Just like the original Tamagotchi, the droid will be housed in a keychain-sized, egg-shaped game and you’ll have just three buttons at your disposal to control R2-D2. If you want your own Star ...

R2-D2 might be the most beloved character in the entire Star Wars universe. But some might change their tune about the adorable droid if he becomes too annoying in his latest form: a Tamagotchi.

See our ethics statement. R2-D2 — Star Wars’ beloved droid — is now officially a Tamagotchi toy, letting you take a pocket-sized, pixelated virtual pet version of the iconic astromech with ...

But better late than never, we say. So this is the first-ever officially licensed Star Wars Tamagotchi. Lucasfilm / Bandai The new R2-D2 Tamagotchi arrives in two different versions. First ...

R2-D2 has seen a lot of adventures throughout his time during the entire Star Wars Skywalker Saga. These adventures get to continue as Bandai reveals their newest Tamagotchi creation with the ...

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Tamagotchi has teamed up with the guys at Star Wars to release a retro-style R2-D2 Tamagotchi digital pet in celebration of their 25th anniversary and the special edition toy will be on sale later ...

An R2-D2 Tamagotchi is coming from Bandai and Disney, giving you your own pixelated droid companion to love and care for. A new post on the official Star Wars site reveals the new virtual pet toy ...

Bandai America unveiled its first collaboration with Lucasfilm: a Star Wars R2-D2 Tamagotchi virtual pet toy. That means your favorite droid from Star Wars will be inside the latest Tamagotchi ...

In what might be the strongest collaboration Disney has delivered yet with Star Wars, the company has teamed up with Bandai to release an R2-D2 Tamagotchi, which will launch later this year.

Roughly two decades after the device's heyday, Tamagotchi is back with two brand-new R2-D2 editions. The virtual pet will allow owners to care for and play with their virtual Artoo or else risk ...