Tamagotchi Connections have arrived!
On March 20, 2004 Bandai launched Tamagotchi Plus, a new enhanced version of the original Tamagotchi virtual pet (originally released in 1996). Tamagotchi Plus is available in stores only in Japan. New Tamagotchis were also released to the European market in late May of 2004. These English language pets, going by the name Tamagotchi Connexion, are almost identical to the Japanese Tamagotchi Plus (only the language and a few minor items have changed). Tamagotchi Connection, the USA cousin of the Tamagotchi Connexion and Tamagotchi Plus, was released on August 15, 2004.
The Tamagotchi (たまごっち, IPA: tamaɡotꜜtɕi) is a handheld digital pet, created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai.It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and May 1, 1997 in the rest of the world, quickly becoming one. The Tamagotchi Connection Version 4 (titled the Tamagotchi Jinsei Version 4 outside America, or simply the V4) is a Tamagotchi released in January 2007. It is based primarily off of the Chou Jinsei Enjoi Tamagotchi Plus, though features several Tamagotchi Connection Version 3 and Tamagotchi Connection.