--- description: Everyone's favorite nostalgic toy Tamagotchi is coming back. Here's what the new models will be like. title: Tamagotchis Are Coming Back So You Can Practice Parenting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte226d5a32b4f7cc1/6988e134096a94409169fecb/tamagotchi-returns.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tamagotchis Are Coming Back So You Can Practice Great Parenting Skills  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 10, 2017 2:59 PM CUT  TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 30: Tamagotchi - Saara Muhaseen, 11, plays with her tamagotchi. (Charla Jones/Toronto Star via Getty Images) TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 30: Tamagotchi - Saara Muhaseen, 11, plays with her tamagotchi. (Charla Jones/Toronto Star via Getty Images)Charla Jones—Toronto Star via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 10, 2017 2:59 PM CUT If you’re of a certain age and ilk, you probably remember the popularity of [the Tamagotchi](http://fortune.com/video/2017/04/12/tamagotchi-is-back-for-its-20th-anniversary/ "undefined"): a small virtual pet contained in an egg-shaped keychain that needed constant attention (feeding, cleaning, and of course, loving) to survive. For [a ’90s kid](http://time.com/4035260/nickelodeon-classic-splat/ "undefined"), a Tamagotchi was a way to practice the responsibility of caring for something without real-life consequences. Now, grown ’90s-kids and a new generation alike can put their care taking skills to good use caring for Tamagotchis again because Bandai is re-releasing the tiny virtual pets in honor of the toy’s 20th anniversary. According to [_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/tamagotchi-pocket-pals-return-for-20th-anniversary-w507970 "undefined"), the new iterations will be sold at different online retailers on November 5 for $15 each and are available in six different styles that pay homage to the original designs from the 1997 launch in Japan. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4975822/tamagotchi-re-release/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4975822/tamagotchi-re-release/"},"headline":"Tamagotchis Are Coming Back So You Can Practice Great Parenting Skills","datePublished":"2017-10-10T14:59:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:47:54.173Z","description":"Everyone's favorite nostalgic toy Tamagotchi is coming back. Here's what the new models will be like.","url":"https://time.com/4975822/tamagotchi-re-release/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Technology","viral","Bizarre","kids","Business"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte226d5a32b4f7cc1/6988e134096a94409169fecb/tamagotchi-returns.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte226d5a32b4f7cc1/6988e134096a94409169fecb/tamagotchi-returns.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tamagotchi","caption":"Tamagotchi","creditText":"Charla Jones—Toronto Star via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4975822/tamagotchi-re-release/","name":"Tamagotchis Are Coming Back So You Can Practice Great Parenting Skills"}}]}] ```