The Tamagotchi Pix and Pix Party’s main allure are that they’re currently the only models with a camera—albeit a meager one, reminiscent of the camera phone you might’ve had back in 2005.

Tamagotchi Paradise introduces a ton of new, more animal-like characters than we've been seeing in recent years, and they're really cute. (Don't worry, Mametchi, Mimitchi and a few other existing ...

I love how the Tamagotchi Uni Sanrio Characters model and Sanrio Puroland Tamaverse are handled. It really makes it easy to quickly start integrating the mascots into your virtual pet’s life.

The company relaunched the original Tamagotchi in 2017 to mark the toy’s 20th anniversary, and in 2021, Bandai Namco launched the Tamagotchi Pix, a Tamagotchi with a camera on it.

Sometimes these experiments don't work out as well as we'd like them to — the flat buttons introduced with Tamagotchi Pix were kind ... be able to create unique characters through breeding.