In a sign that 80's retro has ended and 90's retro is gaining steam, Japanese toymaker Bandai has announced that they will be coming out with a new version of their handheld Tamagotchi virtual pets, according to Japan Today.

The little digital pixelated pets grew to popularity in the mid-90s, with scores of people pushing tiny buttons in lieu of actually feeding and caring for a pet. Eventually, these keychain-sized buddies were left in couch cushions or lost at the bottom of backpacks to die a virtual death.

Now Tamagotchi users will be able to beam back and forth to one another, have their pets "marry", "reproduce" and have other social interactions that the user himself may never see. No word yet on whether Bandai will release the next generation in the United States.