Tamagotchis party on Wii

Namco Bandai prepping Wii game based on its popular digital pets; four-player party game to hatch in retail this spring.

Kissing babies helps, too.

As the Wii continues to sell out around the world, game publishers are getting over any trepidation they may have had in publishing games for the new system. The latest to announce a new title for the console is Namco Bandai, who today revealed that a game based on its Tamagotchi license is in the works.

Tamagotchi Party On! is currently on schedule for release in North America this spring. The party game features multiplayer support for up to four gamers, and takes full advantage of the Wii's motion-sensitive controller.

Players will engage in 15 different minigames, each of them requiring participants to "swing, shake, point, turn, and twist" their Wii Remotes. As gamers progress, they can spend earned Gotchi points to upgrade their characters and customize their very own campaign headquarters as they try to become president of Tamagotchi planet.

Tamagotchi Party On! has not yet been rated or priced.

53 Comments

  • Darkiewonder

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 9:53 pm PT

    haha. omg. ignore that other comment.

    I wanted to say "I want this game SOOO bad "

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 6:29 pm PT

    Not Tamagotchi... Ugh..

  • Kravyn81

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 3:39 pm PT

    You mean people are actually going to buy this?

  • jaredgood1

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 2:58 pm PT

    Meh. I'll wait until "Angry Old Many Party" thank you very much.
    /practices shaking fist at kids on my lawn...

  • Paul_TheGreat

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 11:51 am PT

    Wii your party game central.

  • axillia

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 8:01 am PT

    Enough of the party games already.

  • BrideInDream

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 12:32 am PT

    wow shaking you hand all the time would hurt a lot

  • MasterAsh42

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 10:36 pm PT

    The Tomagotchi franchise is still popular?. . .Either I'm getting old or I missed something.

  • theKSMM

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 10:30 pm PT

    If the Nintendo Wii was designed to expand the base of gaming to include casual gamers, then we have to expect to see a preponderance of casual games.

    My guess is that the hardcore games are still in development. Not only will they take longer to create, but they were probably sat upon by companies who decided to wait and see how the Wii was received before committing resources to it.

  • matrixman2k

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 9:43 pm PT

    This'll keep the little monsters busy for a while...at least.

  • twilight-X

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:43 pm PT

    this is more popular in Japan then in the U.S.

  • Phazevariance

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:37 pm PT

    It's always party games lately isnt it!? Hopefully someone will spend the time to make a full hardware chuging graphic platformer or adventure game. RE4 was good,b ut they can no do it with more detail hopefully. Lets see the REAL games soon...

  • _KwispY

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:33 pm PT

    lol...two crap bad news games in one day, thats funny, i dont even feel like complaining, i think this speaks for itself

  • japanesegoth

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:21 pm PT

    the problem is, none of the companies other than nintendo seem to be taking the wii seriously enough to actually spend time on a game. they're just rushing crap out over and over. i can't wait for resident evil...

  • Brokendemise

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:11 pm PT

    ...

  • niels200683

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:44 pm PT

    Whyyyyy????

    All those development costs...
    all that development time...

    Why didn't they just spend it on an actual GAME...
    if I want to take care of little creatures while playing braindead games with them,
    I'll get a puppy...

  • JSharpe_187

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:42 pm PT

    It would make good use of the Wiimote, but it looks stupid. No way in hell am I spending $50 to play with an alien, that used to be a mini pocket game, that I could get for $10.

  • Re_ensurer

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:38 pm PT

    The Wii's putting out alot of party games.

  • Hir0_N

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:37 pm PT

    Japan is gonna EAT this game.

  • judgenxcutioner

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:27 pm PT

    Sooooo this is what everybody was waiting for a Wii for!

  • vampiredust99

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:16 pm PT

    wtf?

  • boocreepyfootdr

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:15 pm PT

    Another Mario Party style game for the Wii, joining Monkeyball, Rayman, Warioware, Wii Sports, and eventually Mario Party itself.

    Okay I guess. But they need to be innovative and try to think of new minigames that havent been done seven or a million times before.

  • lzorro

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:03 pm PT

    Tamagotchi! Oh man I can't wait for this

  • LoWpS

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:55 pm PT

    "Tamagotchi Party On! has not yet been rated or priced."

    ... its anyones guess what the rating is...

  • joestierman

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:54 pm PT

    lol. just lol.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:43 pm PT

    oh i remember those tamagotchi pets..it would make an interesting game..im interested in how it will do

  • kenshinhimura16

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:40 pm PT

    LaSelva_Factor
    LaSelva_Factor
    As long as my Tamagtochi wont die while I'm at school I'm good.......

    I remembered mine dying like that. It was a total laugh, though dissapointing.

  • Maxx_the_Slash

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:40 pm PT

    I wonder why they're making these dumb "job simulator" and "party"-themed Tamagotchi games instead of making an actual Tamagotchi game. Though I'm 22, I'd at least think about getting a 3D one where you actually get to raise those things on a Wii or DS. But not no dumb party game or a game where the Tamagotchi's get jobs.

  • puppiemaster

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:28 pm PT

    Win the 7 - 13 year old market and you win the war

  • kenshinhimura16

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:27 pm PT

    Wow, talking about old things. I had a tamagotchi when I was 8 and it was fun, but the Digimon game on the PSO was the same but in 3D and was better. If this has online, it may be good.

  • Gmacrusher

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:18 pm PT

    this game looks really active and cool!

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:18 pm PT

    Oh God... but... but I thought they were dead! NOOOOOOOOO!

  • greystone227

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:12 pm PT

    I agree with Nintendo_Man that this game will sell well in Japan, simply for the fact that Tamagotchi is big over there. But I mean, come on. 15 minigames? That's it? No doubt they're going to charge full price, too. Sorry, but I would never buy this game.

  • THF2

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:12 pm PT

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Tamagotchi on the DS sell like a bazillion copies in Japan? I'm pretty sure well over a million. Clearly some people here consider 1 million copies a failure...

  • LaSelva_Factor

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:05 pm PT

    As long as my Tamagtochi wont die while I'm at school I'm good.......

  • EMAN2g

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:48 pm PT

    ...>_>

  • Nintendo_Man

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:45 pm PT

    This will sell over a million copies in Japan, it is a good move.

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:43 pm PT

    *sigh

  • nikefreak

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:41 pm PT

    "Damn it, give us a game where we actually RAISE Tamagotchis! "

    I agree... Would love a nice next-gen Tama game

    "Tamagotchi on DS = failure
    Tamagotchi 2 on DS = failure
    Tamagotchi on Wii = failure "

    I wouldnt exactly say that. While the first Tama on DS caught my eye, it didnt sell me... However, part of the reason I just got a DS a few days ago, was Tama2 for DS... I figured I would give it a shot, as I like Tama that much lol... It may not be the largest hit, but there is still a pretty hardcore following of Tamagotchi, still to this day lol...

  • nikefreak

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:39 pm PT

    zomg I gotta get a Wii now too -.- rofl... Such a silly thing, but yes... I was a HUGE Tamagotchi fan, and still am to an extent

  • chicken_123_pie

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:36 pm PT

    I would not buy that.

  • acu02151

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:35 pm PT

    Well it's another game for the wii and that has to be a good thing.

  • shadystxxx

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:33 pm PT

    It's all mini-games and kids games.

    I have only three games for my wii nintendo, one is amazing(zelda) but i have played it to death, the second is fun but only with friends(wii sports) and the third is terrible(red steel) but there was nothing else i wanted.

    Now im back to playing 360 and i do not know when the next game i will enjoy is coming out, wario-ware is out but its just another game to play on the weekend with friends.

    I want some great single players games and possibly some online multi-player.

    I remember nintendo saying there would be plenty of games for the hardcore gamer but i only see one available, and mario is supposedly not coming out till dec.

    i hope something comes out soon as my wii is just collecting dust i have even turned off the wii24 connect because theres never any goodies to check out in the morning like nintendo said.

  • SystemShock2

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:29 pm PT

    omg, i can't wait

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:25 pm PT

    Tamagotchi on DS = failure
    Tamagotchi 2 on DS = failure
    Tamagotchi on Wii = failure

  • RawkHawk

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:25 pm PT

    Damn it, give us a game where we actually RAISE Tamagotchis!

  • SpareJesus

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:25 pm PT

    Sounds like the Tamagotchi version of WarioWare..

  • interpolred

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 3:23 pm PT

    I wonder how this will turn up. Seems like an interesting idea. Guess I'll just have to wait for GS's review.

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