As this site develops, this section will hopefully contain info about me, about my Tamagotchi fansite, buying guides, opinions, walkthroughs and strategy guides. I'm also hoping to start a Tamagotchi meetup group in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, so if that interests you, please reach out on neocities if you can.
My name is Joe, aka joejoefashosho! I'm a bit obsessed with Tamagotchis. This website is an outlet for two of my favorite hobbies; Tamagotchi and making websites. You might see me around in the online tamagotchi communities on Reddit, Youtube, and Discord. If you do don't be shy, say hello!
Tamagotchi is a media franchise that I have a lot of second hand nostalgia for. As a kid they were ubiquitous; every kid knew what they were. I grew up in the era when they were originally being released, but never personally owned a Tamagotchi device. Toys were pretty heavily gendered at the time and unfortunately Tamagotchis were divvied into the girls category. Being acutely aware at six years old of how emasculating it would be to be caught with a Tamagotchi, I decided it would be best to just enjoy them vicariously through my best friends, who were girls. While I never had one as a child I was hyper aware of them because I thought they were so cool. That sentiment never passed, and I never grew out of playing with toys, though I did grow out of strictly adhering to gender expectations.
It was around 2017 that I finally got my very own Tamagotchi. It was a re-release P2 with leopard print that I bought brand new at GameStop. I had a lot of fun with it for a few months and then got bored with it. From then on it was relegated to being a decoration that hangs from my game boy carrying case. I had done some research and wanted to get into the Tamagotchi connections but any of the shells I liked were a bit too pricey for me to justify.
In 2024 my three year old daughter found my Tamagotchi and asked about it. I was excited to start caring for a Tama again, while also introducing it to a new generation.She started to ask for her own, so I decided to see what new shells were available. While on the Tamagotchi website I saw that they had finally rereleased the Tamagotchi Connection. I immediately rushed out and got the Clear Retro shell from Best Buy. The Hello Kitty Nanos had also just been released, so I bought the blue one at Barnes and Noble. That summer we bought two more P1s as well. At one point I was running a Connections, my fourteen year old daughter was running the Hello Kitty Nano, and my four year old daughter was running the P2. It was a very Tamagotchi summer in our household and now I'm officially hooked!
My Tamagotchi journey is just beginning but I just know it's going to be a long wonderful ride!
