Nicktropolis
Yet another "virtual world" is scheduled to launch today... Nickelodeon's Nicktropolis.com. I say "scheduled to launch today" because as of right now I'm still getting a "coming soon!" message.
However, if you go through the back door to their Beta site, you can get a feel for Nicktropolis. To me, it feels no different from other "virtual realm" sites (consider Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom), but maybe kids consider that a good thing. It also reminds me very much of the Gushers "Re-Do Your Room" promotion. The end goal of Nicktropolis seems to be to personalize your room-- there is no other way (that I could find) to spend points.
One interesting thing that I came across was that when you enter different Nicktoon worlds (Avatar Nations, Retroville, Amity Park), you get a new avatar to fit the world's theme. Kids go nuts for a chance to personalize elements like avatars-- which is why sites like this are already so popular.Nicktropolis is definitely a safe place for kids, too. As a user you can either chat using pre-supplied messages, or you can write your own-- with parental permission. And of course, no personal information is supplied-- there isn't even a "profile" to fill out.
All in all, the site isn't astoundingly new-- it's basically another VMK reskinned with Nickelodeon properties. I'll be curious to see what changes are made as Nicktropolis comes out of Beta.


12 Comments:
I like that you sign into Nicktropolis with "NickNames." :)It fits.
January 30, 2007
I need to know how to get my child signed up for nicktropolis she has been waiting all her life for this moment
March 16, 2007
I need to know how to get my child signed up for nicktropolis she has been waiting all her life for this moment
March 16, 2007
I think nicktropols is a graet game for kids because they can interact with other people but the only thing is parents dont know how to get their kid logged on to it.
March 16, 2007
Virtual Magic Kingdom is the same thing but they keep it safe.
( http://www.vmk.com )
July 20, 2007
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