The popular Tamagotchi Virtual Pet continues to attract fans both young and old, ever since it hit toy shelves in 2004. Bandai America recently launched the advanced Tamagotchi Connection Version 3, which allows virtual pet owners to log on to TamaTown.com for more interaction with their pets. Version 3 is doing so well that Bandai America reports its selling twice the amount than of Version 2, and more than 50,000 users are visiting TamaTown.com each day.

Version 3 features three refreshed games, 20 additional characters, and 24 new design styles, including Translucent Black, Translucent Pink, Zebra Stripes, Green Snake, Sky Blue Circles and Pink Ribbon.

This year, Bandai America will launch new Tamagotchi lanyards so that you can wear your virtual pet around your neck.

Tamagotchi Version 3 Virtual Pets are available at ToyWhiz for $39.99 or MasterMindToys for $18.99 plus shipping.

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