Tamagotchi Connection V4 - Translucent White

by Bandai

Product Features

• Online community and interactivity with passwords
• Gotchi point system: player is awarded points at each stage of growth and players earn points for playing games
• Over 20 new characters in this version: 52 total
• There are single or 2 player games: 6 total
• Dictate your Characters' Education, Career and Lifestyle

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 6 x 8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000MDE6D2
• Item model number: 19612
• Manufacturer recommended age: 7 - 11 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #174,185 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Kids can communicate with friends using the new Tamagotchi Connection with infrared capabilities, similar to versions 1,2 & 3. Stores up to 45 friends' characters in the Friend list (flash memory). Each character the player receives is based on how well the Tamagotchi is cared for. Several generations can be raised in one Tamagotchi with proper care and feeding. Notes: This item is only available to ship to addresses in the USA and Canada. Bandai America requires that this item ships only to North America. Orders & Preorders with shipping addresses outside the USA & Canada will be cancelled; we apologize for the inconvenience

Product Description

Everyone's favorite virtual pet is now four times better! Version 4 of the Tamagotchi Connection is chock-full of cool updates and features, but remains the same great electronic pal as the original. You can continue to earn more Gotchi prizes at tamatown.com. Keep in touch with friends using the new Tamagotchi Connection with infrared capabilities similar to previous versions. Store up to 45 friends on your "friend list." Play games, gift gifts to other friends, and so much more!

Tamagotchi Version 4 means three exciting new games to discover and over 20 new characters (a total of 52)! Measures approximately 2.5". Requires 3V battery, included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New levels of reality for Tamagotchi, May 1, 2007

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Xeokym "xeokym" (mooooo jerzeeee) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tamagotchi Connection V4 - Translucent White (Toy)

I have been collecting Tamagotchis since the first wave original one I got in 1996, and I've had Tamagotchi Angel, Ocean, Forest, Mini, and all the versions of Tamagotchi Connection. These latest ones (v.4) have corrected some of the more annoying problems of the older versions, namely being overly-needy and pooping too much, and are much more fun to take care of since they're not getting sick every half hour just because you didn't clean up a poop. The main thing, though, that makes these so much fun is the ability to go online, "log in" to Tama Town, and get codes that gives your virtual pet items, food and things to do. Make sure you make use of going online while you can...once the version becomes defunct, it won't be supported online anymore.

While you can get away easily without having tama-friends to communicate with, you will probably want to have 2 (if you lack friends who likewise own Tamagotchis). The v.4 can communicate with all past versions of Tamagotchi Connection, but is most interactive with its own kind. While giving each other presents and visiting is cute, the real fun is when they fall in love and have offspring together. Each mate gets a baby, and the baby is taken care of by the parent until it grows a bit, at which time the parent "leaves" (or dies) and the baby is your new tama. I always make sure I start off with a girl and a boy so they fall for each other. But if you haven't got a mate to communicate with, your tama can still have a baby, as (when the right time comes) a matchmaker will come along and provide a mate for your tama and you can accept or decline.

One complaint is, why are these things STILL in black and white!? By now color LCDs are pretty standard fare, and 10 years after the original Tamagotchi debuted, you'd think by NOW they'd manage to make them in color. Another complaint I have is that the battery they come with are pretty short-lived. In the old tamagotchis they came with 2 L44's which could literally last for 3 or more years! These new batteries are flat and about the size of a quarter, and I have yet to have one last for a full year! Usually they die out after a few months, or even less, and the LCD nearly fades away when using the connection mode. Apparently connecting with another unit saps a lot of its energy, and if the battery is already low on juice, it may just make the tamagotchi have an error and reset. This isn't too big of a deal as you can "download" your past pet, so you don't lose all the data, but still it's highly annoying.

At any rate, Tamagotchis are still as fun as ever, and there are plenty of new characters as well as secret items and other things to uncover, so they'll keep you endlessly busy. You can even put the unit on pause (hold down A and push B). I have always loved the translucent colors and this is probably my favorite one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, July 7, 2007

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Mossman (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tamagotchi Connection V4 - Translucent White (Toy)

I am supervising my 10 year old daughter in writing her review below.

This toy is awesome!!! It teaches you how to take care of a pet. It is very durable. I have dropped it many times and it still is fine.

You take care of a pet and here is how it works. First the scale tells you if your pet is hungry, if its happy, training, skill points, age, weight, name, gender, generation, points and user name. With the chef you can feed it meals or snacks. With the toilet you clean up its poo. With the baseball and bat you can play games, play with items, shop, put in passwords, and see sovineers. With the heart you can go to Pre-K, School, or Work, connect with other tamas, and go on tamatown. With the voice icon you can praise or scold your pet. Next on them medicine bag you give it medicine. On the envelope you can check your mail. Finally on the news paper you can wrap presents, check your friends, check your history and parents, and donate points to the king. And the faces light up when it needs attention.

This is very fun!!!! But DO NOT bring it to school! Instead leave it at home paused( hold down A and B).

Hope this helped!

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun for a little, August 22, 2010

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Kitkat - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tamagotchi Connection V4 - Translucent White (Toy)

It is the funnest, cutest thing... for about 10 days. I grew attached to my grown upTamagotchi (a Kuchipachi to be exact), but then he had a baby and left me, and i abandoned the toy. Then again I am 18 years old.