The trend in 1996 was Tamagotchi.
Digimon: Digital Monsters started in 1997 but the device itself was
pretty expensive so it didn't sell well.
During 1998, the price was push down to $10.00 which created a
Digimon: Digital Monsters craze is Singapore. Digimon: Digital
Monsters cards started releasing.
In 1999, the first Digimon: Digital Monsters anime, Digimon
Adventures was released and a Digimon: Digital Monsters game for
the Playstation, Digimon World was also released.
In 2000, the sequel to Digimon Adventures, Digimon Adventures 02
was released. Sometime around here, a mange with a alternate
storyline consisting of Yagami Taichi and his Veedramon was
released. Digimon World 2 was also released.
In 2001, the third anime for Digimon: Digital Monsters, Digimon
Tamers was released. It introduced an entire new system of powering
up for the Digimons whereby the Tamers would swip cards to power up
their Digimon partners. This new system was later used in other
anime and shows such as Masked Rider: Ryuki. Digimon Tamers wasn't
a sequel of the Digimon Adventures series and its new system of
powering up was uncomfortable and unrealistic to many, thus the
ratings of the Digimon series started to go downhill.
In 2002, the fourth and currently the final anime series for
Digimon: Digital Monsters was released, Digimon Frontier. Digimon
Frontier introduced the fresh idea of humans Digivolving into
Digimons using Sprits. This idea swayed even more fans away.
Digimon World World 3 was also released.
Although anime series for Digimon: Digital Monsters has ended, this
idea is not yet quite dead. The 8th movie for Digimon: Digital
Monsters titled Digimon: X - Evolution was broadcasted this year
with the DVDs releasing on 25th November 2005. Digimon World X or
Digimon World 4 was released for the PlayStation 2 earlier this
year. New Digimon: Digital Monsters Trading Cards are still
constantly being released by Bandai, not to mention the latest
Digimon: Digital Monsters Virtual Pet product called Digimon
Accel.
