DS opening new Tamagotchi Corner Shop

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Aug 17, 2006 1:40 pm PT

Namco Bandai prepping sequel to virtual pet game for Nintendo's portable; Corner Shop 2 cuts ribbon this winter.

Just weeks after Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi Gohi-Kini stormed the retail charts in Japan, Namco Bandai today announced that the virtual pet invasion will continue in the US. The game will be known as Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 in North America and will be released this winter for the Nintendo DS.

In Corner Shop 2, players run a storefront specializing in satisfying the needs of Tamagotchi (the titular virtual pets). By acquiring "Gotchi points" through various minigames, gamers will feed, clothe, and care for the critters to keep them happy.

In its first week, Corner Shop 2 was the top-selling game in Japan, beating mainstays New Super Mario Bros. and Brain Age. Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 has not yet been rated or priced. For a better idea of what the franchise is all about, read GameSpot's review of the original.

30 Comments

  • shizwill03

    Posted Aug 20, 2006 12:10 pm PT

    I have not played with tamagotchis or GigaPets since the huge craze period back in the '96-'97 era.

    Soo middle school......

  • faridmon

    Posted Aug 19, 2006 5:53 am PT

    you know guys the first one sold like 2.3 million copies world wide, in america and here in europe it sold 1 million copies, so this is a strong force that Nintendo has, NamcoBandai.

  • rodimus_prime85

    Posted Aug 19, 2006 3:26 am PT

    Only one word comes to mind... Sadly I can't say it for fear of getting banned. I'm sure we all know what it is...Sounds like, and is the opposite, of 'hit'

  • relset

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 3:21 pm PT

    tamagochi ....lol

  • thebrazenone

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 2:51 pm PT

    "exhibit A" that gamer's will buy anything

  • gameloverx

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 11:52 am PT

    A best seller coming to the US? This game I'll get

  • ahadj

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 11:41 am PT

    I want to add that the first game is a million seller in Japan and still selling while the 2nd game has already sold more then 330k in Japan in its 3rd week and selling at a better pace then the first game. it is still in the top ten games chart of Japan (wait for GS to update their JapanCharts)

    neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115023

    So the success of the game is a good bet that they are bringing the game to west to profit as much from it as possible.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 11:34 am PT

    looks pretty...cool

  • juanfraino

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 10:38 am PT

    IceInfernoX3:
    typical nintendo. i will forever link this article whenever someone says nintendo isnt kiddy. ROFL
    _______________________________
    Damage Control anyone?

  • ShadowGirl13

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 7:39 am PT

    Hopefully it's less repetitive than the first one and has more interaction with your Tamagotchi.

  • cesarotromundo

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 4:56 am PT

    hopefully this is just a more advance tamagotchi, if not.. then LAME!

  • caybeirwouleyfe

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 10:13 pm PT

    I liked the idea of the first one. but it was too repetetive hope they change that.

  • Angel_Belial

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 7:53 pm PT

    Tamagotchis weren't 'kiddy' once. When they first came out, practically everyone had them...it was rare to see a woman in her twenties without one clipped to her belt or hanging around her neck.

    But yeah, this isn't a real Tamagotchi. The video games are different to the real thing.

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 7:53 pm PT

    IceInfernoX3---Ok, first of all, your username is an oxymoron. Go fix it or better yet just leave GameSpot forever and never come back. Second, your an oxymoron but without the "oxy" Third, your an ignorant fool. Fourth, Nintendo is not making the game. It is on the DS and being made by Namco Bandai. And last but not least, this game beat out New Super Mario Bros. and Brain Age for the best selling game in Japan a couple weeks ago.

    IceInfernoX3, you have been added to my idiot list.

  • King_Dodongo

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 7:09 pm PT

    the DS is the best, accept it

  • TryMe01

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 6:56 pm PT

    IceInfernoX3
    typical nintendo. i will forever link this article whenever someone says nintendo isnt kiddy. ROFL

    i think you shoul read the article, it may help u to realise that its on a Nintendo console and not a Nintendo product.... gez!

  • GIJames248

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 6:42 pm PT

    It doesn't matter wether games developed or published by Nintendo are kid friendly, they are fun, which is a lot more than you can say for most developers and publishers.

  • PenguinKommando

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 6:30 pm PT

    way_eXtreme
    EDIT: Eternal Darkness was not made by Nintendo, it was like you said, PUBLISHED by Nintendo, that has nothing to do with who DEVELOPED the game (Silicon Knights). The publisher doesn't make the game, the developer does. So you cant use Eternal Darkness as your defence, sorry.

    Then you can't EVER say Nintendo is kiddy, since with this mind-blowing attack on Nintendo, you have said that Nintendo doent make games, just chooses which to publish, defending the thing you were trying to attack. Congrats.

  • way_eXtreme

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 5:55 pm PT

    LOL i remember when these things costed like $50, now you can get them in vending machines for a dollar or two.

    why wont people let things go and let them die lol.

    EDIT: Eternal Darkness was not made by Nintendo, it was like you said, PUBLISHED by Nintendo, that has nothing to do with who DEVELOPED the game (Silicon Knights). The publisher doesn't make the game, the developer does. So you cant use Eternal Darkness as your defence, sorry.

  • fissure_ocarina

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 3:56 pm PT

    I believe that Nintendo published Eternal Darkness, which isn't exactly a kiddy game.

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