New Tamagotchi: Price, Where And When You Can Buy One

Before pre-teens had cell phones or tablets to constantly tend to, answering Snapchats and messages there was an entirely different electronic they were all obsessed with. The Tamagotchi toy that conveniently attached to your backpack or keychain and fit in the palm of your hand that required constant attention reigned over the teen toy world for years. Come Sunday, the toy will be back on shelves.

The electronic egg-shaped toy that housed a pixilated digital pet got a slight upgrade but will be back very much appearing like its original form. The Tamagotchi will be released by the company Bandai America and is set for a Nov. 5 release to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the toy with a suggested retail price of $14.99.

Where to buy a new Tamagotchi:

The new mini Tamagotchi was wildly popular during the pre-order and as a result they’re sold out at a lot of stores online before they’ve even been released. But this doesn’t mean you can’t show up in person to try to score one on Sunday.

Toys R Us will stock the toy, although the pre order online is currently sold out in all colors.

Amazon will also be selling the toy once it’s released. Some of the colors are already sold out and the prices are raised up to about $30 on average on the site as of the Friday before the release, but they might drop once it’s officially released. The toy will be available at Walmart and Target as well, but it’s sold out there as well for the pre order.

Potential buyers on Twitter were already tweeting about getting one of the new toys and how they were excited for the upcoming release.

Even though the toy was originally made for children, it’s now such a nostalgic item that adults are trying to get Tamagotchis to remind them of their childhood.

“Pre-order response for the Tamagotchi device from old and new fans alike was really incredible with the initial allotment selling out in less than 48 hours in some cases. Tamagotchi is tracking as one of must-have toys this holiday season,” the Marketing Director for Bandai America, Tara Badie, said in a press release. The digital pet first became available in Japan in 1996 but wasn’t available in the U.S. until a year later.

This trailer from way back shows the toy and what you have to look forward to if you buy one: