Tamagochi's are back!

I remember Tamagotchi hitting the streets in 1998, it was an "IN" thing at that moment, people were playing with these egg shaped device around, which only had a little chicken. Then came the pirates making all sorts of version, you get dinosaur, lizards, monsters and etc. I got myself one too, not the original but a replica by some China company. Teens, adults, and kids were bringing it around and pressing these buttons to feed their pets so that they don't die.

Adults play them too??? yes...some parents had to baby sit an extra baby cos their baby were at school and these "toys" were not allowed in most schools. Now Tamagotchi is back again with version 4.5, advertisement isn't as great as before but some people are getting the hype. I'm just waiting for Bandai Asia/Malaysia to start promoting it big. My friend is currently working for this project, and though nothing much has been told to me. I'm pretty much guessing that there won't be such big promotions as last time.

Check out Tamagotchi's site and see the features there...it seems like this whole virtual pet has become a mini carry around computer. You can earn points and all that. There's also a phone feature which I seriously do not know how it works. Maybe someone who has a Tamagotchi here could enlighten me?

Would anyone out there get this thing again? Would you create or wanna start this craze?or trend setting? How would one see this, as in would you be saying.. "ahh that's old stuff we have long past the Tamagotchi time.." or would you say "coolness! I'm getting myself one too" Toy's market go round in circles, they come and go and back again after a period of time. The hardest thing is how to get the markets attention again after a comeback. The typical Malaysian mindset will say "thats outdated" but they will go against their word when they see a lot of people getting in to it. Question is, how do you get people in to it?

here's some link if you are interested in finding out more
Tamatown
Tamagotchi Wiki
Tamagotchi FAQ