‘Pokémon Go’ makers try their luck with new Tamagotchi-like figures

The makers of “Pokémon Go” want to develop their own new game World next, instead of just bringing old Nintendo characters to life on smartphones. The new “Peridot” app recalls the once popular Tamagotchis: You need to take care of, entertain and raise animal figures. Unlike the Tamagotchis, however, Peridots cannot die even if they are poorly cared for, as the developer company Niantic emphasises. Instead, players can let their adult Peridots mate so that new digital animals are created. Each peridot is unique and this becomes even more obviou with the offspring, says Ziah Fogel, the Niantic …

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