Webkinz STILL EXISTS Today! (The Rise and Fall of the Popular Pet Phenomenon)

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  • @prismations
    @prismations 6 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Webkinz obsession with kids is WAY better than Fortnite obsession with kids
    Webkinz: Yeah, I have lots of them! Wanna play online together after school?
    Fortnite: **Insert cringe dance**
    I’ve also been playing Animal Jam for more than 5 years.

    • @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws
      @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I stopped playing animal jam because pretty much everything i wanted was membership and i didn't have any points

    • @lilaplayz7116
      @lilaplayz7116 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@R4WRY_Creepy_Claws that's why I play Animal Jam: Play Wild! Instead ( the app version )

    • @galaxytoons4608
      @galaxytoons4608 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I play animal jam but the play wild version
      And webkinz! And my pets are a bengal tiger and a pink poodle!

    • @skydog0_038
      @skydog0_038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      true

    • @skydog0_038
      @skydog0_038 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@galaxytoons4608 i play both animal jams

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    Webkinz? Now that's a name I haven't heard of in a long time...

  • @goldenhusky1640
    @goldenhusky1640 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    For Someone who is 17 and still adores webkinz, the reason it’s still here today is because of the plush it’s self. I have an Instagram and TH-cam for them and so do a bunch of other people I know. Not many of us including my self play the actual online part,but the stuffed animals them self are amazing. Also a lot more kids stopped playing webkinz possibly because in 2014 they stopped releasing webkinz signatures. So more people are on the hunt of finding the webkinz signature plush itself since it is now considered a collectors item than worrying about the online game. Ganz is slowing fading with a bunch of us growing older and soon will grow out of them but for right now they are actually doing well with people still buying their products. And for the video they post showing the plush, they are showing it for people who still enjoy them to get more interested in the item than just looking at a picture of the plush. :)

  • @HowdyCloudy
    @HowdyCloudy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Wait what?!?! I had a stuffed dog with the rainbow W and had no idea why it was there, your telling me I could’ve gotten online and played with it?!?! I’m so angry at myself now how come no one told me this!
    EDIT: wow 30 likes? That’s like.... more people than there is on earth

    • @DavidDumbedDown
      @DavidDumbedDown 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

    • @lilwoomy6731
      @lilwoomy6731 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here but i ended up ripping off the tags

    • @HowdyCloudy
      @HowdyCloudy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fandom trash when I got my plush, it didn’t have a tag on it, I think my mom ripped it off before she gave it to me

    • @notkingboo9323
      @notkingboo9323 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you get it in the box or loose?
      The packaging usually listed how the online functionality works.

    • @HowdyCloudy
      @HowdyCloudy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not King Boo it didn’t come with a box I think my mom said got it from a yard sale but I don’t remember much but playing with it 😕

  • @geraldsinger9954
    @geraldsinger9954 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Yeah, I 'member. I still have digitally a Hippo, Velvety Elephant, Shark, Two Dalmatians, and a Pirate Parrot. Even though I used the website between 2007 and 2010. Recently, I found out that my account was still active. The same could be said for Poptropica.

    • @heidysotomedina
      @heidysotomedina 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow u had a lot of webkinz,i remember i had a dragon,a peacock who looked like a dodo(and appears here 9:05),a camelion, and 2 hamsters.....
      Like if u remember the tunnel making game!

    • @AlanA-rj7jz
      @AlanA-rj7jz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Poptropica was lit

    • @dylan_conductor
      @dylan_conductor 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I gave my Poptropica account away to someone else : /

  • @Domeju
    @Domeju 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Oh man I used to be obsessed with Webkinz when I was a kid! I would buy them all the time from multiple stores trying to collect as many as possible. Every once in a while I’ll check on my account and I still have a few of my stuffed animals just for nostalgia. Good times. Sad to see those years disappear. RIP Webkinz childhood 2007-20?? (Idk when I stopped XD)

  • @bluey8348
    @bluey8348 6 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I was literally playing this like 1-2 weeks ago, oof
    (Dont judge me)

    • @Cawziiku
      @Cawziiku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i dont have enough s t o r a g e

    • @weaverliss7522
      @weaverliss7522 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bluey Phantom lol same! I like visiting my old pets once in a while - the nostalgia is real...

    • @sammieegoldwand
      @sammieegoldwand 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wont judge i love old game like that

    • @emiblock3634
      @emiblock3634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You are not alone 😂

    • @alainart
      @alainart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same, dude!

  • @sketchyskies8531
    @sketchyskies8531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    I used to play Webkinz
    Then I forgot my username and password

  • @bennettmiller2952
    @bennettmiller2952 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    ah the good ol days. No jake paul, just webkinz

  • @foodnow6323
    @foodnow6323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Webkinz was my jam as a kid. and still is, in like 2005- 2010 my school went crazy for webkinz and people would play it after school with friends.

  • @marieism9606
    @marieism9606 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Y’all, thanks. Now I have the Cat Pajama Party song stuck in my head. I can’t believe it’s been so long.

  • @JaredKinz
    @JaredKinz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a Webkinz fan still to this day, I can definitely say that the Instagram and TH-cam communities keep this company in business.
    Also, only about 35% of the people online are kids, the rest are the same kids from 2007 playing now as teenagers or adults.
    Even though Ganz has stopped creating Webkinz plush, it’s still a big part of people’s lives and the ‘Kinztagram’ and ‘Kinztube’ community continues to thrive.

  • @unofficialmeme5972
    @unofficialmeme5972 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    They're still in my basement, just chilling out...even though their health is 0%

  • @erin404
    @erin404 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I just spent 150 dollars on a webkinz and I have no regrets

    • @phantasmarina
      @phantasmarina 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are a hero, my good sir.

    • @corniedog8702
      @corniedog8702 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Which one?

    • @funtownfollies6313
      @funtownfollies6313 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Erin why does that sound like something I would do

    • @wittykittywoes
      @wittykittywoes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicky Fazbear is that counting for inflation or are you insane?

  • @4arms4life
    @4arms4life 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Jesus Christ Webkinz is still up after all these years? I’ve never played the game myself but I remember back during my Club Penguin addiction I used to watch a channel called CP Broadcast and in one of his videos he said Webkinz was gay and that’s how I found out about this game.

  • @fortunekinz
    @fortunekinz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Webkinz actually still has a fandom! It's fairly small though, I'm in it. There's many "kinztubers " and "kinztagrammers " I actually made my own video about the rise and fall of webkinz.
    And for myself and many others, we're only in it for the plushes. The website went downhill.
    And interesting fact, webkinz started losing popularity at the same time they released deluxe membership.

  • @PigIA
    @PigIA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Started playing Webkinz in 2012
    Still play it in 2021
    I think I am single-handedly keeping the franchise alive
    I literally got a Webkinz plush Christmas 2020

  • @laurenmadevideos
    @laurenmadevideos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Anyone remember the fashion show???

  • @Yangwolf0
    @Yangwolf0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s mostly collectors that have stuck around for so long. Also, a very certain webkinz plushie kind of exploded the webkinz collector community(in a good way). Signatures. They have been “retired” by now. It’s one of main reasons why Webkinz is still around but mostly because there are many dedicated people that enjoy the game but also collecting the plushies.

  • @MilkTheCouch
    @MilkTheCouch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was into Webkinz before it became popular. I found the Cocker Spaniel one at a buffet in Lancaster, PA and it began from there. My fondest memories were The Monkey and Monkey Show, The Wheel Of Wow, a game with circus-like stock music and Miss Birdy. I was addicted to it and my favorite one was the pink pony.

    • @TeMMiEx3
      @TeMMiEx3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MilkTheCouch What even happened to the TV? I still want to watch my shows. Now, it’s a blank screen and they never turn on :,(

    • @SpoonfulofCinnamon
      @SpoonfulofCinnamon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So sad that the TV shows are gone! The cocker spaniel was my first as well! That was my first account though. After 7 webkinz and like 25 rooms I started a new account in 2008.

  • @korrianimationbodyguard4683
    @korrianimationbodyguard4683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I was actually playing Webkinz today

  • @WebkinzLiker264
    @WebkinzLiker264 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Dude, you got my respect for making a Webkinz video. As if I didn't love your channel before! Seriously, Webkinz was my LIFE from around 2007 to 2011 and I still hold it dear to my heart now. I am one of those dedicated fanatics that kept playing even after it peaked and still occasionally to this day. Because it will seriously NEVER die.

  • @airyowo
    @airyowo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Webkinz actually still has a decent player base even in 2023. I’m apart of several social media groups that are filled with daily users. It’s mostly adults who played as kids and now play it for nostalgia (me included). Clearly the player base is nowhere near what it was at it’s peak, but they’re still making enough profits to keep it alive with regular updates and events. :) Since they decided to stop making Classic plushies and switched the original game strictly to virtual purchases, im sure that has helped big time with profits.

  • @Lycandii
    @Lycandii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had over 100 plushies,
    (I have proof if you'd like)
    and 3 different accounts. I now can't find a single plush anywhere, when I remember that they were everywhere. I donated the majority of them, and kept a couple I had a more attachment to. Still return and play it to this day.

  • @just-a-silly-goofy-guy
    @just-a-silly-goofy-guy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Christopher -Walkens- _Webkinz_

    • @feralchangeling97
      @feralchangeling97 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      A reason not to kremit suicide.

    • @wtfyoutube4873
      @wtfyoutube4873 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You know it’s Christopher Walken right? Dumb fuck

    • @gregwolf3091
      @gregwolf3091 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wtf youtube r/ woooooooooosh

    • @bubblesthebandit
      @bubblesthebandit 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wtfyoutube4873 PLEASE TELL ME YOUR JOKING

    • @notkingboo9323
      @notkingboo9323 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bubblesthebandit Wtf youtube is talking about how OP spelled walken as walkens in the crossed out bit.

  • @inactive6320
    @inactive6320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My sister introduced it to me in around 2013, after I got a Webkinz for my birthday. Years after, I tried to keep up with the site, but after they made all the member features and made Dr. Quack retire and such, I just gave up. I revisited the site recently, and it's even worse than the last time I played in 2017. D:
    My first webkinz, who was a cat named Buttercup, is sitting on my bed right now, and she will always be very meaningful to me.

  • @narwhal6112
    @narwhal6112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I hope you know when "dog on the front of the tag" started playing I sang along

  • @DatDaDatty
    @DatDaDatty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    i had a neopets account instead

    • @boiz9552
      @boiz9552 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Imdatai

    • @kllaterall
      @kllaterall 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dat what’s gud

    • @nasayalucero1703
      @nasayalucero1703 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ahh i miss neopets😭

    • @BlueTails2828boom
      @BlueTails2828boom 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't play neopets anymore some things no working in flash.

    • @TheWeekndGaming
      @TheWeekndGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I had Club Penguin

  • @poweroffriendship2.0
    @poweroffriendship2.0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    *_The Christopher Walkens intro was just perfect than I expected..._*

  • @Rosa-et1cv
    @Rosa-et1cv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember that several stores around my area would remove the code tags off of the plushes because people were shoplifting the tags... just the tags.

  • @Alt_eri
    @Alt_eri 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    *It’s NeoPe- Webkinz!*
    Neopets: *Am I a joke to you?*

  • @kazukikurogane
    @kazukikurogane 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    MY CHILDHOOD

  • @SudokuBro
    @SudokuBro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I still have my Striped Alley Cat, I nicknamed him Ozzy.

  • @kawaii.universe2003
    @kawaii.universe2003 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Webkinz was (and honestly still is) my life! I have 97 Webkinz as of right now and I don’t plan on stopping my collection any time soon. I actually got my first Webkinz almost exactly 11 years ago, when I was 4. Ah the memories.

  • @greentoadgirl
    @greentoadgirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Omg I used to play this obsessively from when I was like 5-9. I remember I got my first one for Christmas '07!
    Ahhh nostalgia... I feel old

  • @laidback2719
    @laidback2719 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This reminds me of the 2009 beanie babies from McDonald’s I owned radish the dog

  • @mikkyy188
    @mikkyy188 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    OMFG I STILL PLAY WEBKINZ BUT I LOST MY 24 PETS SO I HAD TO PLAY THE NEW FREE TRASH VERSION!!!!!!!

    • @guineapigplace
      @guineapigplace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mikkymoo 13 go on eBay and get a basic googles code or something. They’re around 3$

    • @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws
      @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pc works better. U'm chillin with my cool pets cuz i still play this game and got everyone else to play it

    • @cardionema
      @cardionema 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are a lot of middle-aged women playing Webkinz now. Including me!

  • @macdam2370
    @macdam2370 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember Webxinz i used to play it all the time!

  • @CoasterQueen8799
    @CoasterQueen8799 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I joined in 2007 and I am still keeping my account active by adopting one pet a year. 😊 I occasionally log on but not that often.

  • @alainart
    @alainart 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I still have Webkinz. I lost my original account, as I was 5 or so, but I made a new one 4 years ago and I still have it. 😅

  • @shaysela6989
    @shaysela6989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I and my friends made full lives for them. They were in relationships, broke up (my webkinz's girlfriend heard a rumor that her boyfriend, my webkinz, cheated on her and we spent an entire saturday helping him to convince her it wasn't true), got married, had kids, and even went to school. One girl made a real school for them, and anyone who joined got a small paper backpack and some small notebooks. Every break we would take them to class and she even gave them homework, we had to "help" them with.
    Kids can be so creative sometimes

  • @SpeedBoltz
    @SpeedBoltz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Webkinz was the best! It was my childhood and it was a simpler time. When I went into my old account to see what has become the website...Mostly everything was for "Deluxe Members" and my heart just sank.

  • @Metal_Dragon_
    @Metal_Dragon_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think the deluxe membership contributed to the fall of webkinz, it took 3/4 of the things that used to be free on the website and made you pay for it with a monthly subscription. (I think it was like $3-$5 per month) And of course most parents won’t buy something like that for their kids. And when kids get money they have better stuff to spend it on.

  • @emilybenzing5920
    @emilybenzing5920 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm 22 & I pay for a deluxe membership on Webkinz lmao. It's actually really fun and helps my anxiety. Also, it's not really kids who play on Webkinz anymore. It's people my age who used to play when they were younger and also elderly people like to play. If you go on Webkinz Newz, you can see comments from a ton of people who are older. There's definitely some kids that play though.

  • @StormTeeVee
    @StormTeeVee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have tons of those!! So nostalgic!

  • @postal2forthe3ds
    @postal2forthe3ds 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I legit showed my aunt Webkibz yesterday and she remembered be being obsessed with it. We watched all my old movies that i had saved and i bashed them so hard.

  • @corruptcandyy
    @corruptcandyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was born in 2005 and never knew about webkins!! EVEN THOUGH I bought a plushie in 2008 xD. I must have thought it was just a brand or something (if you are wondering what pet i got it was a black and white cat)

  • @noodlesinabox538
    @noodlesinabox538 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Webkinz website isn't going anywhere any time soon. They just announced that they have stopped making plush (for now) because there weren't enough people purchasing them. However, Ganz is now putting their full attention into the website/app.
    Also, due to flash being shut down next year, Ganz realized this and made a desktop app for windows, so you can still play next year. As for mac users, I'm unsure what Ganz is going to do for us, but we still have the mobile app!
    Hope this helped!

  • @nadiafalcone9665
    @nadiafalcone9665 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OMG yes a webkinz vid!! I like these nostalgic vids u make bc i use to play these computer games 😂

  • @KaylynProudfoot-cq6sf
    @KaylynProudfoot-cq6sf 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like your channel because you sometimes give me one cup of good nostalgia.

  • @loudragonblood5129
    @loudragonblood5129 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good grief, I Remember all of this stuff! AND I STILL HAVE ALL OF THE ONES I HAD AS A CHILD AND REMEBER THEIR NAMES!

  • @unoriginalusername1748
    @unoriginalusername1748 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved webkinz so much, I was so pissed when they started that ‘deluxe membership’ crap. Of course I had outgrown them by then, but my little brother had to deal with it. I had at least ten different pets. Who else LOVED the arcade games?

  • @AuroraKnux
    @AuroraKnux 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have the Webkinz that my best friend gave me when we were kids. I don't think I played the online game much, but I did play with my plushies a lot.

  • @werecatqueennic864
    @werecatqueennic864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "How has it somehow managed to outlive Club Penguin?"
    Well for one, webkinz is actually playable without a deluxe membership 🤷‍♀️

    • @TheSleepyWarlord
      @TheSleepyWarlord 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I noticed over the years webkinz started to make more and more things membership exclusive so they are still a little money hungry

    • @werecatqueennic864
      @werecatqueennic864 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheSleepyWarlord are you talking about deluxe membership(gold emblum) or full membership (silver paw) because you originally couldn't even play webkinz without paying for a pet in the first place

  • @sarahmchugh4169
    @sarahmchugh4169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember all of these games so vividly. I'm not joking, I remember ALL of those games.

  • @katysikkema
    @katysikkema ปีที่แล้ว

    I have all of my webkinz still. I’ll never give them up ❤ I was webkinz royalty back then! There’s so many memories I have :)

  • @riverspade2492
    @riverspade2492 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started a new account since I couldn't find my old one about a year ago and there's a surprising amount of people playing. The webkinz reddit has over 4k users and they constantly are bringing in new stuff to keep it fun and exciting.

  • @SpoonfulofCinnamon
    @SpoonfulofCinnamon 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    First I played Neopets but that darn house never would get built. Webkinz and Club Penguin started at the same time for me when I was about 10.
    My first pet was a cocker spaniel named Lucy.
    Maybe a year ago I started playing Webkinz on and off.
    I love my house! It has exclusive items in every room. I've spent so much time trading to get them since I was a kid that I don't think I would ever close the account completely.

  • @Epiano-le9rz
    @Epiano-le9rz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started it in 2007 with my reindeer, and my collection expanded to at least 155 Webkinz until I eventually grew out of it and got rid of most of my Webkinz. However I did keep a few that are dear to me, like the reindeer and my hyena, (in which I sewed a Mohawk onto last week!). I was curious to see what the game was like in 2018 a few weeks ago,
    so I logged onto my old account and saw that non-members are not allowed to do ANYTHING anymore. They took basically everything you were able to do and left it for member use only. Not only that, but everything new in the little store is E-points and not cash like it used to be. It seems as if that’s a way of trying to stay alive. A very, very desperate one at that! 😂
    Oh, and the best pet of the month videos were the googles one, the Stay away from me thing, and piggy plum pie. I can’t believed I remembered the names to those! Lol.

  • @Slam-
    @Slam- ปีที่แล้ว

    This toy and game was the start of my internet addiction. I played everyday online in grade 3&4, starting back around ‘06… I had a huge collection of them.

  • @lefatenathy
    @lefatenathy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video Vail. Sorry for watching this late. I don't think I ever heard, seen, or played Webkinz. :3

  • @carlitoburrito2428
    @carlitoburrito2428 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't expect this return! Great video bro!!! :D Remember me?

  • @silver_dragon128
    @silver_dragon128 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg the nostalgia is overpowering
    I used to play webkinz almost every day
    I was OBSESSED with that game
    I still have all my webkinz and zums and hamsters

  • @Saveraedae
    @Saveraedae 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes Webkinz definitely still exists today! There’s a fan base for it (who are mostly teens/young adults) but it’s super small. The site as a whole is super buggy and flawed, but the plush side (which as of 2 days ago, are now ALL discontinued!!!) is still pretty popular among the people who still like it. I’ve got almost 300 pff

  • @Anikathewolf
    @Anikathewolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I joined webkinz on March 29th 2009 and I joined on my birthday.

  • @hannahmorris1835
    @hannahmorris1835 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ooh my goodness I loved webkinz! I probably had like 20 of them. My favorite was a little wolf. I believe his name was Nicky!
    Now I’m in college. How time flies!

  • @foxtailzerda9108
    @foxtailzerda9108 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah, good ol' Webkinz. I remember that having the most out of everyone in my class was my big claim to fame in elementary school. Then it's like something clicked and it just wasn't the cool thing everyone was into anymore. But I never stopped caring about my plushies, I still have them

  • @vermilionbug
    @vermilionbug 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn. I was obsessed with webkinz and would play every single day. The gem hunting feature in the curio shop was my favorite.

  • @blotsamwich
    @blotsamwich 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I never played the game, but I distinctly remember always going to the back of Walgreen's with my mom and picking out one of the plushies to have my mom buy. I remember playing with them so much, and even got attached to one that I named after my cat that had recently passed away at the time. I had lost a couple over the years, and sometimes I still kinda wonder where they went, but I had a good time lol

  • @HarmonyBunny
    @HarmonyBunny 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahh so many memories!
    Of not being able to going into the site since I live in Syria and not having a Webkinz plush of my own!

  • @limeliness
    @limeliness 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Webkinz's biggest problem, if you ask me, was the addition of Deluxe Membership and the subsequent decline in rights you had as a normal user. We bought the pets. We bought access to the site. And then that would only last for a year? Then, more and more features were locked behind the Deluxe Memberships, including existing features (it was a sad day when Polar Plunge was relegated to Deluxe only). It routinely alienated it's userbase (paying userbase! don't forget that the plushes costed a pretty penny and free membership wasn't a thing for a very long time) and got greedy. It also got more and more expensive ingame.
    And, in the effort of making things more "safe", they made the whole experience so much more restrictive. Remember when you could name your rooms however you wanted? yeah me too.
    The state of Webkinz today is such a shame, I'd love to play it the way it was back in 2007-2010

  • @_BeaverDuck
    @_BeaverDuck 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have my Webkinz but I stopped going to the website a long time ago. I even had the magazines. I got my Webkinz at KB Toys when it was still around.

  • @julesstephenson8935
    @julesstephenson8935 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ahhh, I really miss web kins and Neopets. I love those when I was a kid, and play them both at the same time. If it hadn’t been for the email account being terminated, I could still probably log into my old Webkinz account. Same with my original Neopets; but it was the same email and it got deactivated from inactivity shortly after I lost my vision

  • @Cawziiku
    @Cawziiku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hec
    My first stuffed animal is a webkinz; it's what, atleast 12 years old now? (Got her when I was 3, I believe)
    I'm not too surprised, though. I remember checking back on that WK website a few years back for nostalgic reasons, and was shocked to discover a website and etc.
    But yeah, without it, I wouldn't have that piece of early childhood memory with me today, and I'm pretty sure some can say the same :0

    • @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws
      @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got my first webkinz when i was i think either 2 or 1

    • @corniedog8702
      @corniedog8702 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I got mine when i was 5 and i still have the plush today, i learned how to use a computer because of Webkinz.

  • @peathedisneyfanmediacorner6160
    @peathedisneyfanmediacorner6160 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Webkinz are found everywhere in the Web

  • @TheArceusftw
    @TheArceusftw 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did I miss out on this when I was a kid?! I was obsessed with stuffed animals as a kid! This game seemed like the perfect one for me!

  • @eslot_
    @eslot_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have so many Webkinz but never played the game, welp this video encouraged me to do so!

  • @notactivemovedchannelsd4039
    @notactivemovedchannelsd4039 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I still have all my Webkinz, my favorite being my first one: a lil’ Kinz Golden Retriever. I still love him, even after 7 years of having him. Unfortunately, I stopped getting them once their plushies were starting to be really stiff, they discontinued the Mazin Hamsters, they discontinued signatures, and I just couldn’t find any of the older, more lovable Webkinz. Although I’m still on a quest to find the Signature Golden Retriever for a reasonable price 😂

  • @eggnogg1112
    @eggnogg1112 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    **INTENSE FLASHBACKS TO WHEN I WAS IN SECOND GRADE**

  • @RoseCalyx
    @RoseCalyx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember I recently tried to log into my old account just for the heck of it, and apparently after a minimum six months of inactivity you need to confirm your account by entering the code of one of your pets. Unfortunately, little me always threw out the codes after registering my pets in... so rip my old account.

  • @SiblingStoryProdOfficial
    @SiblingStoryProdOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh boy, I just started playing, I wish i could have been there in the days when it was popular!! Now I am feeling like a weirdo. But it is still fun. In Webkinz, THE COOLEST THING IS EVERYTHING. 🤣

  • @QueenA.G.
    @QueenA.G. 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I played Webkinz a LOT as a little girl! I STILL have my yellow Webkinz dog I named Nala that I got back in 2006. I gave her that name cause Lion King was my favorite movie back then

  • @OctaneIDV
    @OctaneIDV 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Friend and I play this iconically for memory fun, and it brings back those memories of being attached to those Stuffed animals and hoarding Codes. Aaa. Early 2010s UwU

  • @justawallflower7587
    @justawallflower7587 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:18 The nostalgia hit me hard

  • @billjohns5943
    @billjohns5943 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember getting my first Webkinz in first grade in 2008. It was a racoon and I loved it.

  • @noelleo.9778
    @noelleo.9778 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can’t hide Deltarune songs from me Val. The song perfectly fits the mood.

  • @thegreatreaper7099
    @thegreatreaper7099 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have my black and orange dragon still, as well as the thunder dragon and twilight dragon from back in the days, I see the prices for the black and white one went up to 100$ now, Jeez. Really lucky to of found it for 10$ back then. I keep them for memories since I loved them when I was really little.

  • @alyssamarie3036
    @alyssamarie3036 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow used to love webkinz I think I actually still have some lol but I forgot about it until one day I went to the dollar tree and seen a whole like bucket full of them

  • @charmander297aj8
    @charmander297aj8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still have my account since I was like 5 and I still play on it and I pop here and there on it. I’m in high school and I’m still playing this, wow lol.

    • @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws
      @R4WRY_Creepy_Claws 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are a cool person. Most people would be embarressed and pretend it was a lie but no you ssid it like a boss

    • @charmander297aj8
      @charmander297aj8 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@R4WRY_Creepy_Claws Yup, thanks lol.

  • @allisonmariemakes7223
    @allisonmariemakes7223 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember asking people in class for their username to meet up with them in chatrooms lol. Not to mention, does anyone remember Silly bands? Trading those things on the playground taught me how to barter and I never spent any money on them I just traded chewing gum which I always had anyways. I'd trade up my lower class bands and over time I had a collection of the rarest ones.

  • @nr3427
    @nr3427 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember logging in with my original account I surprisingly remember from many years ago! XD 🧸 (I currently have none since my last & favorite one, the fluffy cat, got sold when I was still a youngling with feelings.)

  • @Typhoon1620
    @Typhoon1620 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had Club Penguin and Moshi Monsters accounts, Childhoods will always be remember and will remain the best part of our lives

  • @VanceCalton
    @VanceCalton 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my God! I had like 3 or 4 Webkinz when I was like 7-8. I bet they've starved to death now because I forgot about it, but still!

  • @Imthinking101
    @Imthinking101 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is quite the shock, but the fans of the game are still around!! Most of them are older adults who can afford to buy these plushies along with game membership. It's hard to pin point when the game will end since I recall on their newz blog they plan to make it PC downloadable near 2020~

  • @darrenhiromasa7946
    @darrenhiromasa7946 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How can I send fan art?

  • @desireechoate2480
    @desireechoate2480 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    i still have both of my accounts, when the school banned game sites in 2017 they didn't include webkinz and i played on that all the time.

  • @danithedanii
    @danithedanii 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:51
    "While it's used all the time today in stuff like skylander's"
    *"Skylanders"*
    *_"Skylanders"_*
    *_"SKYLANDERS"_*
    press f to pay respects for the toys-to-life aspect of skylanders. We haven't gotten a toys-to-life skylanders game in 2 years and probably never will...
    ;-;

  • @WhirlyBeepBoops
    @WhirlyBeepBoops 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I miss DiceKinz and those games you could put in your house, especially Go Fish. Ah, the memories...

  • @ostro7941
    @ostro7941 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    i had a turtle webkinz, i lost him long ago, now you reminded me of it and now im sad