What is Tamagotchi? Exhibition Celebrates 30 Years of Japan's Iconic Digital Pet Japan's Tamagotchi toys were a 1990s playground craze and the virtual pets that demand food and attention all day are still a hit among retro-loving Gen Z and nostalgic parents. Manufacturer Bandai Namco is showing off the product's evolution at a special 30th anniversary exhibition that opens to the public in Tokyo on Wednesday. Rafaela Miranda Freire, a 15-year-old Brazilian tourist visiting Tokyo told AFP she did