It’s already been a busy year with the 10th anniversary of Webkinz World, but we’ve only just begun!
This summer we will be debuting Webkinz “X”, the next step in the continuing evolution of Webkinz!
Webkinz X will be a huge leap forward in the look and feel of the game, keeping everything you love, but adding some new and exciting elements!
Here’s the first sneak peek image, showing one of the new things that will play an important part of the new Webkinz X:
Stay tuned to Webkinz Newz for more sneak peek reveals of Webkinz X –it will definitely make Webkinz World “Xtra” exciting!
Want to know MORE about Webkinz X? Read our second sneak peek article here.
What secrets do YOU think Webkinz X has in store for players? Let us know in the comments below!
Wow! I am so excited! I love new things!
I wonder what it’s going to sell…
i dont no it sounds so cool a cant wait
I can’t wait to find out what it is! Maybe it’s something to help take care of your pets? ~Horsegirl~
I’m sort of confuzzled (confused) but this looks exciting!
Hmmmm….I don’t know what to expect? A new look for the game, maybe? Very excited to hear what’s coming. :)
Neat!! I hope they’re doing a total makeover of the look of the site- It’s gotten pretty outdated. I can’t wait to find out more! I love that Ganz is putting so much effort into Webkinz- a year ago I was worried that it was nearing the end but I feel like now it’ll be around for years to come
I also hope that they make it a little more.. mature I guess? Let us chat anywhere, even in our rooms. Just about all other kids sites allow it. I don’t know if the target audience for Webkinz has gone up over the years but to me it seems like a lot of the older audience still plays where younger kids aren’t really into it. I also hope we can finally move doors!
ALSO (sorry I’m way too excited about this) I hope they loose the orange and purple color scheme. Blues, whites, and other cool colors are much more modern
ok well i could probably be considered an olderish sort of player and I like the chat situation at the moment because i have been on too many websites where chat was the main focus of the website and i just got tired of it! I love how on Webkinz the main focus is your pets and the games. but if they do add more chat it would be awesome if it was in your house. because then the owner of the house could be in charge of what goes on. and i know that a lot of older kids play it but they do and they like it! but I got some younger kids some Webkinz and they love to play it now. i just think that the older crowed needs to start passing webkinz down to the younger crowed a little more.
I agree with your statement about keeping the main focus of Webkinz caring for your pets and playing games. I am absolutely an older player and I have been playing since early 2008. Each time there is a major change announced I worry there will be a push to a more “social” type style of play. I don’t mind a few chat areas but that is not why I choose to log in every day. I do hope that they will make organizational improvements however. I’d like to have a Dock that is easier to navigate; I have over 5000 items in my main account and trying to find the one thing I’m looking for is so frustrating. I’d also love to see major improvements to the WShop. It is NOT user friendly! I get hand cramps selling hundreds of harvested foods 12 at a time, and forget trying to buy more than a couple of things at a time with coupons LOL. That being said… I welcome changes if it means that Webkinz will continue to evolve and I can continue to play with my pets each day.
Haha, I thought 500 was a lot to look through in my dock. And i always thought that the new W-shop should get a search box. because sometimes i know the name of something but i have no idea where to look.
I liked it better when we could add 9 items to our cart instead of buying them 1 by 1. With the old way I used to be able to compare items before I bought them. But now you have to buy them on the spot. Really not a good change.
Yeah, i don’t like that either TennesseeFrogs2.
No, I definitely agree. Designing rooms is the main reason I still go on Webkinz every day (that and googles). And you’re right, but little kids these days have ipads and ipods and even iphones, so a computer game isn’t as cool as it was back in 07.
I agree too about with what you said. I have just seen websites change so much just to try to get new players and it never really works out. they remodel so much that they lose their main players and they don’t get enough new players to support them. And i would hate to have that happen to Webkinz. I do think Webkinz could add some new features and make it better! I just don’t want them to go overboard Lol #NoRemodelJustAddition
I kinda don’t agree. I just want webkinz to go back to how it was in 2005. I don’t think having it become more mature would be the best idea for a kids website.
I don’t see why webkinz should become more modern. I like the orange and purple color scheme. I don’t think moving doors is really necessary and I don’t think Webkinz is outdated at all! They already changed it to be extremely modern. I’d rather have them turn it back to 2005 design. In my opinion, it might be kind of dangerous to have kinz chat plus in your room. And if you got a ban, wouldn’t that mean you would be locked out of your house?
If you got banned it would probably mean you just were not able to have friends over for awhile or something. I don’t think Webkinz would ever lock you out of your house. I trust Ganz to be fair. I don’t think Webkinz should get more Modern. but I do think it need some new additions. That way if people don’t like it they don’t have to use it! there are some glitches that need to be fixed. I agree with you saying that Webkinz was great in 2005 but I also agree with jellydonut when she said that most kids play on ipads and ipods so to keep Webkinz going they need to get new stuff sometimes. I just have to trust Ganz that they are telling the truth when they say “keeping everything you love, but adding some new and exciting elements!” And I think new exciting elements is what Webkinz needs! i personally think it would be okay if they kept it how it is. but if they want new players I think they do need some new stuff.
No, there’s no way they would lock you out of your house. They would simply not allow you to chat in your house. But chat isn’t really what this is about, it’s just a small suggestion I made. Why would you want Webkinz to go back? They’ve done nothing but improve in the past 10 years, and more improvement can only be for the better. It’s not on opinion that Webkinz is outdated- it’s more of a fact. Webkinz is running on a 10 year old system now- that was almost half of the entire internet age ago! Moving doors is an improvement that Webkinz fans have been promised since 2011, so I’d sure hope they focus on it. It’s necessary, considering we’ve been promised it twice now. I’m not saying like make Webkinz look like iOS 8, but cleaning up some of the graphics and making some of the functions easier would help. For all I know though I could be taking Webkinz X entirely the wrong way- to me it sounds like a huge update in the design of the site, but for all I know it’s just a few new features or a change in logo. It sure sounds big though. I’ve been hoping for something big like this on Webkinz for a long time.
Ok after reading your comment I agree with the updates but they also did make the 10 year anniversary sound like a big deal and it was not as I expected it was just a few games gift boxes then everything was the same. So maybe they are making BIG changes or maybe its to get people excited but yah they need to keep up but it would be nice for the 2005 webkinz to be back at the same time
I think….. I think I’m going to be largely disappointed, and I’m not sure I want GANZ to go through with this. I know they say they’ll keep everything I love, but what if they end up not? I do really like some strange things. Also, I think it’s possible this’ll cause the site to slow down even more.
I agree Pokekinz!!!
I really hope none of us are disappointed. I just try to think that Ganz will listen to it’s players and not change anything big without a warning. Normally i am completely against anything like this. but the more things that change in Webkinz that I have learned to live with the more I am okay with little changes here and there. and if they are remodeling most of webkinz i hope they keep it the same they just add little things to make it easier to navigate and get to places. I remember when i started i was a little confused. but I quickly learned what to do. what i love about webkinz is that almost every other time you log in you find a hidden treasure of something you never noticed before. I hope that part never changes.
Thats sweet animelover7644 :)
I think you guys need to accept change- Webkinz is running on a very outdated system and maybe a huge update will bring a whole new generation of Webkinz fans.
Sorry, but I won’t. At least not until I know exactly what is happening. Webkinz doesn’t seem outdated to me and a huge update might make a lot of current players leave and there might not be enough new players to make up for the loss.
I agree too. Plus it seems like everything that’s changed or added slows the site down more.
I’ve played since the beginning of 2007 I remember learning how to navigate in a day, I’ve played ever since and I never thought I’d stop playing but since the last probably 5 months I barley play. Now the reason I thought I would never quit was because the site was awesome in 2007-2010 it’s 2015 and I don’t think ill even still be playing for much longer I’m only staying to see if this turns out to be better but in all honesty Im hoping they literally make everything how it was in the good years that would be eXtraordinary. You probably can never get as many people playing again then in those years but at least you will keep the people from those years that still play at least a little bit like I do. PLEASE do this. Thanks!
so cool!!!! Cant wait!!!!!
i hope its not a membership thing that you have to keep buying
With the term “Webkinz World “Xtra”‘ it sounds like another level of membership to pay for extras. I hope not
No guys, X refers to 10
Me too, already don’t like that you have to pay for membership:(