When it comes to raising and caring for a virtual pet, the famous Tamagotchi is all about feeding, cleaning, and playing time, whereas the newDigimon takes a different approach, where responsibility in caring for a digital monster is rewarded with increased strength and occasional evolutions.
The Vital Hero is a virtual pet toy combined with a fitness tracker. While the device still has buttons, the only way to improve the digital monster's stat is through daily missions that require kids to do various activities.
When it comes to battles against other monsters, a child who is more active will have a better chance of winning. If they lose, they have to face the same monster again and again until they get a win.
The Vital Hero can be used to battle friends with a Vital Hero that can be plugged into a Wearable and transferred to a friend's device. The Barcode Battler game of the early ‘90s had kids scanning random bar codes for power-ups and unlocks, so it makes sense that battles can also be deliberately triggered at any time.
The Vital Hero is not the first attempt to make children more active. An animated digital monster that can fight other monsters on your wrist is more compelling than a new high score or a connected app. The Vital Hero will be available on Amazon with either a blue or black band for $65 or a red band for Walmart.
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