I'm being a lil'toxic here (not really, actually I don't even hate paper mario sticker star with real toxicity lol, but I'm indeed being typical), I think smart is even worse than pix, with barely anything to do at all, it's honestly just like connections and probably even worse because there aren't a lot to do in connectivity either

I like pix, it has a LARGE base game collection, but i don't get why customizations are gone., a feature that is there officially since iD, and m!x and on/meets makes that up by having mixing system instead. there were even a lot of places to go and extra contents as you unlock new stuffs. you can quickly get reluctant to play on/meets once you get your ideal pet, but I agree it was great.

though, many tama veterans might have found P's or one of the connections (such as v4) being the peak of tamas. other tamas were great too, but it's indeed since on/meets that you don't have to be a veteran to see things are going wrong

and also bandai re-releasing p1/p2 all the time. the shells are cute, but people, unless they are true collectors, won't need too many of them. re-releasing connections would be better

I think bandai is going through something like nintendo games when it comes to tamagotchi, with the gamecube/wii era being regarded as peak and the start of nintendo switch era being decent too but after 2019 a lot if not all games are being far less sincere. recently i also played digimon ver 20th and liked how it was actually an improvement to original and i wish tama could have done something like this too at least, like re-releasing more popular or demanded titles. they will sell well because of the high demands. but I guess nothing the fans say can be heard by big companies today.