Why's it taking so long? Well, that's what you sign up for when you decide to draw 2,500 different cartoon characters on one sheet of paper (click the image to see it full size and explore).

The Free Comic Book Day Tamagotchi Paradise comic showed the new model and multiple new characters it will include.

There are still plenty of Tamagotchi devices that have you focusing on raising just a single digital character, but the new Tamagotchi Paradise puts you in charge of a planet full of needy dependents.