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Bandai Namco announced a 30th anniversary celebratory edition of its virtual pet called the Mametchi Memories Tamagotchi Nano Colorful. The first round of pre-orders for the ¥6,600 devices is live on the Japanese branch of Premium Bandai, and a second run is planned due to the current demand. They are expected to debut in August 2026. As Bandai Namco does eventually release these worldwide via Premium Bandai and stores like Amazon, we may eventually see them everywhere. Smaller stores like Meccha Japan did put up listings.
The gimmick behind this Tamagotchi is that you only raise the Mametchi character. This is the recurring character with big eyes, blush on their cheeks, black ears, and a yellow body. The announcement teased 20 versions of the characters who could appear based on the pet’s appearance since the devices debuted in 1996. As this is a color model, it will feature a changing background to match the ones from the devices as well, and versions of the character from color devices will be in color. There will also be UI and minigame changes that reflect the generation represented. Also, as with the themed Tamagotchi Nano models like the Hello Kitty ones, other virtual pets in the series will stop by to visit your Mametchi as guests.
Here are the first infographics highlighting the characters who will appear and hinting at some of the minigames.
There are also some initial photos of the two designs available. Both reference the 30th anniversary of the toys. However, one features a translucent yellow case and the other is a solid blue case with Tamagotchi designs.
The Tamagotchi Nano Colorful line is a relatively new series for the virtual pet. The first one was a Detective Conan model, and that was followed by Hololive Vtuber, Blue Lock, and Precure variants. None of those three types appeared worldwide.
The Mametchi Memories Tamagotchi Nano Colorful 30th anniversary virtual pet models will appear in Japan in August 2026. There’s no word regarding a worldwide release yet.
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