>>8645384On the Magic, that's the only important thing unlocked by connection. According to pic related, since the sanrio meets doesn't have the sports plaza it's the only one which doesn't have any connection requirements for unlocks
There's also some connection gifts that you get for reaching a different friendship levels with another tamagotchi (from connecting repeatedly), but it's just some costume accessories
From a corporate perspective, the connection features are likely for the context of schoolkids as a way to motivate friends to get a tamagotchi of their own
For adults the only realistic option is to just buy another one
I keep meaning to join the discord that's linked on
tamatown.com but I haven't gotten around to it