Title TAMAGOTCHI NO PUCHIPUCHIOMISETCH Release Date Sep. 15, 2005 Price 5,040 yen (tax included) Platform Nintendo DS Distributor NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. Publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. Developer NanaOn-sha co.,ltd. URL http://www.ds-tamagotch.com/ Copyright ©BANDAI・WiZ 2004　©2005 BANDAI/NBGI

TAMAGOTCHI NO PUCHIPUCHIOMISETCH has received this prize since it has been supported by many women, from children to adults, for its unique and cute characters.

The player runs a shop with one of the characters from TAMAGOTCHI, the much-loved virtual pet game. By answering requests from customers who visit the shop, you can grow your business. The touch pen is the only control for this game, which makes it easy to play.
When the player helps other businesses, such as the dentist, the hot spring and the octopus-ball shop, to expand, she can get new items to use in the game.
In addition to the main game, you can take care of your TAMAGOTCHI partner by feeding it, re-dressing it and buying it new furniture. You can even poke it with the touch pen to see how it reacts. The game is equipped with a new function that has made it possible to wirelessly distribute a trial version to other Nintendo DS units and to swap snacks with other TAMAGOTCHI NO PUCHIPUCHIOMISETCH users.

I feel honored to receive the Award for Excellence of the Japan Game Awards, 2006. Corner Shop is based on Tamagotchi, the portable game that's been popular among elementary school girls. In developing Corner Shop, ideas came from young girls' dreams, and the end product was a favorite pastime of girls: playing shop. There were more men than women on the development team, so the gulf between them and young girls was greater than it would have been for women. This created some difficulties. I think the music and the concept of the worlds, developed by NanaOn-Sha, are appreciated by young girls, who love to pretend to be grown up. A sequel is on sale. I hope we can create software that will meet young girls' expectations.