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Toy-Resurrecting Apps

The Tamagotchi iPhone App Lets You Relive Your Childhood

— February 22, 2013 — Tech
Tamagotchi iPhone App -- just mull the implications of this over for a second. If the word Tamagotchi brings back memories of childhood summers spent on beck and call for a needy pixelated pet who seemed to do an awful lot of eating and pooping and beeped for your attention every time you tried to watch a cartoon, then it’s good news for you. The Tamagotchi is back to haunt you in a decidedly more modern way—as an app on your iPhone.

The Tamagotchi iPhone App entitled 'Tamagotchi L.i.f.e.' has been a long time coming and is possibly the reason iPhones were invented. The application has a lot of fun, customizable features that the retro game didn’t posses—like being able to create a wallpaper for your phone out of your tiny pet, color schemes and lot’s of mini games. 

So now you can alternate killing your productivity by alternating between the Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and the Tamagotchi App. You’re welcome.
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Pet Apps - There is an opportunity for developing more virtual pet apps for nostalgic adults.
2. Retro Gaming Revival - There is an opportunity for developers to revive more retro games as mobile apps for the current generation.
3. Customizable Apps - There is an opportunity for developers to create more customizable mobile apps with several features.
Industry Implications
1. Mobile App Development - Mobile app developers can capitalize on the trend of nostalgic virtual pet apps by developing similar mobile apps for Android and iOS devices.
2. Gaming Industry - The retro gaming industry can leverage the popularity of virtual pet apps by creating more retro games as mobile apps.
3. Social Media Industry - Social media platforms can collaborate with mobile app developers to integrate gaming apps such as Tamagotchi L.i.f.e into their social media services to drive user engagement.
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