Following our franchise-specific video on the intertwined histories of Tamagotchi and Digimon, Crunchyroll host Tim Lyu tackles the equally related history of virtual pets as a phenomenon in the latest video on the subject, with some surprising historical artifacts that predate the similarly by quite a few years. The video serves to add some much-needed context into The video is embedded below: why virtual pets became, and to some extent still are, such a popular past time even with the rise of smartphones and competing products.

Following our franchise-specific video on the intertwined histories of Tamagotchi and Digimon, Crunchyroll host Tim Lyu tackles the equally related history of virtual pets as a phenomenon in the latest video on the subject, with some surprising historical artifacts that predate the similarly by quite a few years. The video serves to add some much-needed context into The video is embedded below: why virtual pets became, and to some extent still are, such a popular past time even with the rise of smartphones and competing products.