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Tamagotchi on mobile is the virtual pet we never really asked for

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Tamagotchi on mobile is the virtual pet we never really asked for

If you're a child of the 90s, you'll think of the word 'Tamagotchi' with two opinions. One - fond childhood memories. Two - nightmarish childhood trauma.

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Twenty years after the game's release, Bandai Namco released a trailer starring everyone's (least) favourite digital pet in My Tamagotchi Forever. Rather than having your pixelated pet encased in indestructible, pink plastic, you'll soon be able to get it using your smartphone - and graphically upgraded, too.

To makes things a little more interesting than just giving it a graphical update it's been brought into AR, summoning it into the real world. Now you can experience your digi-friend complaining about how hungry it is, watching it poop on your bed, and potentially murdering it in the comfort of your own home. Aww.

There's no release date for it just yet but it'll be launching on iOS and Android sometime in 2018. What do you guys think? Is this your idea of a dream? Or are you dreading reliving your childhood nightmares? Let us know in the comments below.

Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.