If you’ve ever wished you could spend all day long serving food to BTS… well, you probably can’t. But you’ll soon be able to do the next best thing: be solely responsible for keeping miniature versions of them alive on a Tamagotchi device. Bandai America has opened preorders for the TinyTan Tamagotchi, a version of the handheld game featuring the South Korean band. (BTS’s full name is Romanized as Bangtan Sonyeondan.)
“We are incredibly excited to offer a new interactive experience with the beloved TinyTan characters, who are the adorable mini versions of the members of world phenomenon BTS,” Trish Garrett, brand strategist for Bandai America, said in a statement. “The TinyTan characters add a really fun spin on the Tamagotchi play pattern fans know and love.”
The games will feature the TinyTan characters, a set of little animated humans based on the seven members of BTS. The TinyTan crew has been around for a few years — it has merchandise, stars in cute music videos, and has <a href=«https://twitter.com/TinyTANofficial?ref_src=» https: www.theverge.com>3.7 million followers
on Twitter.
Some of the things you’ll do with the TinyTan members appear to include dancing (through a mini-game called Dance! Dynamite!), baking (through a mini-game called Make a Custard Tart!), and serving their favorite foods. Hairstyles and costumes will change depending on the games you play.
Now I know what you’re wondering: does this mean you could be responsible for the death of a BTS member? I don’t think as such, but the press release does contain a thinly veiled threat: “Keep your character’s stress barometer low or they will go back to Magic Door.” This is presumably a reference to the TinyTan video, Magic Door, in which the animated
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