Tamagotchi v2 is back!

I owned one of the tamagotchi way back then when it was so popular. I still remember, I got so crazy about it till i bought few versions of it(some which isn't the original version). There were so much duplicates(clones) which I was not know at that moment. I thought it was another version of it. There was another-type of virtual pet at that time, the digimon. It was my favourite pet way back. Memories...

"We've always wanted to try to revive the tamagotchi because the craze ended so fast," said Takeiuchi Hongo, Bandai's 51-year-old chief tamagotchi officer, admitting that the company was caught off guard when the toy became a sudden phenomenon in the 1990s, particularly among high school girls and young women.

The latest versions in Japan ,launched in 2004 and priced at about $25, come with communications capabilities so tamagotchis can meet each other and play games through an infrared sensor.

The pets can grow into adults that hold down jobs and even get married to someone else's tamagotchi. Once the couple has babies -- always twins so each owner gets a baby -- the parents disappear to Planet Tamagotchi, which the children can visit via a personal computer.

A badly brought up tamagotchi pet could turn into a snake or a thief, but a diligent owner can raise up to 999 generations. Read...

Now they're back. With even great features. But i'm wondering myself, if i'll still get crazy with it. Probably yes, and probably no. Well, for now, programming is more "hot" for me.

Anyhow, who know, I may bought one myself for a collection ;)