Tamagotchi celebrates its 17th birthday with new, more social virtual pets

Here's a thought to make you feel old today: if the first batch of Tamagotchis were human, they'd be almost through with high school. In fact, the egg-shaped virtual pet has just turned 17 (17!), and to celebrate, Bandai is revamping the brand (again) and launching a new line called Tamagotchi Friends.

via Tech News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/24/tamagotchi-friends-17?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000589