Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 (たまごっちのプチプチおみせっち　みなサンきゅ～！, Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi: Mina San Kyu!) is the third Tamagotchi video game released for the Nintendo DS game system, following Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2. It was released in Japan on September 27, 2007, in North America on June 17, 2008, and in PAL regions on November 14, 2008.

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3
European cover art, featuring Mametchi, Memetchi, Violetchi, and Kuchipatchi
Developer(s)	I.T.L Dimps
Publisher(s)	Namco Bandai Games
Designer(s)	Masaya Matsuura
Series	Tamagotchi
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS
Release	JP: September 27, 2007 NA: June 17, 2008 PAL: November 14, 2008
Genre(s)	Party
Mode(s)	Single-player Multiplayer

Gameplay

Players can choose between Mametchi, Memetchi, Kuchipatchi, and Violetchi to become a partner, and work together to keep their customers happy. The game is similar to the previous games, the main difference being a new variety of shops. The shops have been included in the following table:

• Bakery
• Card Shop
• Day Spa
• Daycare
• Decoration Day Spa
• Decoration Shop
• Event Coordinator
• Gardening
• Treasure Hunters
• Piano Studio
• Recycling Center
• Ice Cream Parlor

The shops also expand in the same way they did before in the other Tamagotchi Connection games. Except that the Mayor is the one doing the expanding, and not the Princess, although once there can be no more expansions available the Princess does come and present you with a Royal Flag therefore making the shop the Royal Bakery, Day Care Center, etc.

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	61%[1]

Review score

Publication	Score
IGN	5.7/10[2]

Reception

Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 3 debuted on the Japanese sales charts at number four, selling 54,000 units in its first week.^[3] The game managed to sell 204,744 units in the country by the end of 2007 right after Bandai and Namco Bandai Games called it "GO-GO Tamagotchi!".^[4]

Sequels

The game received five Japan-only sequels, with two on the DS and three on the 3DS. In a Nintendo Direct in March, 2025, Tamagotchi Plaza was announced for the Nintendo Switch. Tamagotchi Plaza will be the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan since Corner Shop 3.^[5]