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Nicktropolis was a game on Nick.com where users with a NickName (username) and password could safely chat to their friends by using either pre-written messages or the Nick Safe Chat dictionary, which blocks out offensive language. Users could also chat with chatterbots posing as Nicktoons such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Danny Phantom, Jimmy Neutron, Aang, and Manny Rivera. Users could buy items in Nicktropolis "stores" with NickPoints, which is the Nicktropolis currency.
In August 2006, there was a long closing of Nicktropolis, and it is now considered lost media.
History[]
The Club, widely known as Nickelodeon Club was a massively multiplayer online role-playing game provided by Nickelodeon on Nick.com. It was a virtual community that used isometric 3D graphics. It allowed users to play games, watch video clips and explore locations based on Nickelodeon television shows. Construction of the game began in November 2004.[1] An alpha of the game was released in early 2006. The first beta was released in June 2006. From August 18, 2006, to January 6, 2007, the game was closed to the general public. Prior to this release, almost 3,000,000 children had tested the game. The service was finally launched to the public on January 30, 2007 as Nicktropolis. [2]
Following the official launch of the service, additional improvements were made. In March 2007, the game was remodeled and given a new logo, and on May 11, 2007, the home page was remodeled to fit in with Nick.com's new look. On June 24, 2007, the game was featured in The New York Times, with a quote stating, "Pre-teenage viewers have a virtual playground to call their own." [3] In September 2007, the Nicktropolis Newsletter was launched, as an e-mail service to players, and in November 2007, the service became ad-supported.[4] By July 3, 2008, Nicktropolis had over 7,000,000 registered users.[5] That same year, the service introduced daily events on weekdays, the "Nicktropolis Blog" on the Nick.com message boards, and a new area to support The Big Green Help, the year long Nickelodeon green campaign.
The game received positive ratings in terms of appropriateness for children, with mixed critical reviews.[6] The service was redesigned as The Club on May 19, 2010.[7]
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References[]
- ^ http://theoworlds.blogspot.com/2007/01/test.html
- ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2920955920070130
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/arts/television/24itzk.html?_r=1&oref=slogin#Pre-teenage
- ^ http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/nickelodeon-unveils-virtual-city-for-tweens/
- ^ http://sev.prnewswire.com/entertainment/20070618/NYM09318062007-1.html
- ^ http://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/Nicktropolis.html
- ^ https://nickelodeon-games.fandom.com/wiki/The_Club