Tamagotchi Friends
© 2014 Bandai Namco Games America Inc.
About the size of a large goose egg (much larger than any previous version of Tamagotchi) the 2014 edition of Tamagotchi takes the "take care of a virtual pet" theme up a notch, by letting your Tamagotchi socialize with friends. When any two Tamagochi devices are placed back-to-back, they make friends (if only it were that easy with children). The pixelated LED creatures can jump from screen to screen, share a birthday party and so on. But here's the catch -- you must own two or more other $20 Tamagotchi's in order to use these features. This isn't unlike the Furby "buy one, want another" scheme. Runs on 2 AAA batteries.
$20, Smart Toy
Teaches: socialization, taking care of a simulated living creature