The original pet simulation, Tamagotchi ("Eggy" in English) was a Godzilla-sized hit with teens back in 1996. Last Spring, an infrared breeding version of the toy sold out across Japan.

Even across the Pacific Ocean, you can hear shrieks of delight as the Tamagotchi DS game hits store shelves today. Not longer a simple pet sim, the Dual Screen version is a business game. With the help of the Tamagotchi characters, players open a shop (a bakery, a flower shop, a beauty salon, etc.) and try to expand their operations via a series of mini-games.

The game comes barreling towards American middle schools early next year.

DS Tamagotchi [Official Site]
Infrared Lovin' [Wired Magazine]

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