Bandai announced that a new Tamagotchi model based on the Detective Conan (or Case Closed outside of Japan) manga anime series will appear. More information and details about the new collaboration Tamagotchi will appear at a later date. [Thanks, Dengeki Online!]
At the time of writing, there is no information on which Detective Conan characters will be featured in the new Tamagotchi toy, nor how will the mini-games work. Given how the Detective Conan manga and anime series features many murder mystery cases, it is unclear if the new Tamagotchi will feature this aspect of the series in any form.
Many Tamagotchi collaborations with popular anime series have appeared in the past. Some of them have involved raising a generic character into one of the main characters in their respective series, while others have featured classic Tamagotchi characters dressed as characters from its collaboration anime series.
In other related news, Uniqlo recently announced the release of a new line of Detective Conan collaboration t-shirts. More information about the Detective Conan or Case Closed Tamagotchi will appear at a later date.
The Detective Conan (or Case Closed) anime is streaming on Crunchyroll, and Viz Media handles the localization and release of the manga.
