The number of connections remaining for a day is indicated at the clock screen by the number of hearts appearing underneath the time display.ĭuring the initial setup of the Tamagotchi Friends, after setting the clock, the user must choose between three eggs one of them with spots, one with stripes and one with a heart shape. The number of times Tamagotchi Friends can bump with a friend is limited to 5 per day. This method is called "bumping." By doing this, players can visit their friend's Tamagotchi, exchange presents, send messages, and earn Gotchi Points. Tamagotchi Friends features a new method of communication replacing infrared called "near field communication" (abbreviated as NFC) that allows two toys to interact when touched back to back. The sprites are now larger, with the biggest size up to 20x20 pixels, and sprites now include shades of gray for certain character features. The unit takes 2 AAA batteries, which are loaded into a battery compartment at the bottom of the unit, which is held in by a single screw.Ĭharacter sprites are also significantly revised from previous models. The Tamagotchi Friends has no infrared port all connecting features are done through NFC technology. The initial release has no background printing later production models and all USA models have printing on the top and bottom edges, forming the rows for the icons. It has a 4-part greyscale screen, similar to that of the TamaTown Tama-Go. There is a plastic frame surrounding the front of the shell, and a faceplate that may either have a printed patter, or be translucent, revealing diamond-like effects around the top left and bottom right. The design of Tamagotchi Friends strongly resembles the Tamagotchi iD L. The toy line has been nominated by Time to Play in the People’s Play Awards for Toy Tech in October 9, 2014. The new website, replacing what was originally Music City was released on November 23, 2013, featuring character biographies, news, and games.
The upgrade contains six new shell designs and features 11 minigames, 5 new locations and 5 new characters.Īlong with the virtual pet, the series included additional merchandise, such as toy sets and character figurines. Īn updated version, the Tamagotchi Friends: Dream Town Digital Friend, was released in May 2015. It was later released in Belgium, Germany, and France in early 2014 and in Russia later on in May 2014.Ī second wave of shells were released in the United Kingdom and the product was initially released in Canada on Augbefore finally being released in the United States on Augas a Toys 'R' Us exclusive. The Tamagotchi Friends: Digital Friend, better known by the simplified name Tamagotchi Friends, is a virtual pet toy of the Tamagotchi Connection franchise released by Bandai in Spain, Poland and the United Kingdom on December 26, 2013. For more articles with the same name, please see Tamagotchi Friends (disambiguation). This article is about the Tamagotchi toy.
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