There has never been a better time for a stand alone Chao Garden game! I never understood why they never did this in the past when Chao were so popular. It seemed to make so much sense to me that I half expected it to happen and when it never did I was like... Why?
Personally I enjoyed the Chao but never went crazy over them, many of my friends however bought Sonic Adventure 2 JUST for the Chao raising, they were like a step up from Tamagochi virtual pet things that were all the craze in the 90's.
Now that free to play mobile/tablet games have taken off and proven their earning power it seems like now is the time more than ever perhaps to bring the Chao back. A free to play chao game where you can level it up, teach it, collect items, play games... Of course appearances for Sonic and co for that extra brand recognition... Shit could be raking in money like nobodies biz!
Common SEGA.