Tamagotchi Paradise Discussion/Research

[next palm]

eeeeep please bandai the time for details is NOW!!!!!!

[upper cobalt]

The last panel had the "to be continued" text so I'm pretty sure they will

But... Bandai is Bandai

[junior sundial]

Paradise awaiter. Love it ❤️

[fringe eagle]

This has reminded I’ve toyed with the idea of trying to make a fancomic for tamagotchi before but never really went through with it lol

[wheat jewel]

tama bugs…. making a comeback finally

[unique mist]

Continued... In the Tama? 👀

[upper cobalt]

Perhaps

[unique mist]

I found the comics very straightforward about what it presented. I don't know what else they could show. At most they might run 3 issues max (until the release maybe?) but there isn't much to say. Plus idk if they'd sell them, it's a glorified ad and manual

Personally I'd just go the other way and only have that one and remain a tease

Hypes the Tama and announcement more

[random folio]

the next ones could be literal adventure stories. this was just an intro to the device

[unique mist]

Oh I see what you mean

Probably

It'd be nice!

[random folio]

like #0 is just info, but then 1, 2, 3 are a real story... tho who knows lol

[unique mist]

Not sure I'd sell that tho. Super niche haha

[gloomy arch]

yeah this definitely isnt kabutotchi, he has stick arms and a disconnected horn/antennae

[proven vector]

I wouldn’t say definitely, as this is a new art style for the tamagotchis after all

They could’ve revamped him

[fringe eagle]

Cost of the Comic: 0
Cost of our Sanity: Priceless

[random folio]

yea imo it looks like kabutotchi to me. slightly updated

[amber cloud]

Lmao Paladise

[valid raptor]

adult baby

[amber cloud]

I guess that’s more evidence of what I was saying earlier, that it seems to be translated from Japanese

[proven vector]

Can you give me the Answears to Paladise

[fringe eagle]

Tamagotchi Paradise x Palworld Crossover??

[topaz nexus]

Not sure how many but there will be at least 1 more

[random folio]

i think "tamagotchi nurturing devices" is very natural and authentic english tho

[upper cobalt]

Maybe the "First..." is an opening for the actual device overview?

[random folio]

i think they mean "to be continued" lol

[flint portal]

Is this gonna mean that the uni is gonna be outdated soon?

[random folio]

the uni has reached the standard life cycle, so yes

[topaz nexus]

Is this your scan? You should put this in a zip and upload it to #tama-vault

[topaz nexus]

🤷‍♂️ I'm hoping we don't have to wait too long

[flint portal]

That’s a shame

[random folio]

well, its been a while already. and its not going away. u can still continue playing it, but most of us are excited for a new device

[white charm]

ye they are my scans, but I can't post to #tama-vault for some reason

[amber cloud]

Big news

[flint portal]

Oh no I’m looking forward to a new device! I just didn’t realise it had been that long

[upper cobalt]

I saw the text message and got so hyped, then I saw the image.

[topaz nexus]

You just need to ask a mod for access to that channel

[white charm]

oooohhh gotcha

[valid raptor]

iD L reference in an English comic

bold

[thin zenith]

I read the first as "best"

Debatable

[fringe eagle]

If the year was 1996 it would be the best tamagotchi device since it’s the only one

[valid raptor]

ginjirotchi fish

[proven vector]

Kujiratchi!

[fringe eagle]

Kujiratchi I believe

[gloomy arch]

uncultured

[outer mulch]

GOT IT IN HAND LETS GO

[winged marlin]

I hope the date 5/6 means the release date lol

[white charm]

maybe 5/6 at 16:00 we'll have an announcement for the new device? 👀

[winged marlin]

Or may 6 is the announcement date

[thin zenith]

I think these will be my new favorites

[gloomy arch]

i feel like theyre gonna announce the device a week, two weeks, or a month after the comic

[simple escarp]

They are extra cute 🥹

[thin zenith]

They're also my favorite color!

[simple escarp]

Who's claiming this dude. Not me. 😬

[white charm]

i'm sad we still don't know his name

who are yoooooouuuuu

[simple escarp]

Beavertchi 😬

[keen topaz]

They just chilling, I’m jelly

[topaz nexus]

That's Kujiratchi from the tamagotchi ocean

[heady flint]

I am brand new to this news

I am so excited yall

[valid raptor]

I love him so much 😭

[simple escarp]

I feel like I love them all. Hard to pick of a favourite. Least favourite is the beaver so far though. 😢 Poor fella.

[gloomy arch]

actually they could be a girl or nonbinary

[valid raptor]

I love them* so much 😭

[slate crest]

I made that theory before ppl posted those panels. we hadn't seen that part yet

[proven vector]

Have some transparent PNGs :3

[slate crest]

yeah if you're just sort of shaking a little ant farm around that's cool but boring

[cursive plaza]

I love the idea of tama ant farm

Portable ecosystems

[amber cloud]

yeah that sounds interesting to me

whatever this one is it seems like it's going to be really different

[grim relic]

So cool the photo

[valid raptor]

[keen topaz]

Sooo…. An „Alien Ant Farm“?

PS: Cookies for those who are old as well lol 🍪

[drifting heron]

The fact that we might be taking care of a whole planet makes me think, how would a "game over"/death scenario be handled.

Would the world just end or what?

[keen topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/star-wars-death-star-death-star-shoot-beam-ray-gif-3708471760212882677

[proven vector]

TAMAPOCALYPSE

[drifting heron]

would we just get a new planet or would the planet repopulate or smth

[next palm]

I’m so happy abt this

[sacred pasture]

Ohh, good guess then!

[fringe eagle]

What if the planet evolves over time based on our actions, that would be interesting

[next palm]

I’m. so. stoked

please no dlc

I’ll take all 3 devices having totally different rosters tho

🙊 i know people dont like that but if theyre tooootally different then its like having 3 new tamas

[proven vector]

I wonder if it's going to be Deka-sized or at least larger than the current tamagotchi's? You would think if there is going to be a zoom feature then the screen needs to be larger than the RV3 or Uni screen, right?

[steel salmon]

Mfw $120 for all the versions

[wheat jewel]

i would mind it less than dlc for sureee but its less then preferable

i hope its just 3 different starting areas and u can unlock the rest

[steel salmon]

Deka sized? The box is smaller than the ON box...

[wheat jewel]

im hoping its not any bigger than a uni

just for personal preference 😩

[proven vector]

TBF The On box has a LOT of empty space

The whole bottom half is empty cardboard

[cursive plaza]

I bet theyre all the same

Seems the idea is focused on planet

[steel salmon]

Yeah but I'm pretty sure they're going to do the same display type as the ON, Pix and US Uni boxes

Where half the box is empty space just to make it bigger and more attention grabbing

[proven vector]

That's possible, yeah. The idea of 'zooming in' on a small screen just seems a little cramped to me

[solemn flame]

I'm expecting the zoom to not be a real "zoom" you just click to the next setting and it switches screen views to a "closer" one but it's really a completely redrawn screen

Like the zooming out on the Morino almost

[proven vector]

Ohhh, that could be the case yeah

[steel salmon]

Plus if the post about a kid who took it to school is 100% true, then I doubt it was any bigger than an Uni

[solemn flame]

If it does take triple AAAs it'll have to be bigger than the Uni though or they wouldn't fit

[steel salmon]

Oh yeah, should've said bigger than the average color tama

[proven vector]

This might not be 1:1 but that hand looks kinda small compared to the size of the shell

But it might just be stylized for the comic

[ivory ridge]

He's giving being a big stinker 😝

[ivory ridge]

Oh yeah, it is pretty small here. I wonder if that's why they're releasing carrying cases with it?

But it has to be small enough to have good reason to wear with a neck strap, too.

[proven vector]

The Deka might potentially be fine to wear around the neck, it would probably just look kinda funny lol

XD

[ivory ridge]

It'd be so bulky tho x.x listen I wouldn't even wear a Pix around my neck, hell even a usual color Tamagotchi

Uni is about as big as I'd go, it bothers me when it's slapping my chest as I walk >:/

[amber cloud]

me wearing a deka around my neck

[proven vector]

Shroom is that your sona in your profile pic? That pic is so cute

[amber cloud]

it is!! thank you

[next palm]

that’s what im thinkin it is personally

[keen topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/cow-gif-12926715053264203300

[steel salmon]

The fact it's only $40 instead of $60 is concerning isn't it?

[amber cloud]

i dunno, i'm not sure what a colour tamagotchi without bluetooth or wifi would cost in 2025 but i suspect it's less than the Uni

[heady flint]

How accurate is the walmart listing? I wasnt around for any color screen launches so Im not sure how its worked in the past

[amber cloud]

maybe the price on the listings will change when it's actually revealed

[steel salmon]

We won't know until more info comes out but the 50k character thing sounds like nonsense lol

[heady flint]

Right thats why im like hmmm

[viral breach]

I love the little sea slug and dolphin guys, they are so cute

[proven vector]

They accidentally swapped their numbers, it’s supposed to say 40 characters, and be $50,000.00! /j

[hushed light]

https://tenor.com/view/what-time-is-it-what-time-is-it-gif-1469324967630010227

[proven vector]

It’s fashion

[ivory ridge]

Did the Walmart listing say $40?

[proven vector]

Ye, $39.97 I believe

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tamagotchi-Paradise-Sky/15419758518

[ivory ridge]

Ah, I mean it lines up with the conversion rate for the Malaysian listing prices

[gloomy arch]

i hope they bring back the +C style graphics for the device, the mix style kinda limits emotions tbh

[winged garden]

So will it be colour you rekon? Thats a massive drop in price. Here in aus thats about $61 aud. Which is the same as a connection.

[gloomy arch]

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 𝓪𝓼𝓼 𝓬𝓪𝓽

[steel salmon]

Yeah it's gonna be color

[snow swallow]

i love this cat they give off mew vibes

[simple escarp]

An icon.

[drifting heron]

part of me wants to give them the pompompurin treatment

[amber bear]

Comic acquired :3

[proven vector]

LOL the little x

I thought about that too XD

[drifting heron]

the "Charmpoint"

[simple escarp]

I didn't notice the added butt and still thought of those weird charms for covering cat booty

[keen topaz]

https://tenor.com/view/x-marks-the-spot-indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-harrison-ford-buried-treasure-archeology-gif-14556392452100585141

[next palm]

has there been any real confirmation its a color device? i mean im sure it is im just wondering xD its gotta be

I mean nothing is confirmed but like. anything

[solemn flame]

All we have is that lady on reddit with her daughter's friend saying it was but that's it

[next palm]

ahh okay gotcha! they seemed pretty on the ball 👌🏽

[valid raptor]

who wrote this 😭

[proven vector]

Me lmao. He shows his butt on several pages

[valid raptor]

I think that's just his default artwork

[proven vector]

I think it’s like how cats kinda just… do that

This? This is specifically showing his butt

This is default artwork

[proven vector]

Tamagotchi also isn’t shy about butt humor

[hot mango]

i think this is supposed to be a cat cause in the cover they are doing the face cleaning motion

[proven vector]

Right

I know it’s a cat x)

[valid raptor]

how do we knwo this is the default

[hot mango]

oh i wasnt "correcting" you, more like adding to the conversation haha

[valid raptor]

the butt pose is like

used on multiple pages without being redrawn

like stock art

[proven vector]

Ohh lol sorry, I’m just confused by the conversation going on lmao

[hot mango]

its ok, im super late to the convo

[proven vector]

Right, but it is art of him showing his behind, and it is on several pages

[valid raptor]

I guess

[agile ore]

have yall seen this yet ?? https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tamagotchi-Paradise-Sky/15419758518

[simple escarp]

Which lady? 👀

[gloomy arch]

yes

[keen topaz]

Butts are funny! - my inner 12yo

[brazen basin]

One of my fav teens <3

[hot mango]

I dont know if this was mentioned but hermit crab unimarutchi deserves to be mentioned again

[simple escarp]

Oh my stars 😍

I love hermit crabs and love unimarutchi 😍

[hot mango]

The magazine came with a QR code to a playlist of all the animations

And this one https://youtu.be/FCOqsHZ76M8?si=a6A7DdNKNgqm1mj7

Has an entama 👀

[sudden ivy]

Wondering about this too since $40 seems pretty cheap for a mainline release, especially a color screen

[gloomy arch]

who do you think will return in Paradise? i feel like ginjirotchi has a decent possibility to come back!

[slate violet]

wasnt the uni about that price on release? /genq

[wheat jewel]

pix was $40 i think, uni was $60 (?)

[slate violet]

Or was my nightmare of a 60 usd uni actually real...

[sudden ivy]

There were both at 60 usd

First wave of pix went on sale after the ocean and nature came out

[slate violet]

Thats interesting....theres a good chance it isnt a color device then

[upper cobalt]

that would be a missed opportunity to not do color for this one

[next palm]

its possible altho in the first page of the comic theyre like “look how tama devices have changed” and it goes from b&w to color which isnt like confirmation but i do think it implies this is a “modern” color tama

[amber cloud]

someone that mentioned having seen the device prior to any of us knowing about it said it was colour

[random folio]

I believe in that one reddit lady 🙏 also Bandai jp hasn't gone back to make a black and white tama unlike Bandai us lol.....

[next palm]

yea and the characters seem built for a color tama like theyre not showing us sprites they gave us a full color comic with tons of colorful creatures

dang i cannot waaait

i reeeeally hope its good xD

[random folio]

yup that too! making a full color comic... they could've made a black n white Manga

[next palm]

i hope they come out super soon

[sudden ivy]

To be fair most of the promo materials for the vintage tamas were in color too

But yea I’m super excited too

[random folio]

August would fit, since that would be when the uni came out, right?

[sudden ivy]

Just gonna temper my expectations lo lol

[sudden ivy]

Around that time yea

[cursive plaza]

Maybe the 4th area will be civilization

[random folio]

savage

[cursive plaza]

No sight of these yet

[idle crypt]

if its color the price tag is pretty shocking

oh im so late to this convo wtf discord

[random folio]

maybe Bandai learned things from it's previous price policy.....?? :) <copium

[idle crypt]

meanwhile digimon colors burning holes in people's pockets

[cursive plaza]

If it zooms its likely color

That would look strange on a black and white

[outer idol]

Just wanted to share my interpretation of Tamagotchi Paradise! I referenced the comic and the initial blurry pics we got

[empty cipher]

THATS SO PRETTY

[autumn aspen]

This is greatt!!!!!

I just picked up the comic before the shop near me closed im soooo excited

[outer idol]

Thank you!!

Niceee! I wasn't able to get the comic, but I scoured for images online

[gloomy arch]

this server needs a starboard

[outer idol]

Since I was looking at them for so long to make the model I noticed they forgot to put buttons on the purple tama in one of the concept arts ahaha

[amber cloud]

This would be a pretty neat reference if they did

[stable island]

this is our new mainline so there’s no way it’s not colour imo

[knotty walrus]

is it the mainline ?

[topaz nexus]

https://tamagotchi-official.com/jp/series/paradise/comics/

[knotty walrus]

says it continues may 16, i wonder if its just the comic recreated ?

[amber cloud]

Yeah the weird thing is that this is still missing most of the comic

It’s only like a third of what we got today

[gloomy arch]

yeah this confirms the device

[amber cloud]

I think there’s been plenty of confirmation about the device already tbh

[gloomy arch]

THERES A DATE

[amber cloud]

If they’re really splitting the first one up into three parts and releasing more parts every two weeks then uhh

[gloomy arch]

MAY 16

[amber cloud]

That’s what we’re talking about

[knotty walrus]

thats when the next parts out i believe

[amber cloud]

could be a month before the next info

[knotty walrus]

i wonder if it will be different at all ?

[amber cloud]

https://tamagotchi-official.com/us/series/paradise/comics/ here’s the US link btw

[knotty walrus]

im assuming most japanese fans know at this point anyways

where do they congregate anyways ?

[gloomy arch]

oh. does this mean the comic or a mainline device

[amber cloud]

It means the comic

Why would a new device that they’ve not even shown yet be released in two weeks time

[gloomy arch]

not even shown yet? uhhhh

[amber cloud]

we haven’t seen any photos of it yet

[arctic aspen]

no trailer yet too

well technically the comic IS the trailer but like

would've appreciated a more vocal approach 😭

[topaz nexus]

Some art assets

[proven vector]

These rips are so much nicer than the ones I did, cry

[amber cloud]

Like new tamagotchi releases aren’t usually as slow as game releases but they usually do a couple months of rollout at least

[amber cloud]

I really appreciate that they did the web version so that these assets could be made available

[topaz nexus]

Love that the comic is animated. That way the assets are separated into layers making our lives easier

[amber cloud]

It’s convenient AND it looks nice

[sudden ivy]

I wanna raise mimitchi in that art style so bad 🥺

[proven vector]

I assume the rest of the comic in this animated format will be uploaded May 16th?

[amber cloud]

I think so yeah

It looks like the first 5 pages are online

And about 15 pages were in the comic

so either it’s the rest or it’s the next third 😵‍💫

[proven vector]

Kinda odd that they’re trying to hype it up when we all know what happens next lol

[gloomy arch]

raw device image

[amber cloud]

Yeah it’s strange

I guess we’ll just have to wait for a bit

[proven vector]

TamaTown, I miss you

[amber cloud]

😢

I love that they’ve still got that big ass phone from the e-Tamago Tamatown

[gloomy arch]

i think the device will be announced in june like the uni

gives them some time to fix stuff.

[proven vector]

Nah, knowing Bandai it’ll still have a bug or two and they’ll say it was intentional

[sudden ivy]

No off button again

[gloomy arch]

pix with battery issues i think

[amber cloud]

even better: this time, they’ll forget the on button

[proven vector]

On the Walmart listing it said it takes AAA batteries so hopefully you should be able to just take the batteries out when you’re not using it. But hopefully that doesn’t also reset all your data lol

[wheat jewel]

are we moving away from charging 😭 a tragedy

[gleaming bear]

Honestly, that's better for the longevity of the device

Rechargeable AAAs have never let me down with older colour models

[arctic aspen]

hopefully it doesn't last for like

a week

[gleaming bear]

I doubt it, the main reason for the Pix having poorer battery life was the camera

If you don't use the camera on the Pix it lasts pretty long

[amber cloud]

How long did the On’s battery last? Like a month?

[gleaming bear]

Around that

[sudden ivy]

Okay so I can forget about it being connection size again XD

[solemn flame]

My On doesn't last any longer than my Pix, they both last a couple weeks

[sudden ivy]

Same

[hushed light]

i love that memetchi... she's so circus peanut-coded

[valid raptor]

the fact that it's this cheap in Current Year is kinda wild

a $40 color tama.......

[steel salmon]

And with all the tariff stuff going on

[wheat jewel]

i hope it stays that way

[valid raptor]

I have no idea what they're at right now

[steel salmon]

It's kinda sus tbh. There's probably a good reason the price is $20 less than usual

[gleaming bear]

I think it depends on the brand of batteries too

[steel salmon]

Maybe it's just because it doesn't utilize Bluetooth or wi-fi or built in battery

[proven vector]

And no camera either lol

[steel salmon]

Hm yeah that too

[valid raptor]

how much was the on

[steel salmon]

$60

[sudden ivy]

Round 60

[gloomy arch]

my pix lasted a week when i ran it last november

[proven vector]

Also haven’t the pink and purple pix’s been $48~ for a long time now?

[valid raptor]

to be fair

[steel salmon]

I think less than that

[valid raptor]

the pink uni has been $<50 for most of its lifespan

perpetually on sale

[sudden ivy]

As it should

[proven vector]

So this being $8 less with no camera kinda makes sense

[steel salmon]

Oh, I thought you said Uni. My bad lol

[valid raptor]

I did

[proven vector]

lol no worries, that applies too xD

[steel salmon]

$40-45 is a good price for a color tama

If the paradise doesn't have an internet connection, I sure hope Bandai doesn't fumble it with glitches that can't be patched

[white charm]

to be real honest idk what I would do with myself if bandai release a device without glitches

I wouldn't know how to act

[valid raptor]

11pm

website is live

next issue confirmed

still no device announcement

[white charm]

I think for a potential August release May is too early for an official announcement. May is prob gonna be for like sneak peaks and teasers only

[valid raptor]

at least announce the leaked connection/oritama shells

a smidgen of an announcement

[knotty walrus]

that gamepanic site leaked basically everything for the next few months

so id assume we know about every tama product till like the christmas time stuff

[valid raptor]

nothing new until september at the earliest... what have we done

[knotty walrus]

new device is good for me though lol

i wonder what the dlc will be like if there is any

[proven vector]

Pulling this out again, but it doesn’t even have the leaked Angel Snack Time or Study Time items either lol

I think we’ve got a LOT

[knotty walrus]

we have the nanoblocks and plushie backpack things too

[winged garden]

Angel snack time?

[knotty walrus]

more collectable series

[winged garden]

Ahh thank you

[knotty walrus]

still havent seen the first one here in the states

[proven vector]

Same, haven’t seen the PoopTime ones in Texas

[knotty walrus]

they aint like them in texas💔

[white charm]

I've heard of peeps in Texas finding them at Box Lunch

[proven vector]

I checked my nearest box lunch a while back and they had nothing tama related ;-;

[knotty walrus]

i dont think we have a box lunch in my part of VA

went to one in north carolina it kinda just looked like a hot topic with the lights on

[idle crypt]

Nice that website has Korean translation!

Maybe Korea release but I’ll probably just import Japanese one

IRUKATCHI POUCH???

Bruh Bandai my money 😭

[white charm]

you're in this server bandai owns all ur money alr. it's too late I fear 😔

[valid raptor]

"tama cafe" gonna be the cutest shell I can feel it

[valid raptor]

meowtchi pouch...

[gloomy arch]

theyre trying to be tamagotchi paradise so bad you aint it bro

[teal geyser]

I think so too! I hate its Gen1

[valid raptor]

ikr

[knotty walrus]

how many apple sweets shells can i steal before bandai sends the mametchi mascot to come shoot me

[amber bear]

https://tamagotchi.fandom.com/wiki/Tamagotchi_Paradise
Article is live

[cursive portal]

Thats gonna be u

[limber roost]

I don't think it'll have mixing. The wheel letting you zoom in and out seems cool as hell.

[proven vector]

Updated the list of leaks we got lol

[valid raptor]

what's the snacktime and studytime

[proven vector]

Continuation of the PoopTime figure series I'm guessing 👀

#study-hall message

Ah dang it's HobbyTime, not StudyTime

[gloomy arch]

Wait... what if Tamagotchi Paradise is a reboot?

[proven vector]

Oh jeez, the Angel SnackTime isn’t expected to release until January 2026

Hobby Time looks like it’ll be released in August tho

[gleaming bear]

Interesting

[cursive portal]

Thank u boo

[gleaming bear]

I'm excited to see those new connection shells too

[knotty walrus]

the same dates as paradise i notice

i wonder if any paradise characters will be in these

[proven vector]

That would be SO CUTE

[knotty walrus]

they seem to be kind apushing those 3 new "core" characters

[gleaming bear]

Angel snack time will be Angel characters I presume

[proven vector]

I noticed that too yeah, Irukatchi x Meowtchi x Horhotchi

[knotty walrus]

kinda reminds me of the v4 with the 3 groups

[proven vector]

The owl being two derogatory terms in one 😭

[gloomy arch]

V4 MENTIONED

[idle crypt]

I thought of familitchi but instead it’s three different biomes we care for

[knotty walrus]

since they are supposedly the paths you get when you match environment to food and everything

[knotty walrus]

how yall rank them best to worst im curious

[proven vector]

Meowtchi best

[knotty walrus]

i feel like meowtchis by far the best and horhortchi is kinda just an Owl

[gloomy arch]

theory on Irukatchi's evolution method

[proven vector]

Of the cover characters we know of id gotta say Meowtchi, Mongatchi, Irukatchi, Axolopatchi, Kawazutchi, Horhotchi, Beavertchi

[knotty walrus]

not posting that image i made again but yeah i agree

[knotty walrus]

the beaver gives me debatchi vibes

[gloomy arch]

what if the beavers is called Bibatchi?

[proven vector]

I think they’re all great additions but yeah xD

I love debatchi too tho

[knotty walrus]

mongatchi only makes me thing of that annoying creature

https://tenor.com/view/chiikawa-momonga-gif-11093129806381156742

momonga👎

[limber roost]

I don't understand the rechargeable AAA love. I've never had any last very long. Love the lithium ones. Worst case in the future I replace the battery? Also the AAA ones are HUGE.

[amber bear]

Reading through the comic again, I can't help but be reminded of the Famicom game Tamagotchi Town

In that one, you had a variety of biomes and had to care for the Tamas in them, and you could lure some to different biomes to influence their evolution

[limber roost]

See that sounds so great. I think I'm going to go for the ocean one.

[proven vector]

Isn’t AAA smaller than AA? I’ve had really good experience with the eneloop brand rechargeable batteries. I’ve had mine for several years now and they’re still going strong, they last long

[gleaming bear]

They are

[wheat jewel]

the batteries makes me worry about the size but itll make me buy some good rechargeables at least

[gleaming bear]

Also, I still have some really good rechargeables that I bought 5+ years ago that still work great

[limber roost]

Yeah I mean the units that take AAA are way bigger than the ones that use the lithium. I use those too. No rechargeable battery has as high of a capacity. Same. I like the size of the smart/uni. Like the older connections.

[gleaming bear]

They definitely can last long if you buy the right brands

[limber roost]

Yeah I've got eneloop and the ikea clones but you know a standard lasts longer

[gleaming bear]

Maybe this is a bit of a hot take - the Pix was definitely a chonker but I think the On is a great size

[proven vector]

The Friends takes two AAAs, it’s not much bigger than the Uni

It’s fatter but it’s not as fat as a Tama-Go

[gleaming bear]

Tama go is insane even next to the Pix lol

The Pix is fat but the tama go is next level

[limber roost]

Lol I was literally just looking at that multicart thing for the go

[gleaming bear]

But yeah, everything from the iD to the Meets/On is a great size for me

[limber roost]

bro that is double the size lol

[proven vector]

The Uni is small though. It fits on the wrist. Double the size of something that fits on your wrist is still not big in the grand scheme of things lol

[limber roost]

I wear mine on a lanyard. I've been looking for 3d printable mounts for some nato straps or something for it.

[proven vector]

Comparisons from left to right: Punirunes, Tama-Go, Pix, Friends, Meets, Uni, V2

[knotty walrus]

the punirunes is a brick😭

[gleaming bear]

The punirunes is like the size of two tama gos lol

[proven vector]

The meets box is 2 inches wide, just like the Walmart listing says the Paradise box is

[steel salmon]

Definitely gonna be around Meets level chonkiness

[proven vector]

Which on the scale is just bigger than the Uni, so not bad

[limber roost]

I do like the punirunes lol

I need to bust out my tutuki bako

love the fingerbox

[teal geyser]

If it’s not nearly TamaGo size I’ll be surprised. Minimum Pix sized

[gleaming bear]

Meets/On size would be nice

The figures were the reason the tama go was so hefty

[tardy plaza]

i don't think i mind thicker tamas, but the Pix was just too chunky. it's weird carrying that thing around.

[tardy plaza]

I appreciate seeing this. If ti's as thick as the friends or meets, i'd be cool with that

[steel salmon]

I kinda liked how it felt holding the Pix

[tardy plaza]

the uni was the perfect size but sadly i don't find it fun to play

[gleaming bear]

I wanted to like the Uni but I really didn't play it much

[tardy plaza]

the pix just has those touch features. attempts to be like a smart phone for kids but it's not responsive

[wheat jewel]

i didnt realize how big some of these were, the pix is the biggest one i have and i hate how chunky it feels

[gleaming bear]

I think the fact that I own a tama go is why I didn't find the pix that bad lol

[tardy plaza]

the pets rotate through the growth cycles too fast on the uni, and as soon as it becomes an adult you can just start over, it's almost like the most time you'll spend with any tama is the baby and toddler

and the clothing options only work on the adult

then you can only have a limited supply of clothes at a time. I don't need clothes. I need cute animations and things my tama can interact with. the strength of the pet is in the design of the guy, not the clothes you put on it.

otherwise the connection lines still wouldn't be so popular

[proven vector]

My crack theory is that it’ll be the height of the school (turned on its side)

[tardy plaza]

i just wanna play games with my guy

[limber roost]

that sounds great honestly

[tardy plaza]

connection v4 and 4.5 has the jobs and it's like this is a great feature, it makes building to adulthood so worth it and you earn money so the next baby can live off of it

[outer mulch]

That'd be a fairly comfortable tama size

Especially considering how big other tamas have been to accommodate gimmicks

[tardy plaza]

they can make it taller, if that helps keep the chunky size down

but those AAAs are still gonna take up a lot of space

[outer mulch]

Yeah true

[proven vector]

Yeah, I was about to say it’ll have to at least be thick enough to hold those

hmmm lemme see

[outer mulch]

I finally committed to buying rechargeables in preparation for this lol (that and I'm running my pix again)

[tardy plaza]

the fact that there's an infared scanner is already good though, means it's got connection abilities

the main new gimmick is the stop watch feature. Do we know or think each color is going to be it's own line of adults or will the device be the same no matter what color?

[proven vector]

AAA next to Uni

[tardy plaza]

pink for land, blue for water, purple for sky?

the babies do like very blob like, so they're saving data space by having the early stages pretty much be the same for every growth cycle.

[gloomy arch]

green for- oh...

[tardy plaza]

green would be a jungle location i bet and feature more bugs

[drifting heron]

the walmart listing's description says something along the lines of "starts in the sky area"

so maybe each device starts in a different area and you can unlock the others without having to buy additional devices

[proven vector]

Or Yellow for Desert :3

[outer mulch]

Makes me wonder if you can raise multiple at once. Kinda like the gameboy game

[drifting heron]

i feel like those two kinda overlap with land

[tardy plaza]

yeah cause pink is like forest

[drifting heron]

we're thinking it might play similarly to SNES Tamagotchi Town

[tardy plaza]

or green is a 'space' ? or just more plant stuff... maybe they're thinking about that

[outer mulch]

Oh I haven't seen that one. I've got some reading up to do

[tardy plaza]

cause this is frustrating with tama, they still make a lot of the default colors Purple, Pink, and baby blue

[drifting heron]

the bi colors lol

[tardy plaza]

making it very much a toy for the girl section though. Some HARSH reds would be great

[north heron]

we're lucky to even get blue after the uni lol

[tardy plaza]

the monster uni is the best color

but yeah the blue was a fluke

[proven vector]

Orange would be crazy, I don’t think we’ve had an orange color-tama shell since the +C?

[drifting heron]

or yellow

[tardy plaza]

i don't mind the pink at all, but it's every toy cycle it's the same three shades of Pink, Purple and Baby Blue, and if we're lucky we get a teal and neon orange

[arctic aspen]

i can turn it into a sling and hit someone goliath style

[tardy plaza]

and that's just for "girls" toys in general

[drifting heron]

yellow isn't a common shell color nowadays

[outer mulch]

[limber roost]

Huge

[north heron]

they could meet us halfway with yellow by making white shells that yellow after 5 days of use

[outer mulch]

Purple is my favorite color so I'm rarely ever upset with their shell color choices lol

[tardy plaza]

they know their audience is still adults, and it wouldn't hurt to do those more grunge and street colors that the connections and OG tamas had

[proven vector]

They’re still making yellow RV3 shells tho 🙏🏻

[outer mulch]

Connection fans stay winning

[drifting heron]

i will never forgive lovelitchi and the forced feminization of the Tamagotchi franchise

[north heron]

lowkey last time i counted the rv3 literally half of the shells are blue/pink, including special editions

[proven vector]

Every current RV3 shell

[outer idol]

Interesting! I hope so tbh.
The knob dial would need to be a practical size to turn. Though they probably are thinking in terms of children's sized hands tho?

[proven vector]

Yeah, my adult man hand is probably much larger than the hand in that illustration lmao

[drifting heron]

hopefully it doesn't snap off

[outer idol]

I'm mainly worried about build quality

[drifting heron]

the comic made it look thin

[tardy plaza]

the RV3 has great shells to be honest

[outer idol]

That dial needs to be strong with all the fiddling people will probably do with it

[tardy plaza]

yeah how easy would it be to repair over long term uses?

[outer idol]

Yeah, I would hope that dropping it once isn't enough to dislodge some physical element in there

[tardy plaza]

i know the soda is the one to get but i feel this is so unique to the new line, it really understands the audience.

they need to do more of this...

[drifting heron]

i hope the rv3 gets more masculine/neutral shell designs

don't get me wrong i love my girly pink shells

but some balance would be nice

[tardy plaza]

yeah this one would be the most neutral imo

but it's not very common

[drifting heron]

i hope it gets an international release like the melon soda one did

[gleaming bear]

I adore this shell, I have it and it is one of my favourites of the new designs

[gleaming bear]

My only complaint about it is the background not being vibrant enough

[north heron]

it's so sad that they printed the wave 2 backgrounds during the great depression

[gleaming bear]

Cow print V3 is so good

[tardy plaza]

it lacks contrast mostly but yeah i agree

[stuck bronze]

Wait so just to catch up with everything. May 16th would be the official date where we would get a trailer or something about this product? 😧😅

[north heron]

may 16th is when the next part of the comic comes out

so SURELY they'll have something by then

[proven vector]

I was curious and counted every RV3 shell by color:

Red: 0
Orange: 2
Yellow: 1
Green: 0
Blue: 8
Purple: 1
Pink: 6
Black: 1
Rainbow/multi: 4
White/Clear: 3
Other: 2 (Cafe Shell, Corner Shop Shell)

[stuck bronze]

Ohh okay, thank you! ☺️

[tardy plaza]

some rare color combos here

[gleaming bear]

I have the bottom left shell and it's a beauty

[limber roost]

Just tried to convince my daughter on this one. She said no lol

[gleaming bear]

Another V3 shell I'd love to see remade is the transparent black, my beloved

I think this shell is underrated, I love running it

[proven vector]

Saaaame, I want that one bad too

[gleaming bear]

The transparent yellow is good too

I just want more transparents but like, good colours

[tardy plaza]

new P1/P2 have good neutral shells too

[arctic aspen]

the transparent shell is

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[tardy plaza]

problem is though, regardless, we're getting the same pink, purple, and blue we've gotten every new gen

[arctic aspen]

It looks more turquoise green than blue, so pink and turquoise is a pretty combo

[sudden ivy]

With the dial and the stem added, I can’t help but see it as a potion bottle

[arctic aspen]

tama flask

[gleaming bear]

Also looks like a flask yeah lol

[tardy plaza]

this is mommy's vpet, honey. it's got my very special DRINK

[proven vector]

I was curious and did a little dive on recent color tama shells we’ve gotten that weren’t pink/purple/blue

Monster carnival is on thin ice

[drifting heron]

if you drink the liquid in the tamagotchi you can see the future. my friend did it and he said he was gonna die, and then he did. /ref

[tardy plaza]

it's a good color combo of purple and green because it's not like... playful purple. more of a deep purple

[gleaming bear]

I'm always sad we never got a yellow fairy on

[tardy plaza]

i don't want to compare tamas to labubu, but these guys are taking off, and their colors are so muted

and i saw a boy with two of them. men want cute things, so long as it has a little bite

[drifting heron]

sad beige tama when?

oh wait

[sudden ivy]

Eww

Why do you have to remind me that

[gleaming bear]

Wait I've never seen this one lmao

[tardy plaza]

if they're finding the connections and p1/p2 doing well, it's because they do more experimental stuff. the tamas can be accessories and friends.

[gleaming bear]

That shell could actually be cute if the colour wasn't ugly

[north heron]

literally this

[drifting heron]

celebration egg

it's made of recycled egg shells

that's why it's that color lol

[outer idol]

I thought it was like those water toy things you'd had as a kid, idk what it's called. Or even those fruit icey things with the spout you'd cut then suck from lol

[tardy plaza]

i love that recycled color scheme, i just don't like the P1s

i really don't want another rv3, but if they gave us a recycled theme, i'd consider it

i have the two that i want, and same goes with the angels.

i'm ready for the tama devil/ocean/marino remasters

AND i'm looking forward to this, but i got to hyped on the uni because i thought we'd be able to use the wifi feature to connect to friends online and we really couldn't

that wasn't going to happen and they sort of just made it sound like it 'could' because maybe they'll add that feature at some point.

we bullied them into giving us an off switch

(it won't happen now)

what i'd love with Paradise is an LCD screen friend that acts like a Friends (which that b&w i've not really experienced), but if it's gonna be a successor of the pix, then just keep it small and not too bulky

and yeah bring back "little blob guy friends" as their designs, instead of "giant anime eyed hello kitty cloud girls"

[gleaming bear]

Yesssss, I'm so glad there's no Lovelitchi or Lovelitchi clones here lol

[arctic aspen]

RIGHT

WE'RE FREE

Like i genuinely don't care if the tamas we're getting are "basic" or "simple"

They aren't poodle dogs so it's 10x better

[proven vector]

It means they were all manufactured in a lab, you cannot find them in nature

/j

[tardy plaza]

when i say i've avoided the tamas after the connection lines into the uni is because of those designs being the main design ascetic for new tamas. They all look the same and then they force these blob friends to match the detail of the anime girls

[arctic aspen]

sparkly anime eyes and fluffy with literally no other personality

[tardy plaza]

then the tamas being gendered killed it but that started in the connection line

you get a 50/50 chance of geting a boy or girl, but if you've gotten girls three times in a row, you're sort of stuck to half the roster of characters.

[arctic aspen]

paradise doesn't seem to center around gender anymore, which i hope so

i want to raise a female mametchi is that so much to ask

[tardy plaza]

it's ok if there's a BIG verity of characters that can end up, like the entamas and v4, 4.5, but the uni favored the famale characters over the male characters every time

[arctic aspen]

right

like the biggest character roster in the sanrio ticket only has 2 boys lmaoooo

[gleaming bear]

Like I mentioned before, everyone hates on Bigsmile but I liked him because at least he's different and not a poodle clone lol

[arctic aspen]

me with unimarutchi

[gleaming bear]

I like Unimarutchi too

[arctic aspen]

quickly became a top 5

[outer mulch]

My unimarutchis are almost always male though because of the over abundance of female characters😔

Still non binary icon

[arctic aspen]

I still consider them enby!

[proven vector]

I like Woopatchi a lot

They seem to be increasing the amount of axolotl Tamagotchis lol, first Woopatchi and now Axolopatchi

[tardy plaza]

alright gonna count here
very berry: 5/6 characters (two being teens)
LoveMelo ♪: 4/6 (three returning tamas)
Tamamori Fashion: 3/6 (equal split)
Sanrio: 7/10
Angel/Monster: 3/6 (Unimarutchi being either, so only two males both Mametchi and Kuchipatchi)
Fairy Tale: 3/6
PokoPea: 2/7 (so 5/7 male character options)
DoriTama: 4/7 (with the whole female line being returning tamas)
That's it.

still not so bad but the new male characters are fare and few between.

some of these DLCs just exist to bring back the anime tamas

i do think making the two teens (Ichigotchi and Ringotchi) female only is pretty bad. they're not exclusively female on connection lines from 1 to 3, so it feels weird to not play into the gender neutral aspect the uni created. especially Ichigotchi

and why did they do this to all of them

the perfact man does exist though

[arctic aspen]

oh i adore the kuchi piglings

a 3 in 1 package

[arctic aspen]

I'm the very few people who likes the boots brothers haha

[teal geyser]

This is why I like the iDL. You have to keep the adult for 2 days at least

[tardy plaza]

i love them too, it's just the sprites are so sad

[valid raptor]

the placeholder tama lmaooo

[keen topaz]

Oh god I feel that on a personal level… those huge eyed plushies are unsettling! Examples from the same company… guess what I prefer xD

[heavy imp]

Well. Funnily enough those are specifically designed for kids bc kids in specific ages focus their sight on bright and interesting faces rather then the rest. Later on it gets swapped. Hence the face becomes minimal and the body and shape play a bigger role. If I am not mistaken

[keen topaz]

That kinda makes sense!
I just recently saw a kid going ham on those in the plushie section ^*
But my nephew for example prefers the round ones with the smaller faces, he loves kuchi! Each one is different I guess

[heavy imp]

Not specifically. Is how the brain develops. It’s a mix of science and marketing. To appeal to young young tiny persons haha

[keen topaz]

Yeah, those tiny brains are laser focused on faces! I loved when my nephew was little little he tried to mimic the faces I made ^^

[heavy imp]

Yess exactly bc they usually can only recognize faces bc that’s what they see first. :>

Isn’t it so interesting how toy companies keep that in mind and make a weird toy for us but it’s perfect for small children lol

[random folio]

oo the dial def turns in the image

[unique mist]

Dunno if it's on the other pages but the french Instagram account says to look forward to more information coming soon

[upper cobalt]

OH????

[unique mist]

Yup! A bit worried they mean more pages but........

[agile ore]

i am very much looking forward to more info

[unique mist]

It's worded this way: "Stay tuned to discover the 'Tamagotchi Paradise', more information will be revealed soon... 👀"

• it was pretty clear that this was only one part of the comic

Feels ambiguous

Damn teases

[upper cobalt]

I NEED MOAAA

[tidal hull]

MOAR

[steel salmon]

Couldn't "coming soon" technically mean the 16th? That's what other pages say

Trying to not get my hopes up haha

[unique mist]

Probably but this keeps me going

[steel salmon]

Bandai needs to drop news on the actual device like RIGHT now

[unique mist]

YEAH

[steel salmon]

I wonder if they're gonna wait until all the issues explaining the rest of the device are released before doing so

[unique mist]

By that point the announcement is all but already made

Maybe the last issue IS the announcement

[simple escarp]

God I hope not. Unless they're gonna only release one or two 🤣

[unique mist]

I find it to be a fun marketing tool if it were the case! I don't think they'll do many issues for now either, with a August release date they will have to announce it soon. Comics and Tamas are two different niches so I doubt they will be profitable enough to make more than like 3 issues

[simple escarp]

I agree totally, I'm just impatient af 🤣

[unique mist]

My guess is that we'll get the announcement soon May/June, that's what they've been teasing and they'll want to give people some time to prepare

[unique mist]

If it can help, with the new Corner shop game, they'll want to cash in on it

Prime time for big announcements

I don't think it's for nothing that they've gone with comic books/FCBD. They might be building up to it!

[unique mist]

• it could have some connectivity aspect to it and you don't want the cat to be out of the bag too soon (tho they could add it in an update haha)

(desperate for the game to connect with something other than the Uni. Wish it at least had a code for the RV3 like they used to back in the day)

[thin zenith]

Guys i drew one of these newly teased tamas

[junior sundial]

Adorable.

[stable island]

tbh i didn’t think this was gonna be an actual series with subsequent issues?? #0 is usually promo/preview and what we did get is soooo short and soooo simple

more than likely id assume they’ll continue it on their socials with the animations they’ve been doing

[keen topaz]

Love their lil arms

[stable island]

seems like a fun way to just get the word about about the new device to MORE than just ppl directly in the tama community, esp with the success of the uni

[simple escarp]

Charlie and Tamagotchi in a meme? Love that for him.

[opal mortar]

It felt like it was supposed to be released alongside the announcement but they chose to do it on free comic book day to get wider distribution

I'm surprised they didn't push forward the device announcement to coincide

Seeing as how they revealed the design and name

But I'm also surprised we haven't seen more leaks like something at Toy Fair or anything

[opal mortar]

That too, putting it in basically every comic store for free really does let the general population of nerds know Tamagotchi is still around

[stable island]

i went specifically for the tama comic and walked right back out haha but in the like 10 seconds i was there like 2 other ppl grabbed some too

so it’s probably working haha i’m sure ppl just see the name and art and grab it thinking it’s cute

[opal mortar]

Sameeee everyone was sitting around tables, playing magic and shit and I'm just like "i'm here for the Tamagotchi comic"

[stable island]

haha it was packed and everyone was swarming the tables!!! i grabbed my copy and literally was out

[opal mortar]

Not at mine, they had stacks of 50 plus of each

[stable island]

got some for my friends too thank godddd

[opal mortar]

I'm going to go on Tuesday and see if I can't get the remaining issues to give people here

I called and asked and he said it should be possible

[stable island]

oh that’s sick!! there were tons at mine too

[topaz nexus]

Judging by the digital version of episode 0 only being 1/3rd of the way uploaded with the next part being released in 2 weeks it looks like this is gonna be a long wait.

Imagine if we had to wait another 2 weeks after that just to finish episode 0. That's over a month just to see what was already revealed in the FCBD book.

[steel salmon]

Yeah...would suck

Would be better if Bandai released a part every week (say, every Friday) to make the wait less painful and give people something to look forward to weekly

[next palm]

this is absolutely phenomenal

im so glad i didnt miss that

do you have an ig? xD

[random folio]

i guess making a paradise announcement alongside the release of plaza would make a lot of sense

[upper cobalt]

I feel like that's too late

The Uni had an official announcement on June 6th

[random folio]

well theres a uni tie in for the plaza, so announcing a diff device beforehand would be kinda a bad move i think

and we basically got a soft announcement for the "real" fans lmao

[vapid zealot]

Someone just posted this on Reddit. Didn't post their source though. There's some definite weirdness with the photo. Some people are speculating it's AI. I agree there's weirdness in the photo (especially where the hand is in front of the uni), but I don't feel that I agree that it's AI, personally.

[simple escarp]

Can you link the post? I wanna read the comments 😬

[vapid zealot]

https://www.reddit.com/r/tamagotchi/s/EPJLcmiAde was juuust posted so not much commentary yet.

[south jasper]

that logo is weeeeirddddd

[upper cobalt]

Wtfffff

[stable island]

the logo is literally soooo off there’s no way that’s real lmao

[upper cobalt]

It feels odd

[random folio]

looks deffo fake

[upper cobalt]

Maybe it's some early prototype?

[stable island]

it just looks weird and the left side isn’t even parallel like it’s not a perfect oval

[random folio]

like, thats not a real irl product. it just isnt. its well made, but its not real.

[stable island]

it’s def ai just from the logo alone

why is tchi so big and bold lol

[random folio]

yeah the letters arent the same size and thats not part of a design

[south jasper]

right

[random folio]

they used a grainy filter to make it look less a 3d render :p

[simple escarp]

I don't like ai. But I like how chonky it looks. Logo looks weird. But I wouldn't be unhappy if it actually ended up looking quite similar

[random folio]

tamas have also been made with very shiny plastic too

[simple escarp]

I like the matte look.

[vapid zealot]

I don't know enough about AI "art", so it's difficult for me to have any feelings about it either way. But I've never seen a hand so well made with AI, nor fingerprints.

[random folio]

photoshop still exists :)

[vapid zealot]

Shadows seem correct to my uneducated, naked eye, for the hand and device, but the rest of the picture looks strange to me.

[stable island]

it just looks like they fed it a base image and said make the tama look differnt lmao

[mortal light]

the logo looks kinda weird on it too lol

[stable island]

the faceplate artwork is also weird as hell

aiiiii

[heady flint]

the blanket patterns seems weird to me

[simple escarp]

Yeah it's like printed on or something (if it were real) dislike that

[stable island]

the actual line art of the faceplate is just jumbled and unintentional looking

[random folio]

yea its different from comic too

[stable island]

ya i feel like it’s not even a maybe, haha it’s like very obviously fake

[simple escarp]

I really want a chonky Tama now. 😭 Thick plastic. Matte. But not AI generated plz.

[stable island]

gahhh i’m so excited for the blue one

i live on an island haha i love watery stuff

[mortal light]

i also want the blue one so bad 😭 so cute

[simple escarp]

I love the faceplate art in the comic. It's cute.

[random folio]

all the new water tamas are like literal perfection

[cursive plaza]

I wonder how fast that dial may break though

[stable island]

in a way i’m sad knowing that the pink one is likely also our green one🫥 can we get just green ugh

[wheat jewel]

im a pink and green apologist i love that combo so much

[cursive plaza]

Love that blue ocean

[simple escarp]

Saw a dark green custom uni earlier and that really made me realise how bad we need more green

[random folio]

i like a green/pink combo, but if it means we wont get just green thats so sad 😭 green is my fav colour

[stable island]

i like green and pink in a cute fun way, knowing that these r meant to be like ecosystems is what makes me feel like… pink???? ughhh

[random folio]

yeah... pink land? ...okay 😢

[simple escarp]

Pink mold

[stable island]

maybe leaving the green pieces but swapping out the pink shell for the blue could be fun

i wonder how the dial will factor into this one internally

[simple escarp]

Green and blue would be so nice

[stable island]

i just hope it’s easy to take apart still idk

probably a nothing problem

[random folio]

i hope this one will be easy to swap shells and faceplates...

[simple escarp]

I like with the Sumikko devices it's a pop up tab to switch or flip the faceplate. But it does add bulk to the device sorta.

[random folio]

well we had that with the 4u and the covers got lost easily apparently

[simple escarp]

I wondered why that didn't continue

[random folio]

4u had very weird marketing imo

[solemn flame]

There is definitely that kind of weird AI vibe to this and also why would the tamagotchi text is weirdly plain like it's not the stylized logo with the O being a little tamagotchi like the pictures of the ones in the comic
On a side note I love that "handle with care" tag they have on their Uni lol

[random folio]

didnt have features fans liked, very limited roster, it was marketed at like, teen girls? it was kind of a mishmash imo

[opal mortar]

Guys, that's clearly not AI

And we need to stop being so willing to jump to the AI conclusion

[random folio]

i didnt say its ai

[opal mortar]

No but the Reddit comments are

[random folio]

its clearly a 3d render and a photoshopped picture tho

[opal mortar]

I think it probably just is a prototype logo

Similar to the early pixes

The uni had a prototype logo too

[stable island]

i did and i still think it’s fake

[random folio]

the picture isnt real. thats very very obvious. its not a real device. its not a real photograph.

[opal mortar]

And I genuinely don't believe that there's anyone out there faking this kind of stuff for the Tamagotchi community

[simple escarp]

Idk I think it's fake, maybe not AI but not real.

[short vapor]

logo is all wrong but hand and background too real for AI

[opal mortar]

I'm going with real

[stable island]

anything is possible

[gloomy arch]

we should update Paradise sections like this

[random folio]

people do lots of useless stuff just for fun

[opal mortar]

Possible yes, likely no

[stable island]

people lying on the internet

[random folio]

i can easily imagine somebody making a 3d render for fun and then trying to make a leak picture

lots of people love to fake leaks

[opal mortar]

And that does not look like a 3D render

[solemn flame]

I definitely wouldn't say it's "clearly not AI" it has that vibe AI images have

[opal mortar]

It literally has lighting on it from the room

[solemn flame]

So? AI can do that

[opal mortar]

I'm putting my bets on 100% real

[random folio]

photoshop can do that. and 3d renders can look very real

www did u make it?

[opal mortar]

Find me an AI model capable of generating something that accurate to a drawing

They don't exist

[stable island]

i’m putting mine on 100% fake

people can also edit photos too

[opal mortar]

I've been playing with AI for years since it started, this is not AI and it's not CGI

[stable island]

lots of people have been playing with ai??

[solemn flame]

Why would they make the word "tamagotchi" plain text instead of using their actual logo

[stable island]

idk i don’t think it’s real and it’s literally just a tamagotchi haha not rlly that srs

[opal mortar]

It's not a production unit

The uni had a different logo before production too

There's nobody out there faking CGI tamagotchi's I promise

[stable island]

i mean you seem very very certain we are all wrong haha

[opal mortar]

Oh I am very certain you're all wrong

[simple escarp]

Exactly what someone faking tamagotchi images would say. /Kidding

[stable island]

i can promise you there ARE

it’s rlly easy to just say stuff🤷🏼‍♀️

i say fake but anyways

[proven vector]

You should go ahead!

[random folio]

we arent saying that its impossible for somebody to own a prototype. but this picture is very clearly not real.

[solemn flame]

I don't know what you're talking about the Uni having a different logo this is the very first image of the Uni we ever saw

[opal mortar]

And I'm saying it's very clearly real and you guys are just so disillusioned by leaks in other more popular communities.

[proven vector]

Ayyy we’re all friends here, let’s not call each other disillusioned pls

[opal mortar]

One sec. I'll send it

[opal mortar]

That

[simple escarp]

Why does the uni look that way? Anyone know? Like why is everything so dark except the character and you can vaguely see the Moroccan light.

[opal mortar]

It's a prototype. It had a slightly different color scheme

[random folio]

yeah and u can immediately see the difference www the paradise isnt real in any way

[stable island]

rude way to put it haha i’m not involved in literally any other communities so wouldn’t really say i’m “disillusioned”

[opal mortar]

I'm going to laugh when it comes out and looks exactly like this but with a different logo

[stable island]

the faceplate is a jumbled mess of nothing

[opal mortar]

Because that's definitely a real physical object that she's holding

That would be an incredibly intense CGI job to fake

[random folio]

its really not...?

[stable island]

ok?? not sure why you’re being rude

[simple escarp]

It's not really

[mortal light]

we don't even know where the image came from

[stable island]

you don’t have to look or speak down on us thank you

[mortal light]

it's not that serious lol

[stable island]

tea

[random folio]

i dont do blender, but my friend does and its really not that impossibly hard to make a 3d render lol

[stable island]

literally not serious at all lmao

[simple escarp]

I tried reverse image searching and came up with nothing

[opal mortar]

It is if you want it to look realistic and like it's made of actual plastic and has lighting coming from the room and doesn't look like it's a fake thing being held, which this does not

It looks like it has weight and depth

[random folio]

omg okay lol

[opal mortar]

It has a shadow on her hand

[simple escarp]

Chonky

[opal mortar]

Lighting from above

[random folio]

agree to disagree

[opal mortar]

I'm just saying that it would take too much effort to try to bother doing something like that. Just like I did stop the exact same thing when the pixes leaked

[stable island]

like i said, it looks like someone used a base image likely of a real tama being held and it was altered from there

[random folio]

obv this paradise looks like that, but that picture is not a real photo of a real device lol

[stable island]

who knows

[opal mortar]

Everyone thought it was fake because the logo

Here we are again

[stable island]

literally nobody so idk y everyone is sooo weird rn

yall killing the vibe soooo hard

[simple escarp]

Chonk

[short vapor]

it wouldn't be the first time a tamagotchi release had a wonky ugly logo print

ignore the custom faceplate lol

[random folio]

yeah and that pix looks like a real device

the paradise is VERY obviously a 3d render. its extremely obvious.

[stable island]

it’s not JUST the logo, the whole thing looks a mess

[opal mortar]

This is not fake

[short vapor]

anyway the leak or no leak speculation is harshin the vibe

[simple escarp]

Honestly. It's not a great photo if anyone was trying to leak it due to the blurring in the background. Filters and blurring are nice on pictures but not if you're trying to say "hi this is 100% real"

[short vapor]

if something looks wrong to your eyes it usually is for a good reason though

[stable island]

speculation is fine it’s people very adamantly killing the vibe and being rude to others about differing opinions

[opal mortar]

How is it killing the vibe to say it's real?

[proven vector]

I can't say confidently whether this is real or not, but there are at least four aspects of this picture that make me believe it is fake.

1. The logo. It looks nothing like the Tamagotchi Paradise logo we have seen. The font sizes of 'Tamago' and 'TCHI' are also different, which is odd?

2. The leaf faceplate does not match the leaf faceplate style we have seen on the comics

3. There is a harsh black shadow on the edge of the hand where it overlaps the bed, I do not think the lighting would cause such a harsh black shadow

4. The cast shadow on the best is a square, and not an amorphous hand-sized shadow

[stable island]

it’s the way you’re treating people with a different opinion, as i’ve said multiple times

[opal mortar]

The prototype face plates for the pix were different too

[gloomy arch]

its either
A. 3d printed
B. Cg'd in
C (most likely). AI

[opal mortar]

And I'm going with it's most likely real and I'm going to laugh when all of you are wrong

[stable island]

ong ppl are dying kim

[outer mulch]

Yeah it screams fake imo

[cursive plaza]

It looks like a really good edit or ai

[short vapor]

you'd be surprised how many systems in your brain exist and can go "yeah this looks wrong" so if something looks wrong and off it usually is because it just is

[opal mortar]

Everyone said that the pixes leak screamed fake too

[gloomy arch]

mods, take this down

[proven vector]

Can we just not be rude please, Spock? There is no confirmation whether this is real or fake. There is no reason to be rude to others regarding this.

[outer mulch]

Have they not taken any other photos of it?

[opal mortar]

I'm not being rude by trying to shut down people claiming it's fake

If you are taking it that way, that's not my problem

[stable island]

do you have concrete proof it’s real other than you think it is because it looks it???

[solemn flame]

"I'm going to laugh when all of you are wrong" is kinda rude ngl...

[proven vector]

You've called others disillusioned lol

[stable island]

we’re all just speculating and you’re being siooo rude saying we’re wrong and you can’t wait to laugh at us

[opal mortar]

The fact that there's literally nobody out there spending hours of their day to fake such a thing

[outer mulch]

None with the screen on or something? This feels weird to post with no context

[stable island]

actual bully behaviour

[proven vector]

<@&611445071476293642> Can someone rein in chat pls

[outer mulch]

There literally are though? And it's easier than ever nowadays?

[opal mortar]

It could be a non-functional prototype, just a shell with no guts

[solemn flame]

And you don't need to try to "shut down" people claiming it's fake because it literally doesn't matter. Who cares if they think it's fake or not?

[opal mortar]

But it's definitely a physical object that exists in the real world

Not computer generated or AI

[simple escarp]

People spend hours of their day making tamagotchi art. C'mon. If you have the skill why not use it.

[stable island]

this conversation could be fun and engaging

it’s isn’t so let’s make it

[opal mortar]

Yeah let's just sit here and talk about how fake it is LOL

You guys love to set yourself up or disappointment

[stable island]

neevermind mind i guess

sooo rude i’m out✌️

[simple escarp]

I'm not even mad if it's real or fake. I like the chonk. Chonky good. Make chonky happen, Bandai.

[cursive plaza]

I feel like there should be a reflection on the screen based on the lighting

[outer mulch]

There's also warp around their middle finger and whatever that holo thing is in the background just sayin

[opal mortar]

Personally, I think it looks like a really cute design

[solemn flame]

Kind of the opposite really. Because if you think it's real and it ends up not being real, you're disappointed. If you think it's fake and it ends up being real, you're pleasantly surprised lol

[nimble bronze]

Hey guys we’re all entitled to our own opinions - let’s try to be civil

[cursive plaza]

The person who did a mock up did a great job, if it is fake thats disappointing. If it was shared as a mock up i bet people would have been excited for it

[wheat jewel]

theres just as many reasons it could be real as it could be fake its not that deep and reddit is always negative of course theyre claiming ai

[random folio]

people assuming its real will make people hope for more information from whomever that would own the device. so calling out that its a fake is p important

[outer mulch]

Yeah i mean I wouldn't be mad if this is close to what we get! There's just too many signs it's not a real picture

[mortal light]

i just wanna know where the image came from lol aside from reddit since apparently it's not their original image it seems?

[stable island]

i blatantly do not like it even if it’s real haha

[cursive plaza]

If its real there are many more reasons to not share it than potentially put themselves at risk with bandai

[nimble bronze]

Leaks are leaks and should be taken as on the fence - it’s fun to get excited about the possibility of something new

[solemn flame]

That's what I really want to know

[opal mortar]

I'm just tired of seeing people immediately jump to the "it's AI" excuse these days

[nimble bronze]

But it’s also good to let things play out and see what’s going to happen when we get a full reveal

[stable island]

i keep sayin it looks like a photo of someone holding a real tama that was that altered post

bc it DOES look good, but to me like a good fake

[wheat jewel]

the only reason i think its fake is because they didnt provide a source, but im a skeptical bitch that doesnt mean it isnt real

[outer mulch]

Yeah but it's becoming tragically prevalent. Nothing wrong with not immediately trusting what you see, especially online

[opal mortar]

This is valid reasoning, lack of source, sure I can accept that but to sit here and say that it's CGI or fake or AI is absurd, it's very clearly a plastic object being held by a real human

[mortal light]

i think a lot of it could be confirmed if we just had a credible source, and we currently don't so i choose to take it with a grain of salt

[proven vector]

Reverse image searching comes up with nothing, hmm

[simple escarp]

I did that earlier.

[hushed light]

A day late but I finally got my copy LOL

[outer mulch]

Definitely originates on reddit

[solemn flame]

It's probably too recent of an image

[wheat jewel]

i dont know enough about generative ai or photoshop to deep dive into a photo like that lol

[nimble bronze]

I’m just here to encourage yall to have an open and engaging discussion rather than getting upset with each other for your takes - as long as we’re being kind to each other during these debates that’s what’s important to the community. I don’t wanna have to put yall in slow mode :’)

[proven vector]

Oh sorry, I didn't see your message! Chat has been going crazy lol

[opal mortar]

I have never used any AI model capable of generating something so accurate to a drawing and have it look that realistic

[simple escarp]

No tone just like awh man I tried that too. :(

[cursive plaza]

Can you ask ai if an image was made with ai?

[solemn flame]

You can't trust the answer

[opal mortar]

Yes, you can. But you can't trust the answer

[outer mulch]

Photoshop is still a thing though. Lots of people will brush up unconvincing ai photos to make them look better

[cursive plaza]

The irony lol

[solemn flame]

Someone showed ChatGPT Crime and Punishment, the famous novel, and asked if it wrote it, and it said yes

[cursive plaza]

I dont use it but i know pictures made with it give a distinct “eye-ick”

[winged marlin]

But it’s a prototype so it makes sense to look like this

[wheat jewel]

fake or not i like the size it is in the picture

[stable island]

we have literally no confirmation that this is a prototype

[random folio]

its a 3d render. it does not look like a real, actual object that exists irl.

[stable island]

it’s just a random pic a random posted and said it was real, that’s all we know

[winged marlin]

People thought the same when the pix leaked lol

[stable island]

ok? that doesn’t mean anything now

this ain’t the pix

[winged marlin]

It can be real, it can be fake, we are just speculating

[cursive plaza]

The presentation is also different

The pix was clearly an internal render for presentation purposes

This is supposedly a prototype or a mock device in the world

[stable island]

i know, but you JUST said this is a prototype.

so

[winged marlin]

It could be a prototype so it makes sense to not look good

[stable island]

keyword could be

[winged marlin]

The final product, if this is the prototype will be looking better

[stable island]

well yes and i hope it does lolol

i don’t like this

the comic art is cute

[wheat jewel]

teasing through a free comic was fun

[opal mortar]

I'm going to bet the final product looks exactly like what she's holding but with the standard modern logo

[wheat jewel]

i wish more companies did stuff like that

[winged marlin]

It’s going to be two long weeks for the next comic

[stable island]

teaaa

i litt have it irl but i don’t wanna wait for the reveal!!

[winged marlin]

May is going to be a torture waiting for this tama and the switch 2 lol

[stable island]

i’m actually rlly excited which for me is rare

[solemn flame]

If that's the size of it then the AAA batteries thing seems wrong because it looks roughly the same size as the Uni

[opal mortar]

I can't wait to see what the zooming animation is like

[stable island]

i’m a natural born hater

[opal mortar]

Previous models always had a lot of wasted space

You can fit aaa's in very slim bodies

Just look at pretty much any TV remote

[winged marlin]

The listing also said 50k tamagotchi

So maybe it’s not aaa batteries

[opal mortar]

50,000 characters living across your planet total or something like that

[simple escarp]

Do places put up placeholder prices? Because I feel like the price doesn't reflect the device if it's colour and has that much information stored?

[solemn flame]

They do have a lot of wasted space but this just seems like a bit of a squeeze

[proven vector]

I wanna use this photo as an example of the light casting shadow too lol. The light is coming from the same source in both your photo and the reddit photo, but notice how the shadow is BEHIND your hand in your photo whereas the black of the shadow is on the side of the hand in the reddit photo?

The light in their picture does not cast the shadows it should be casting

[ivory ridge]

So...it doesn't necessarily look like AI, but if this is an early production or test copy it could be why the logo isn't finalized yet

But it does look wonky

[stable island]

there was a second listing that leaked alongside walmarts but i cannot find it!!!

[proven vector]

#study-hall message

This?

[opal mortar]

Perhaps not all raisable, maybe just a bunch of NPCs

[simple escarp]

Having a hard time even imagining that with such a teeny screen and how cluttered going to the tamaverse looks

[stable island]

yes! ty, i was curious if they also mentioned 50k, but they do not

[winged marlin]

But 50k is too much

Even if it’s npc

[stable island]

ooh maybe this is what they meant by ancestral traits?? since paradise seems to be a more primitive tamagotchi planet

[simple escarp]

I honestly thought there would be a mixing feature to account for that but doesn't seem likely

[stable island]

as opposed to GENE mixing???

[proven vector]

It's seeming like we might be raising the planet mostly and just viewing the inhabitants on it, so 50k could be applicable if its a bunch of little tamas on it. Think Sim City

[stable island]

trueeee

[ivory ridge]

Dang, yeah tbh I think it could be a fake edit of a Uni

COULD be. Who knows

[simple escarp]

Such a strange concept. Very intrigued

[stable island]

the zoom thing makes it feel like we’ll be raising tamas in the overarching environments as opposed to just one but idk

like multiple of them

like hmm i’ll go check the sky pen

see what they’re up to idk

[simple escarp]

Bandai heard that the smart and uni were too low maintenance. Have 50k Tamas to take care of.

[proven vector]

Can I also point out that the tama in their hand and the Uni on the bed are almost the same size, even though their hand is above the bed in this photo? That would make that Uni MUCH bigger compared to their hand

[winged marlin]

Yes, it could be this scenario but I would be sad, it’s a good change of scenario but I like to raise my tamas

[solemn flame]

inb4 Paradise is actually vintage sized and this person just has very tiny hands

[gloomy arch]

maybe its a uni ai replaced with a paradise

[upper cobalt]

The leaves on the faceplate look messy + the whole Tama looks way too smooth

[steel salmon]

Looks way too matte

[cursive plaza]

immediately stains matte

[steel salmon]

Also the "faceplate" part looks like it's painted on

And there's no clear plastic cover like in every other color tama

[wheat jewel]

i love the look of the matte honestly

[steel salmon]

Yeah but it doesn't resemble any other color tama. Not that they couldn't make one matte but too many details look off

But I wouldn't mind if it was real tbh

[ivory ridge]

To me it either screams pretty well-done edit or production copy, I think they'll look much more like the final ones in the comic

Remember what the leaked pre-production Pix's used to look like?

More close to the final than I remember, lol xD

[random folio]

I was curious and made pics too lol

[proven vector]

It’s just confusing that they ask where that pic came from and there’s no reverse image search results

[ivory ridge]

Probably edited yeah xP