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Tamagotchi Pix
The Tamagotchi Pix is a new Tamagotchi release that came out in 2021. It’s made by Bandai. It’s special because it’s the first Tamagotchi with a color screen. It’s also the first one that was sold outside North America before being sold in Japan. The Tamagotchi Pix has a camera and buttons you can touch. These new features change how you play with Tamagotchis.
Design
The Tamagotchi Pix is about the same size and shape as the Tamagotchi On. The top part of the Pix looks like a cracked egg, kind of like the removable top on Osutchi and Mesutchi. The Pix has a camera that can see colors, which is used in many of the mini games.
Instead of regular buttons, the Pix has 3 touch buttons. These work like normal buttons, but you can also swipe on them. The front of the toy has printed designs with round dots over the touch buttons.
The top half is one solid color and has “Tamagotchi” written on it. You can push this part down to take a picture. The camera lens is on the back. There’s a loop on the left side where you can attach a string to carry it.
There are 2 types of Tamagotchi Pix:
- The regular Tamagotchi Pix came out first in 2021.
- The Tamagotchi Pix Party came out on June 30, 2022. This version has new characters to raise, Milktchi and Wawatchi. It also has new characters to meet when you explore, a party mode with 3 party games and new items to use.
Watch a commercial for Tamagotchi Pix:
Gameplay
There’s many cool things you can do with your Tamagotchi Pix:
Languages
When you first set it up, you can choose from English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, or Portuguese.
Petting
When your Tamagotchi gets close to the screen, you can pet it by rubbing the touch buttons. This makes it happy.
Cooking
You can take pictures of 2 foods with the camera. The toy mixes them to make a new food for your Tamagotchi. You can save this food or feed it right away.
Bathroom
Your Tamagotchi will poop on the screen. You clean it by swiping the buttons. You can also give your Tamagotchi a bath or clean its house.
Garden
You can plant a seed and water it every day to grow fruit or items.
Games
There are many games to play. Some games are different depending on which version of the Pix you have, the original or the Party version. Playing games earns you points to buy things.
Camera
You can take pictures by pressing the top of the toy. You can save up to 100 photos and even decorate them.
Phone
Your Tamagotchi has a phone with different options:
- Share photos on a “social network”
- Buy food and items from an online shop
- Call an ambulance if your Tamagotchi is very sick
- Call a babysitter to watch your Tamagotchi
Exploration
You can use the camera to meet new characters. You can meet up to 100 different characters.
Customization
You can change the colors of items and furniture in your Tamagotchi’s home.
Playdates
You can set up playdates with other Tamagotchi Pix using special codes.
Party
In the Party version, you can hold parties with other Tamagotchi characters.
Missions
There used to be missions on a website where you could win new items, but this has changed. Now you get special codes from news articles on the Tamagotchi website.
Growing Up and Departure
After 4 days as an adult, your Tamagotchi can go back to its planet. You make a photo album of its life. It might get a job based on the games it played. Then it sends you a new egg to raise, and you start over.
Glitches
The Tamagotchi Pix has small glitches:
1. Babysitting Problem: If you call a babysitter to watch your Tamagotchi and it’s supposed to grow up during this time, the device might keep turning itself on over and over. To fix this, you need to send the babysitter away and let your Tamagotchi grow up. After it grows up, you can call the babysitter back if you want.
2. Shutting Off Problem: When the batteries are almost dead, if you try to take a picture by pressing the button on top, the device might act like it’s resetting. It will turn off and then turn back on by itself. Don’t worry , you won’t lose any of your progress. When it turns back on, you’ll see the screen asking if you want to continue your game or start over just like when you push the reset button.
These problems don’t happen all the time, but it’s good to know about them in case you see them happen with your Tamagotchi Pix.
Trivia
Fun Facts About the Tamagotchi Pix:
1. Some information about the Pix was leaked early:
- In September 2020, details were shared in a Facebook group.
- In November 2020, a patent was filed in Europe.
- In December 2020, pictures from the patent appeared online.
- In January 2021, early product images showed up on Amazon but were quickly removed.
- The first TV ad was leaked one day before the official announcement.
2. The box design looks a bit like the Tamagotchi iD.
3. While it’s the first color-screen English Tamagotchi that’s not based on a Japanese version, many of the characters in it are from older releases like the m!x and On.
4. It’s the fifth main Tamagotchi since 2004 that doesn’t use infrared to connect with other toys.
5. The Pix is the first to do several things:
- It’s the first color-screen Tamagotchi not sold in Japan.
- It’s the first to have multiple languages built-in.
- It’s the first color-screen one without travel options.
- It’s the first main one since 2004 where characters don’t get married. Instead, they just send back an egg when they leave.
6. In one of the games, there’s a rare bug where it’s impossible to win.
7. All Tamagotchi characters sleep under a blue blanket, no matter if they’re boys or girls. This is different from older versions.
8. Despite the Pix story that Tamagotchi eggs are deposited on Earth, several scenes, like the flower seeds, will zoom out and show the Tamagotchi Planet instead.
How Long Tamagotchis Live:
- Baby: 1 hour
- Child: 1 day
- Teen: 1 and a half days
- Adult: They can live forever unless you don’t take care of them. After 4-5 days, they might want to go home. You can also choose to send them home.
Friendship Levels:
Your Tamagotchi starts out as just “Normal” friends with you. You can make your friendship better by:
- Giving them snacks
- Playing games with them
- Petting them
If you give them their favorite snack or play with their favorite toy, your friendship will grow faster.
There are five friendship levels:
- Normal: This is where you start
- Friendly: When you reach 100 points
- Friends: When you reach 200 points
- Good Buddies: When you reach 400 points
- Best Pals: When you reach 700 points
When you become “Best Pals,” you can ask your Tamagotchi to stay longer when it’s time for them to go home.
Tips & Tricks
The Tamagotchi Pix has 5 buttons. On the front, there are 3 buttons you can touch lightly:
- The left button is called A
- The middle button is called B
- The right button is called C
These buttons do different things:
- A: Usually moves to the next choice in a menu
- B: Usually selects what you’ve chosen
- C: Usually goes back or cancels what you’re doing
On the back, there’s a reset button. On top, there’s a button you can press down like a camera button to take pictures.
How to Use the Buttons:
- Swiping: Slide your finger across the buttons from left to right or right to left.
- Typing: Use the A button to move right, C button to move left, and B button to choose letters. You can pick from regular letters, symbols, faces, or numbers.
- Saving Power: If you don’t touch any buttons for 30 seconds, the screen will turn off to save power.
Setting Up Your Tamagotchi:
- Put in two AAA batteries.
- Choose your language.
- Set the time and date.
- Enter your nickname.
- Enter your birthday.
- Take a quiz: Take a picture of yourself and answer 3 questions about your favorite food, tool and color.
Taking Care of Your Tamagotchi:
- Your egg will hatch after about a minute.
- Feed it when it’s hungry and play with it when it’s sad.
- Give it medicine when it’s sick by pressing all three buttons at once.
- Clean up its poop by swiping left in the bathroom screen.
Tamagotchi’s Life:
- It starts as a Baby, then becomes a Child, Teenager, and finally an Adult.
- When it’s about 7 years old, you can send it back to Tamagotchi Planet by making a photo album with at least 3 photos.
- If you’re best friends, you can choose to keep it longer.
- If your Tamagotchi gets very sick, you need to call an ambulance quickly or it might die.
Tamagotchi’s Job
When it’s an adult, your Tamagotchi will start learning a job. There are three types:
- Cook: Help it stir a pot by stopping a moving cursor in the red area.
- Performer: Help the audience cheer by tapping or swiping the buttons.
- Designer: Help it make items for customers by choosing the right colors and styles.
Other Fun Things:
- Petting: When your Tamagotchi is an adult, you can pet it by pressing B on the main screen.
- Garden: Swipe from the main screen to water a garden. After three days of watering, you might get fruits or other items.
Cooking Recipes
If you are having trouble getting the right colors for your camera, refer to this color palette:
| Combinations | Blue | Red | Yellow | Grey | White |
Blue | Sea Shake (snack) | Ice Cream Tub (snack) | Cabbage Roll (meal) | Sea Shake (snack) | Rainbow Sponge Cake (snack) |
Red | NA | Fruit Tart (snack) | Chicken Wings (meal) | Floral Cake (snack) | |
Yellow | NA | NA | Floral Cake (snack) | Tempura (meal) | |
Grey | NA | NA | NA | ||
White | NA | NA | NA | NA | Soft Serve (snack) |
Characters
Growth Chart
