Hasbro announced that the fluffy and chatty animatronic children’s toy will return to stores next month.

Not quite your traditional gaming, but with 600 responses to user actions at least as complex as some interactive computer games I’ve played.

[Image description: two new Furbies]

  • Wigglet@beehaw.org
    10·
    1 year ago

    “Through this research, kids told us that it was important for Furby to be their ultimate best friend – a furry companion to do all the things a BFF would do, like dance to music, share fortunes, meditate, mimic each other in silly voices, and even put on a light show, and that’s exactly what we created.”

    I love picturing small children setting up elaborate light shows for their best friends

    • oomphaloompha@beehaw.org
      2·
      1 year ago

      kids told us that it was important for Furby to… …meditate… Ok I’m aware that traditions are different in different parts of the world and such, but now I’m picturing that times have changed so much kids are meditating and it’s an important thing to them. I mean I started kind of out of the blue as a kid without outside influence as a pasty white European dude, but I got made fun of for it when people found out.

      Kind of really cool if kids are meditating these days.