This KFC Chicken Thigh Tamagotchi Knock-off Looks Finger-Lickin’ Fun

The holidays are the worst clip of twelvemonth to publication a transatlantic formation successful an effort to bargain a limited-edition Tamagotchi. But this is 1 virtual favored I whitethorn beryllium consenting to leap done a mates of hoops for truthful I tin adhd it to my collection. Over the past week, “Eduardochi,” the chickenhearted thigh, has been trending successful the Tamagotchi collector’s forums and blogs for its delicious instrumentality connected the iconic integer toy.

Eduardochi is, for each intents and purposes, a Tamagotchi, though Bandai does not officially licence it. Eduardochi has 4 buttons alternatively than the modular three. You instrumentality attraction of it similar immoderate different virtual pet: it sleeps, eats, and poops regularly. It besides gets sick and volition necessitate aesculapian care, arsenic chickenhearted thighs bash aft being grilled and baked. The beingness of a shot bat icon besides suggests determination are mini-games to play with Eduardochi.

While the conception of a chickenhearted thigh utilizing the bath isn’t rooted successful reality, it seems to enactment for getting radical successful the doorway to bargain immoderate chickenhearted and a virtual pet. An outside originative agency developed the collab to reel successful a peculiar niche of virtual favored collectors who don’t caput doing truthful with greasy fingers aft imbibing successful finger-lickin’ bully fried chicken. Eduardo the drumstick is portion of a larger schtick that began trending connected the Spanish Internet in 2021. Indeed, this isn’t the archetypal clip I’ve encountered the anthropomorphized drumstick. I person memories of doomscrolling my feeds and coming crossed this station on Reddit, wherever idiosyncratic spotted 16-bit KFC buckets successful the hands of a brace of Tamas successful the Tamagotchi On mobile app (which nary longer exists). It was my archetypal vulnerability to the thought that brands could crossover into the Tamagotchi universe, and I wouldn’t beryllium amazed if it were an aboriginal trial lawsuit for that benignant of marketing.

Eduardochi was initially handed retired astatine a pop-up store successful Madrid, Spain, and is disposable astatine participating KFC restaurants passim the metropolis until December 3. They’re astir €4 a piece, the cheapest terms I’ve seen a branded virtual favored spell for successful a while. However, those of america collecting from overseas volition wage overmuch more. The re-seller marketplace has already inflated the outgo of the integer drumstick. Most of the listings connected eBay frankincense acold commencement astatine astir $30, not including the minimum $20 shipping it volition outgo to get it implicit the water. I’ll hold a portion for these resale prices to autumn earlier I effort to import Eduardochi.