I don't know about you, but I used to feel foolish being dependent on a mere toy. That's when I was obsessed. Once I was obsessed with dolphins (lol why else was I called Dolphin Girl) but drawing dolphins all day is just...umm...boring! Well, since I've been both drawing dolphins and playing Tamas since I was 4 or 5, I should be bored of both. Right, I'm bored of drawing dolphins, but have any new breeds of dolphin evolved? The difference is, the answer to "have any new versions of Tamagotchi come out?" is yes. So I remain interested in Tamas since there are new ones coming out, and I've left dolphins behind. Even though my family always asks me when they want to know anything about sea life. Lol I don't know all about fish, only dolphins!
But I still do love dolphins more than I love Tamas. When I look at a dolphin, I see a unique living intelligent creature but when I look at a Tama I realise there are millions like it elsewhere in the world (well except that prize for the winner of the oh my gotchi contest that I didn't enter) and that takes away a lot of its value to me.