The Tamagotchi Connection (UK: Tamagotchi Connexion) is a virtual pet in the Tamagotchi line of digital toys from Bandai. The Tamagotchi Connection is unique from prior models in that it uses infrared technology to connect and interact with other devices and was first released in 2004, 8 years after the first Tamagotchi toy.
- The Tamagotchi Connection (known as Tamagotchi Connexion in Europe and Tamagotchi Plus in Japan) was the first in a line of updated devices that featured an infrared port that allowed two units to communicate so that the characters could interact with one another.
- The Music Star features a 48×31 screen, similar to the one introduced on the Tamagotchi Connection Version 5, but the shell does not feature an antenna, much like the Tamagotchi Connection and Tamagotchi Connection Version 2. 12 designs are available in the United States, and 18 in the Asia/Oceania/Australia.
Tamagotchi Connection V2
The Tamagotchi Connection (known as Tamagotchi Connexion in Europe and Tamagotchi Plus in Japan) was the first in a line of updated devices that featured an infrared port that allowed two units to communicate so that the characters could interact with one another. The V1 can be identified by a lack of any sort of antenna, however it is physically indistiguishable from the V2 aside from shell coloration. The Japanese Tamagotchi Plus was virtually identical to the English-language Connection/Connexion, so its shells are also featured on this page (denoted with a ). |
Orange w/ Purple | Green w/ Orange | Magenta w/ Swirls | T-Blue w/ Pink | Lavander w/ Balls |
T-Orange w/ Yellow | T-Red w/ White | T-Yellow w/ Blue | Lavender w/ Purple | L-Blue w/ Yellow |
Magenta w/ Stars | Pink w/ Hearts | Pink w/ Orange | Pink w/ Yellow | Purple w/ Lavender |
'Purple Pearl' | White w/ Yellow | 'Murasaki' | Blue w/ Spots | Yellow w/ Arrows |
Hanatchi Blue | Green Clover | Orange | Silver Stars | |
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Shareholder (Blue) | Shareholder (White) | Jassie | Shareholder Red | Shareholder Blue |
Tamagotchi Connections have arrived!
On March 20, 2004 Bandai launched Tamagotchi Plus, a new enhanced version of the original Tamagotchi virtual pet (originally released in 1996). Tamagotchi Plus is available in stores only in Japan. New Tamagotchis were also released to the European market in late May of 2004. These English language pets, going by the name Tamagotchi Connexion, are almost identical to the Japanese Tamagotchi Plus (only the language and a few minor items have changed). Tamagotchi Connection, the USA cousin of the Tamagotchi Connexion and Tamagotchi Plus, was released on August 15, 2004.