Tamagotchi’s History Featured on Asahi TV’s ‘I want to know about Osamu Hayashi now!’
We love a little history lesson! On February 15th, 2024 there was a segment about the history of Tamagotchi on the television program ‘I want to know about Osamu Hayashi now!’ Which is a television program featuring Osamu Hayashi the most famous juku school teacher in Japan, known for his iconic phrase ”Ima desho" ("Why not now?").
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The segment covers the Tamagotchi Original launch back in 1996 & 1997. They really focus on the popularity overseas in the United States and we got to see the line at FAO Schwarz, a toy store formerly in Manhattan, New York on fifth avenue, which is now located at Rockefeller Plaza. How have we never seen this picture before?
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Osamu Hayashi also mentions that Tamagotchi is still popular today, quoting that sales from January to September 2023 were approximately 2.22 million units worldwide. With new models being released after one another, and spotlighting ht new Tamagotchi Uni’s Wi-Fi capabilities.
