from eachother when it comes to content. The nanos are technically different from eachother content wise but are pretty much the same in how they function.

>>11433316
I doubt he's able to disclose which property it is because of an nda.

https://youtu.be/y7ZJVMkr_MM?si=dDfItx1mtFzt5mfj
Somebody posted sneak peak gameplay. The packaging says that there are over 50 care activities so I'm assuming that there are more games and they just have yet to be unlocked. Some people are disappointed by the gameplay but I'm still excited. I appreciate that the games are more akin to nano games compared to the marathons that are connection games. Regardless, this whole device seems to include cute nods to the vintage era with the inclusion of the arrow game and all of the old characters. I was hoping for bandai to rerelease the ocean and the forest, but my experience with the angel has shown me that I really have no interest in vintage tamagotchis. The bugs and fish on the paradise will satisfy me plenty.

>>11433339
So do you take care of multiple tamas now?

>>11433327
>Are the Evatchis pretty cool?
No, the entire evolution mechanic revolves around not touching it for hours and, since its a nano, caring for the adult stage doesnt matter because its going to 'die' in 3 days no matter what you do. If that sounds exciting then go for it, I guess.

>>11433308
Connection collab would be pretty great, ask for that. They are the most beloved of the current tamas.

>>11433060
Pink glitter is out of stock im pretty sure

>>11433330
If it's intended by Bandai, I usually don't mind for the most part. The series has always had tricks to them that aren't a part of the core loop but intended mechanics, and clock pause and Western pausing are some of them. It's essentially the black and white LCD counterpart to the color era's sitter.
Loosely related to that, but there is one trick that was intended back in the Keitama era that actually did get patched out in the Connection remake, and that was the ability to bring back parents that left their child. If you turn the clock back before midnight before the solo baby wakes up, your parent Tamagotchi will come back and you can keep them around for longer. In the remake, the clock is now locked the instant the parent leaves their child, so you can't turn back the clock to recover them, and also have to wait the full midnight->morning hours to raise the next generation. The only way to recover the parent if you accidentally let them leave is to press the reset button.
It's definitely a strange thing to patch when mechanics like "Sleep Raising", where you can cheese growths by letting your Tamagotchi sleep throughout its entire childhood and teen phase, is still left in (and also intended back then too, since it was mentioned in the official Chibitama/Tamagotchi Mini guide)
https://ameblo.jp/ameko910/entry-12864132038.html?frm=theme

>>11433349
It looks like that but I kinda doubt it. My guess is that you have your main tamagotchi and that other ones will join as you advance or unlock them. I would love a return to the familitchi idean but i doubt it because the poop all seems localized to one tama.

>>11433308
Connection would definitely be the coolest.
Most brands settle for the nano but it doesn't have a lot of functionality because it's so small.

>>11434138
Sadly the nano is the one that makes de most sense.
>"Cheap"
>Low maintenance
>Cool designs
>Cool keychain when you get bored
>That touch of an IP you like combined with childhood nostalgia.

>>11433484
You take care of few- demos showed that

>>11433339
I despise arrow game.
I want actual gameplay. with my pets Not mashing one button randomly

>>11433484
>>11434251
I remember being sorely disappointed by the v5 due to how lacking it was and how poorly handled the family gimmick actually was, since only the oldest child actually did anything at all. Very glad to see the Paradise actually achieve what Familitchi failed to do.

>>11433194
An attempt is being made in the US at least, but it's really up to toy stores to agree that a Tamagotchi Paradise display is a worthwhile use of shelf space. For a long time it was hard enough to get them to stock Tamagotchi products at all, let alone an interactive display

>>11433339
"Activity" feels deliberately vague
Like, worst case, they could be counting each item you place on the play field as an activity

>>11433484
>>11434251
Demos showed that multiple tamas are available on the field, but based on what other menus showed it seems more like once you've raised an adult and they're unlocked in the tamadex they can just appear in the field at any time

>>11434963
I hope this is not the case. There was a screenshot of an immune system game and something called "tama walk" in the menu. you could be right but i just hope that this tama has pedometer functionality still.

>>11436625
There's an "egg hunt" feature which seems like a successor to the Uni's 20min walk feature
Except this time you choose a location and characters, then a short animation plays where eggs are collected and they get opened to reveal items (seemed to mostly be food or ingredients, if that's a thing)
It felt reminiscent of gacha multi-pulls in the way it was presented - I don't know if there's secret rare items or not.

I don't think an actual pedometer is included, especially given the cheaper price point compare to the Uni

>>11437314
yeah but the pedometer in the uni was a motion sensor. like an accelerometer. it did not actually have a true pedometer. The uni was just way overdone in so many ways while also being undercooked in every other respect.

>>11437437
I liked that they actually made use of the accelerometer as an input method for games.
Ignoring the dance game which I could never get to work, I think it was handled well and a worthwhile addition (directional movement + aiming, shake to jump/reload in arena games etc)

>>11437447
fair enough. i think i was mostly really disappointed with the connectivity of the uni. so much potential. i really look forward to what hackers figure out after they discontinue it.

digigawd here, I will be purchasing this because the characters look cool and I like the scrolling, any tips would be appreciated

>>11437679
Don't beat your pets to death.

>>11437679
we can't really give tips for something that's 2 months away from being released

>>11438296
How hard are these to get usually? Do they get scalped?

>>11438376
>How hard are these to get usually?
Depends on where you live and how early you want to get them.
>Do they get scalped?
kinda

>>11438385
I’m a burger and was going to try and preorder but not a big deal if I have to wait a little
>kinda
grim

>>11438389
Preorders haven't opened for the USA yet afaik
The communication has been poor, I think they deleted at least one place which mentioned July 12th as a US release date (same date as rest of world). It seems like the US release plan might have been halted due to tariffs?

Japanese preorders are all sold out unless you go hunting for resellers with obscene profit margins

I wish the Connection rerelease cast showed up in more things, I really liked how the roster was filled with a mix of oddball P1/P2, Osutchi/Mesutchi and original designs. The most content they've gotten so far has been in those web shorts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCBAwUcr80s

I was just out with my wife and she wanted to go to Staples. While in the checkout line I spotted this: Gigapets Cryptids. I haven't had a Gigapet since I was a kid in the 90's, but the Cryptid theme seemed cool, and I like the fall colors of the v-pet itself. Not going to play it immediately as I'm currently raising two Digimon, but it's still very cool.

>>11439674
Seems like they did a good job with the theming. Lots of mini-games for the three pets, I like the sound of that Mothman Car Chase in particular.

Unpopular opinion: I know it's a beloved device and I'm sure it's great but I think the cast of the connection remake sucks, I don't find them cute.
I'm still going to order one but I'm not super excited for the characters.

>>11440493
They shot their load with the v2 roster by pretty much using the entire P1/P2 roster there outside of Maskutchi (who was shelved during this time due to the sentai-loving Masktchi existing), Hashizoutchi and the secret characters, and all of the cut v1 humanoid mascot-likes. V3, and by extension, the remake's roster is significantly stranger in comparison since they couldn't pull from the old mascot pool.
I do find it funny seeing Japanese fans online get whiplash when they raise their Tamagotchi perfectly and end up with Decotchi on the remake. The gap moe of a scary looking guy having a nice personality's a lot more charming than generic cute, personally speaking.

>>11440493
Mimitchi singlehandedly makes every device an S+ tier device

>coworker was telling me about the Paradise back in March
>thought it was schoolyard tier bullshit
>it's real

>>11440644
Based coworker.

>>11440545
yes

>>11440644
back in march? the comic book teaser was in early may... all we knew back in march was that bandai had filed a trademark for "tamagotchi paradise" and that the future of tamagotchi had "limitless potential" or something...

>>11440928
wrong image

x3 doko?

>>11440545
>not in the Keitai, an S+ Tamagotchi
I'm not sure about that buddy...

>>11440928
It was shown at Toy Fair, which is a convention only open to vendors.

>>11441227
well she makes every game she appears in an automatic S+, but that doesn't mean that the games she doesn't appear in can't be S+ as well..

>>11441272
oh wow. I'm surprised I didn't see anything about it on the subreddit back then!

>>11440493
>I think the cast of the connection remake sucks, I don't find them cute.
V3 has best girl though

>>11442491
There is a few exceptions of course.

>>11441272
> North American International

>>11444349
Need to impregnate them

>>11430014
I’m really split on the roster here. On the one hand, I like the nature theming with all of them, feeling like it harkens back to the original run of Tamagotchi where they themed it a lot more on these being weird aliens you were researching and the evolution idea here is something a lot of V-Pets haven’t done in this way before. On the other hand, I think a lot of the designs are really boring, too basic, the artstyle here feels too clean and a few of the characters read as just being boring versions of Tamas from before (mainly the shark, the axolotl and the cat.) I’m willing to give it a chance if there’s enough going on with the gameplay to justify it and if there’s more than just the three basic colors, if it’s true that there’s gonna be updates for it then I’ll keep my eyes peeled but currently I’m not super amazed

>>11445217
Same.
I'm shocked they never rereleased them on a modern Tama. The Uni had one job good damn it.

>>11445888
You WILL pay for the DLC and you WILL like it

>>11440493
as my first ever tamagotchi i really love these guys

>>11446228
Something about the vintage Tamagotchi sprite designs' stoic mobfaces is very appealing to me. It gives off a more mundane cuteness factor, and makes the contrast when they smile more special, in a way.

>>11446470
kinda gap moe

who is your favorite?

>>11446810
.... you know it baby

>>11446810
Spicy dinosaur.

>>11446810
Even ignoring the Japanese meme boom, I was always a fan of the baby and child stage designs more than the teens and adults and tended to pause my Connections at night to keep the parent from leaving their baby.
Tarakotchi's a close second, really wish he'd come back.

>>11446810
Flowertchi.
She's so braindead, I love her.

>>11446810
I cannot help it. I relate to him too much. I was a really really smart kid with similar looks to him and a hyperfixation on science. so unoriginal but Mametchi is the goat.

>>11447031
lobotomy core

>>11446810
Mametchi but cooler

>>11446084
Now I have a violent urge to play with my uni again.

>>11446810
i love him

>>11447217
shadow the hedgehog but mametchi
(he's my favorite too)

>>11446976
He's back.

>>11446810
Kiwitchi
I also like Sebiretchi, Androtchi, and Shimagurutchi

>>11450782
cute

I got the digimon 20th and a vital bracelet as my first v-pets, absolutely love them
What should I pick up next? A tama?

>>11446810
feel like shit just want him back

>>11452689
>digimon 20th and a vital bracelet
>absolutely love them
Well, I guess its good that you started at the absolute bottom. Any vpet will look good compared to those so go with whatever you like.

>chief how are we going to sell more tamaverse tickets
>make the tama ugly as fuck. Make them as disgusting and unappealing as possible. Take their cute designs and just FUCK them up, like as much as you can
>b-but sir
>DO IT

>>11452771
These stupid things are popular in Japan for some unknown reason.

>>11452689
Maybe a connection or wait for the Paradise to release. Btw I also love the 20th, best digimon vpet imo. The X is another pretty fun digimon one.

>>11452757
VB is super simple but I like it as a partner for my fitness. What didn’t you like about 20th? The main complaint I’ve read is that Digimon shit and starve too much, but I haven’t ran into any problems with that. I check mine maybe every 3-4 hours when it’s awake and managed to get a BlitzGreymon on my first try without guides.
>>11452949
Are the Tama Originals (I’m guessing a reprint of the first Tama in the vein of the Digimon 20th) worth it? My local store has them for $15 brand new

>Uni still getting DLC
It's like polishing a turd, you can't fix a device that's fundamentally barren

>>11452771
need chiikawa collab instead

>>11453025
get a connection rerelease instead desu

>>11453025
>What didn’t you like about 20th?
Because the X is better in every single way. Theres no progression, no sense of doing anything. Quest mode is simply there to get the required wins to meet an evolution requirement. Once you get to Stage 6 its pointless. X gives items and actually feels like a challenge and the last few stages cant be cleared without a Mega.

>>11453025
The Tama Originals screen quality varies and feels limited compared to the Connection but it’s 100% better than a Nano and 15 ain’t bad

>>11453689
Half of the X items are useless and Digivolutions during sleep are awful

>>11453714
I'm not saying its great but its better than the 20th which is simply nothing. Vpets in general are content barren trash with only the Ps, M!x/Meets, and possibly Paradise as outliers.

>>11453728
The 20th is stacked so idk what you’re talking about

>>11453728
>Vpets in general are content barren trash... M!x/Meets as outliers.
>the entry where you do jackshit but arrange marriages with moeblobs
>an outlier
Fuck no

>>11446810
He is literally me.

>>11453728
connection and uni have a lot of content too

>>11452818
nips love slightly ugly cute things. "kimo-kawaii" is the name of a specific aesthetic that exemplifies this.

>>11454041
>uni
>a lot of content
I'll give you the Connection. Forgot about it for some reason.

>>11454294
>uni
>a lot of content
it objectively does. Dunno why you seem to have such a hate boner for it

>>11453689
I was wondering about the colosseum. I got my required wins to get BlitzGreymon, but do you get anything from clearing what I’m assuming are all 100 battles? Does it give you an icon or unlock anything?

>>11454358
You unlock the boss

>>11454326
>Dunno why you seem to have such a hate boner for it
Because its an awful, low effort device that encapsulated everything wrong with digital media today?
>90s nostalgia pandering to growth stunted millennials
>FOMO shit
>DLC that you have to constantly swap between.
>online meant to connect players does the exact opposite, creating empty voids devoid of any actual player interaction. Somehow previous attempts did it better, even on 56k dial up internet.
>everything is trivialized so much that even the daycare lady is unnecessary
>hardcore focus on absolutely dogshit minigames that you have to do everyday for...
>cosmetics
>Hololive collab
>region locking
>features (personalities) that do jack shit except get retards (like you) to cope over
>tablets
>DoorDash
>ugly as shit
Thank fuck they realized how shit this all was and are walking away from all of it with Paradise.

>>11454397
almost everything you said is wrong. How can people be this retarded even over tamagotchi of all things? It's funny that you mentioned Paradise when we know it's looking like it could be the most content-barren device since the nanos, have fun with your generic animal cutesy shit and irl stands you won't get to use (but I guess that doesn't count as FOMO!!! Because you said so!!!)

>>11454409
Keep coping when they shut down your shitty minigame machine in a few months.

Also, literally nothing I said was wrong. Maybe like 2 things I listed are subjectively my opinion (online being dogshit and personalities being an awful feature). Everything else are objectively features in the Uni (bad ones) and ignoring/dismissing them is a massive cope.

>>11453971
giving anon a bone

>>11454409
>have fun with your generic animal cutesy shit
I'll take "generic animals" over the shitty white sameface waifus only coomers like any day. Although admittedly the base Uni was pretty solid about roster variety too.

>>11454411
the base game has enough content to last a long time even without a live service, and definitely more content than the Paradise will ever get
>>11454421
alright.
>90s nostalgia pandering
literal buzzwords. Even if you were referring to the roaster, the game has a good amount of representation from every tamagotchi generation
>FOMO shit
the only things you could be missing out on are the tama arena rewards which nobody gives a shit about, and it's not like there's an encyclopedia with a checklist or anything like that so why do you care
>online
it's serviceable, I'm sorry you set yourself up for disappointment but they never meant it to be anything other than what they delivered, and it's not even that awful, although they definitely could have improved upon it
>everything is trivialized
so like every other virtual pet ever aside from maybe the ocean one? If anything it actually makes it hard to get care mistakes, so it should be a good thing if we go by your criticism
>dogshit minigames
that's subjective, dance being the only objectively bad one. I personally like some of the dlc minigames, like the very berry land one
>cosmetics
yes? It's not the first time they did it, and they're cute at best and 100% optional at worst
>personalities
again, they're inoffensive and subjective, I like seeing the reactions the same tama can have when their personality is different, why would you hate it so much? They didn't cut down on development time for such a basic function man
>tablets
what? The phone thing?
>DoorDash
so you're just complaining about buying food

The points I didn't address I agree with, but it's insane how angry the Uni gets you. It's not even my favorite device, hell I like the Connection more, but I just don't get this weird hate for it when it's not worse than most other virtual pets that got released at the same price tag

>>11454505
NTA but I do think some of the complaints are pretty reasonable when it comes to the Uni.
>FOMO
The FOMO model for the Uni affects more than just the Arena Awards, since there's also montly freebies that are completely missable with no alternate means to get them. You can obtain timed accessories through Tamaverse if you're lucky, but when it comes to furniture, you miss out entirely. Personally I've been affected by it since I missed out on the "no-furniture" furniture items, something I actually wanted since it was a bandaid solution to a problem the Uni has (being unable to leave a part of the room empty to show off the background).
>online
Personally think the complaints about this one are a bit overstated but one that does stand out to me is the lack of ability to connect with one another using the internet. The Pix answered this issue earlier by having QR-based connection, so anyone can connect with each other remotely, so going back to local feels like a huge step back.
>growth trivialization
Not a problem exclusive to the Uni, but I do think saying every device that isn't Umino being easy is a bit disingenuous. The older entries tended to have some layer of challenge when it came to raising your character before the adult stage, whether it be through discipline checks or skill point requirements combined with longer growth times making it easier to rack up mistakes over time. I feel like the concept got lost over time in the color era, but the Uni's not to blame for this one, in fact, I'd argue the Uni has a different challenge in that it's harder to keep certain adults alive for much longer compared to older entries (Kuchipatchi for example gets hungrier much faster on Uni than in any past device he was on). I tend to prefer challenge during the growth phases but I do think people overstate how "easy" the Uni is to care for.

I don't think the Paradise will be as bad as you say either, it more seems like the core gameplay loop will be changed.

>>11454761
Yeah I'm retarded, I forgot downloaded items were a thing. I THINK you can get some from Tama Party, but I might be wrong, and yes that does suck major balls.
I do agree that I would've liked the choice to connect remotely, especially because I basically will never be able to get the 2 local play exclusive tama, but I also think I can sort of see why they decided against making it an online feature (and I don't condone it at all).
I personally don't think Paradise is going to be a bad device, and I might want to buy it myself, but I stand by my point that most of the new designs are very boring and, objectively, it's not going to have a large enough amount of content to compete with the Uni, but as I stated in my previous post I don't care about content (too much), it was more of an objective criticism of how they're still walking away from features they added previously and the Paradise doesn't look like the franchise-saving device a lot of people seem to think it's going to be

>>11454505
>>11454409
im curious, what makes you think that paradise will be lacking in content?

>>11454505
>the base game has enough content to last a long time even without a live service
Like what? Walking?
>definitely more content than the Paradise will ever get
The breeding alone makes the Paradise better than the Uni. Once you complete the roster the device offers nothing any other device did better
>no jobs
>awful fucking minigames
>barely any calendar events
>no farming mechanic
>the absolute barebones dating thats gone after servers get cut
>barebones pet mechanic

>doesnt get the 90s pandering
You have to be a zoomer. This device panders to 90s nostalgia harder than any device, even the original remakes. Theres literally vaporwave wallpaper and furniture and the shells are all aping off the 90s (not even the actual 90s, what zoomers think the 90s were like).
>but they never meant it to be anything other than what they delivered
The entire concept of the Tamaverse was over promised and underdelivered. The Meets app offered better interaction and 20 years later TamaTown is still unparalleled.
>so like every other virtual pet ever aside from maybe the ocean one?
Previous Tamas your shit could actually die. They stopped this around the P's but the Uni casualized it more. I tested it out and left my device unattended as a child for a week and it was still alive. Completely retarded and leaves all agency out of raising a pet.

I cant even believe I argued this long with a shit eater like you. The fact that you somehow forgot about downloadable items only confirms you're an easily pleased retard and I've wasted my time. Sure, the Uni is better than the Smart but thats comparing dogshit to catshit. The only hope for the Uni is that the servers get shut down fast and people actually care enough to do fan work on it, otherwise you're left with a brick with barebones features that decades old devices do better. Paradise is reorienting back to raising a pet, not a gay anime baby, and hopefully Bandai never listens to retards like you ever again.

>>11454960
>Like what? Walking?
yes. Even that counts as content believe it or not, and that too is something the Paradise is not going to have. I know you must be a fat virgin but there's people who enjoy bringing their vpet around with them and getting stuff for it, remember the poke walker?
>the breeding
can't believe you actually brought this up. You mean the amazing breeding that's going to change the tama's color and little to nothing else? Infinite replayability there! The M!X wasn't particularly impressive but even its barebones gene mixing feature was more fleshed out than this nothing burger
>>no jobs
>appeared in like 2 devices, and they're not going to be in the Paradise either
>>awful fucking minigames
>this shit again
you're actually retarded
>barely any calendar events
there's a good amount, and again the Paradise is not going to have that feature
>no farming mechanic
lmao
>the absolute barebones dating thats gone after servers get cut
see this is how I know I'm arguing with a retarded fucking ape, dating isn't an online feature and you've always been able to marry your tama off without an internet connection, but a mongoloid with a hate boner wouldn't know since you never even touched the damn thing
>barebones pet mechanic
again, more than what the paradise is getting

And I'm not even humoring the "90s pandering" shit when there's literally dozens of marketing campaigns for the Paradise that are trying to do the same shit. Every tamagotchi has been a 90s nostalgiabait fest, you just want to hate on this one for some insane reason
>the entire concept
the entire concept of the Tamaverse was to deliver on a live service, which they did and are still doing, nothing more than that. If you don't want to accept it it's your own retardation but don't come sperging out here.
>gay anime baby
see I'm just arguing with a redditor here, I should've realized way sooner but I know it's my fault

also caring that much about downloadable items only tells me that you're much more of a whiny baby than I thought. You complain that the items are shit, and then you complain that you're going to miss out on those shitty items, it's like I'm arguing with a fucking toilet

Dont care, didnt read. Thanks for reading my post though :^)
As I said, Paradise is reorienting back to raising a pet, not a gay anime baby, and hopefully Bandai never listens to retards like you ever again.

Dont care, didnt read. Thanks for reading my post though :^)
As I said, Paradise is reorienting back to raising a pet, not a gay anime baby, and hopefully Bandai never listens to retards like you ever again.
You lost
You missed
Seethe and go back to Redit. They love the Uni there.

>>11454994
You did read and you have no retort, just proving my point more.
also
>unironically using the :^) face
>telling somebody else to go back to "Redit"
have fun with your barebones Paradise man, can't wait to see you here in a couple of months complaining about how little there is to do with your 60$ pet that plays itself

>unironically using the :^) face
Literally go back.

>>11430011 (OP)
so is it good or is most tamas being blobs get boring?

>>11455026
It could be. Do you like their designs? There's still a couple of the classics like Mametchi and Kuchipatchi and they're always good, but the game might end up being a little too overwhelming or not engaging enough depending on how they chose to tackle this planet thing

>>11455026
Its not out yet so we dont know but theres a redit troon in this thread that will tell you all about how shit it is.

>>11455038
Oh I thought it already released my bad.

>>11455042
lmao yeah, the faggot defending the Paradise sure knows how to shill right
>>11455043
it should come out in around a month or 2 from now depending on where you live

Calling out how shitty the Uni is somehow defending the Paradise. I simply said the "Paradise is reorienting back to raising a pet, not a gay anime baby, and hopefully Bandai never listens to retards like you ever again."
I aint defending shit and have absolutely no expectations after the garbage that was the Uni. Swore off all modern vpets because the Uni was just that trash but the Paradise may reel me back in. If its shit, I'm done. You're the fucking shill, for a garbage v"""""""""""pet"""""""""""nonetheless. Jesus, imagine shilling for the Uni lmao

>>11455090
so what, you're reading now? You're still the same retard that randomly attacked the uni and keeps saying the Paradise is reorienting back to *headcanon* when from all we've seen it looks like it could be the least engaging v pet in existence. Keep denying shit and keep spouting reddit, that still won't make you less of a retard. You basically derailed an entire thread just to attack a random toy you hate, THIS is how retarded you are. Throw a lenny face or two around next, it's not like you can look any more retarded than you already are

:^)

you lost.

:^)

Any scans of the new Corner Shop/Puchipuchi Omisecchi official fanbook? I'm curious to see the interviews with Jinco and Dokomusu, and where the series goes from here. There's been a lot of pandering to Plus/Connection-era Tamagotchi and Corner Shop in general, so it makes me wonder if we'll see more of that down the line.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

>>11455166
The amount of times technical difficulties have happened with the Uni's pretty insane. When the Doritama School DLC released alongside a Tamaverse event, the servers completely shat itself for a few days.

>>11455183
Oh great, another Paradise shill. How dare you say anything bad about the Uni.

>>11455224
NTA but you're acting like a faggot

>>11455005
It’s 45 bucks

The Paradise and Uni will be alive side by side, they appeal to different tastes and that’s okay.

>>11455781
it's not, it's going to be 60 bucks in most countries, including mine, just like the Uni was
>>11455786
I agree, which is why I'm looking forward to it hoping they showed us the most surface level content they could have. Regardless, I'd be happy if people can enjoy it as much as they want to

>>11455891
It’s 45

>>11456052
Why is your money symbol a hairy boob?

>>11456052
>ordering from Amazon
Well there's your first mistake

>>11456152
why is yours not a hairy boob
>>11456184
>ordering from Amazon
they don't sell it anywhere else, same thing with the Uni.
We didn't even get the Pix, Connection Remake or most of the nanos officially here

>>11456221
In my country I was only able to find one connection. You can find cheap bootlegs everywhere, you can find the P1 or P2 on most toy stores, hell you can even find Punirunes, but no pix or uni.

>>11456221
Did you at least get the eva one?

>>11456261
it's a disgrace really, thank god for marketplace sites. I snagged most of my devices at bargain prices from french resellers. For some reason they pretty much got every single tamagotchi in existence, and they can afford to sell them at like 1/4th of the price..
>>11456275
Nope. The only nanos we got were the Choppertchi, some of the Demon Slayer ones, the Star Wars ones and I think we should be getting the Peanuts one too

>>11456286
Snoopy is cute

>>11456338
I agree!
And the shell and case designs look great, too bad it's a nano so I won't be buying it just for the collection aspect of it and the gameplay itself sucks

>>11455026
>>11455038
I'm kind of expecting Tamagotchi to lean in on simpler designs for some time, since the current revival/boom trend in Japan happened because of OG and Connection-era nostalgia for older audiences, and new fans learning about it through memes and streamers streaming the video games (almost all of which came from the original era like Hoshi de Hakken and 64 de Hakken alongside the obvious Corner Shop series they're nostalgia pandering to right now).

>>11456401
Yeah the nanos are just not fun but I can’t pass up snoopy

>>11430014
These are really cute but, damn, that price.

>>11456852
You cant handle 40 bucks?

>>11456221
Try looking for local toy/electronic stores that have pre orders online. All the local places in my area that I've checked are selling it for the exact price bandai have listed on their website.

>>11456935
oh trust me, I've tried. It seems like not a single retail shop here carries bamco pets, the only time I've seen one is when I found a store which sold Unis at like 50 bucks. Makes me wonder why they even included Italian as a language when we can't even buy them

Will the paradise orders be back up on amazon or did we get fucked by scalpers?

>>11456932
I can but it's a bit much for something with so little content, isn't it? Guess it depends on the build quality of the shell. The dial looks like a big failure point.

>>11457323
>I can but it's a bit much for something with so little content
What is this meme? Its not even out yet.

>>11457409
They told us pretty much everything that will be on the device already, including "secret" characters.

i love gay anime babies

>>11457428
>including "secret" characters.
Every Tamagotchi reveals "secret" characters prerelease since they tend to have connection or hard requirements. This isn't new to the Paradise
>Oyajitchi, Sekitoritchi and Charitchi in the Oritama
>Paparatchi in the Keitama and Akatama
>Makiko, Tensaitchi, Nonbiritchi and the Hatenazoku in the Entama
>Makiko and Kuromametchi in the Famitama and the "Pure" families
The list goes on.

>>11457428
From that video of the person playtesting it, theres a bunch of stuff on it that they did mention.

>>11457428
The box says there's 50 activities, we only know like a dozen of them

>>11457428
From that video of the person playtesting it, theres a bunch of stuff on it that they didnt mention.

>>11455090
this. uni was a huge disappointment that you literally have to pretend to like. such a missed opportunity. Literally all they had to do was basically make a +color in a smaller form factor with built in tamatown and the ability to connect with friends remotely and instead all we got was decade old outrun aesthetic, a hollow and ugly tamatown replacement, and off-brand acnh features. the only game that's worth playing is dlc.

>>11456275
eva one is goated. saw someone mod one to have an orange backlight and be rechargeable via dc barrel jack.

>>11457323
this is a color tamagotchi with all sorts of features for less than 60 dollars. unheard of since the plus color released. because 2 connections >>>>>> 1 uni
but
1 paradise >>>>>>> 1.5 connections

>>11457623
To be honest I couldn't make it all the way through that video because of the person's filthy nails. Anyway, it seems as if the Sky device has the most new characters so that's the one I'll try and get.

>>11457919
>eva one is goated
I really wanted to like it but its entire gimmick is not touching it for as long as possible.

the Uni hate is so forced
>>11457930
>it seems as if the Sky device has the most new characters
I mean, considering you'll eventually be able to get all of them regardless, shouldn't you pick the shell you like the most aesthetically?

>>11457936
>its entire gimmick is not touching it for as long as possible.
Is that the eva nano specifically, or all nanos?

>>11458029
Eva specifically. When it goes into the cocoon form your evolution is determined by how long it was in the cocoon.

>>11457972
>most expensive Tama device
>falls short in every aspect
>took a full year for the Tamaverse to be fully functional
>the Uni hate is so forced

>>11458072
didn't the pix cost just as much at launch? I guess one could argue that it didn't have DLCs in the same way the Uni had, but I think Uni has a stronger emphasis on progressive customization. Speaking of which, the new tama arena accessories are pretty cute. But yeah as I was saying, each device appeals to a different kind of player, saying one sucks over the other I feel kinda undermines what the franchise is about. Or we can just say the Uni sucks shit if you'd rather do that

>>11457930
>most new characters
what are you talking about?

>>11458128
>each device appeals to a different kind of player, saying one sucks over the other I feel kinda undermines what the franchise is about.
Not that guy but I always hated the "everything is good" cop-out, people should be allowed to voice their gripes.
Personally I find the Uni disappointing due to a mix of >>11454761 combined with a few more things, the UI/menuing being much slower compared to the BW LCD entries (doubled by the fact that a lot of the "real" content is timed online content, so you end up having to wait for downloads and connecting to do things that are much snappier in old entries) which makes it feel much less pick-up-and-play, along with a bunch of carryovers from the Smart (my personal least favorite and the one I outright dislike) worldbuilding-wise that make the entry feel more "insular" (less focus on locales and the world of Tamagotchi and NPC characters are all that bland white bird thing instead of actually showcasing what the franchise is about).
There are some good things that came with the Uni, but they sort of feel like a double-edged sword. Customization's nice but in-turn baby, child and teen stages all have adult-sized bodies to be able to wear said cosmetics so the sense of growth is gone (though fast growths since the early Color era already made this an issue in a different way, this now extends visually), downloadable content is nice especially compared to physical DLC modules they used in the past, but them cheaping out on storage space and being unable to hold more than one DLC or even swap out while having a different DLC de-incentivizes ever using anything more than the free Berry Land or whatever comes bundled with the special shells since it means losing all your progress, and the rechargeable battery carried over from the Smart is nice, but still being required to take the entire device apart to replace it stinks.

It's a mixed bag. At the very least, I like it more than the Smart and gene mix entries.

>>11458170
>I always hated the "everything is good" cop-out
I agree 100%, I do too. I wasn't exactly trying to imply that every device is good or that one specific device is bad, I was trying to explain how every device has something they excel at and something they don't. I share the sentiment that the Uni specifically is a mixed bag, hell it's not even close to being one of my favorite tama, but I also recognize that some of the things it set out to do - live service, tons of customization, downloadable content - make it as much as a unique pet as any of the others. The flaws are there, and they're evident, but (sadly) almost every single device has some glaring issues that can make it or break it for somebody. The pix's abysmal touch buttons, the connection's restrictions when you don't have a device to connect to, the M!X's lack of content, they're all there, but each of these devices still has something that most others don't and that will make them somebody's favorite or most hated pet depending on what they want from them. Me personally, I don't mind any of these flaws too much and I like almost all of the tama pets that ever released, and while I dislike the Nanos for their complete lack of content, I also realize that they were intended more as "fan" items than as vpets. Do I think it's dumb? Absolutely, but I'm not gonna tell lilo and stitch fans that their nano stitch is a fucking piece of shit because they didn't want a fully fleshed out vpet. Or if they wanted one, I will agree with them and tell them that it's a completely reasonable complaint, but I myself don't see it as the absolute evil somebody else might.
Idk, maybe I'm just too much of a faggot or something
>inb4 yeah you are
I know

the pacman nano is pretty good

>>11458303
Only ever played with the Eva and Anya and was majorly disappointed

>>11458148
The Sky Field has the fewest returns (Land has the most) so if you wanted to play with as many new tamas as soon as possible the Purple Sky device is the one to get.

>>11458170
>screen speed
also this oh my gosh. It should not take over a minute to buy food feed your tamagotchi. Even the plus color had snappier menus. I do not understand how they fumbled this and I hope the paradise improves this. At least the paradise will be more fun.

>>11458227
my thing with the uni is that it so easily could have been a slam dunk. The color devices were so big and clunky for awhile and the characters descended into lovelitchi clones. Then the smart came out at a connection-ish size and rechargeable batteries but the buttons were fake. The uni got me back into the hobby because it looked like a dream come true, but online was so disappointing and the device is so slow.
imagine if we had a mailbox feature but with friend codes so you could send items and visits to each other... just so disappointing.

>>11458434
you have autism

>>11458631
Theres this channel that got a Paradise early.
https://youtu.be/C4n3_CNGAlM?si=YsNpubAOq5A-ke29&t=360
It looks like menus are still slow, seems like its intentional for some God forsaken reason since its been like this since the Smart. The Pix didnt have this problem but japs love to waste time with menu transition and load screens I guess. The logo flash and then another transition to the actual room was so annoying on the Uni.

>>11446810
Spermduck

>>11458643
This is the only place on the internet where people "argue" by pretending that the other person doesn't understand something that doesn't have anything to do with the price of eggs. I know that you unlock all the Fields, though we don't know how or how long it will take. I knew that from the start. All I said was, if you want the biggest selection of new characters right from the beginning, that is the Sky device because it starts on the Sky Field which has the most new tamas in it. You didn't need to make a whole big argument about it, gosh.

There are valid criticisms of the Uni, but turning it into "the Uni is an irredeemable piece of shit evil waste of plastic" etc blows it way out of proportion

Someone got Tamagotchi Plaza a few weeks early. No Uni connectivity shown off yet, but it seems like the device has some life left in it since the entire playable roster and most of the NPC lineup comes from it, along with the fact that you can link the two of them up for bonus items (the same way Corner Shop 3 and Ninki no Omise let you get content for the Connection V4 and M!X respectively).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu00ZXp1R5M
Will say, I do miss the old games' 2D artstyle a lot, something about the models doesn't quite feel right.

>>11458754
>the Uni is an irredeemable piece of shit evil waste of plastic
You're the only one saying this.

>>11458640
While I still stand by the fact that they probably never meant to make it a feature, it does feel like a missed opportunity to make a v-pet with online capabilities but no means of using them to directly interact with other Tama. I wonder if people might eventually be able to mod something like that in, maybe once the servers finally close down
>>11458679
The video is directed in such a cute way that it gave me a cavity!! I need more of this cute retard in my feed
>>11458735
I won't call you autistic, but I'm still wondering why you would rather choose the one with an initial roster that most likely won't take long to unlock on the other devices anyways instead of picking based on its actual appearance which you won't be able to change later
>>11458776
I don't mind the 3d models, they can look cute sometimes. We've still got the actual tama devices for the 2d sprites, we should really start worrying when they decide to release a 3d tama though..
>>11458836
I've definitely read it from multiple posts in this thread before anon's

>>11458884
I think I'd be more receptive to the 3D models if the lighting didn't look so plastic and cheap. It's not horrible looking, at least, the models for most of the character themselves feel pretty accurate to how they looked in art format, minus the outlining.
I think the biggest issue stylistically happens with Kuchizoku characters like Kuchipatchi, Yattatchi and Sebiretchi, where the lips blend into the model due to the lighting or look out of place since their designs inherently rely on cheated angles that only work in 2D format.
That said, characters like Kuchipatchi always had it rough design-wise over time. Kenji Watanabe's original artwork for him focused on giving him a unique silhouette so he's easily identifiable and stands out and never gave him a "forward-facing" design. Early JINCO art matched that, but also started including forward-facing art that focuses less on his silhouette before that became the default, and later v-pet entries shelved the profile view entirely (either for gene mixing or cosmetic compatibility purposes). I think the design deterioration ends up being amplified by 3D models however.

>>11458884
The secret characters on the Paradise are exclusive to their specific device. If you just pick the best-looking one you'll only be able to get the idiotic-looking fish guy on it.

>>11458891
Kuchipatchi should never look forward.

>>11458884
>The video is directed in such a cute way that it gave me a cavity!!
I found it extremely annoying, especially when people just want to see the Paradise, but to each their own.

>>11458884
>The video is directed in such a cute way that it gave me a cavity!!
I found it extremely annoying, especially when I just want to see the Paradise, but to each their own.

this has been a pretty nice tmgc thread.
I hope the next one will be good too.

>>11458927
this is really disappointing. i guess it's better than digimon still

>>11458891
>plastic and cheap
Yeah, totally. I wonder how much of that is the Switch's fault
Kuchipatchi always felt like a character you weren't supposed to look at from any other angle. I feel like they still kinda managed to not make him look awful from the front but yeah >>11458933 is right, his mouth should work like Mickey Mouse's ears

>>11458927
is that what the FAQ meant? I thought it was saying you would only be able to get a specific color of the secret character, but it's worded in such a way that it makes it sound like every secret character is exclusive to a specific... color? Like, of the shell? Weird choice of words..
In which case I guess it's understandable to pick based on that, but I feel like all 3 secret characters that have been shown are kinda the same in the sense that.. I don't particularly care about any of them. Maybe the dragon kinda.

>>11458935
Maybe. But you can skip that anyways, and if you have to present the video in such a way, I'd rather a cute retarded mascot than.... pic related

The way I interpret it, regardless of the color of your own paradise:
>connection breed with pink = land special
>connection breed with purple = sky special
>connection breed with blue = sea special

still shit, but surely they wouldn't make characters completely unobtainable

>>11459140
Idk why it’s shit when you can get them all despite the device