Ella McWoof here! With your help, I’ve been sniffing around for some more information about the secret project known only as “Webkinz X”.
Great news, fellow detectives! I’ve uncovered the top secret documents from Ganz headquarters that explains everything!
I’ll be posting these discovered documents right here in my column starting TODAY!
Here now is the first part of my EXCLUSIVE SCOOP!
Over the past 10 years, Webkinz World has continued to grow and evolve. Webkinz X is the next step in that evolution, as we update some important elements in the game to help take it to the next level!
The main goal of Webkinz X is to make your pets feel more alive and interactive, and to make them more central to the way you play. Taking care of your pets has always been a part of Webkinz World, so we wanted to improve upon this idea, making it both more important AND more rewarding.
Webkinz X will see an update to your pet’s meters, so that they will now look like this:
While the Happiness and Hunger meters remain, instead of Health you will instead need to watch your pet’s Energy. The more things you do with your pet, the happier they will get. However, they will also get hungrier and get tired faster. You will still be able to feed, bathe, groom, and exercise your pets to give them an Energy boost, but eventually your pet will need to sleep in order to get their Energy back. However, all you’ll need to do is give them a nap in any bed, and after a few minutes, they will once again be ready to play!
While these meters will move up and down a lot more as you play, it will only be for your active pet. Once you give one pet a nap, you can simply switch to another and continue to play with them instead!
Feeding your pets will also be more realistic, as we’re updating all of the foods so that big meals will fill them up faster, while smaller snacks will only give them a bit of a boost. However, this also means that your pets won’t want to eat a big meal when they’re almost full. So now you’ll need to be more selective when choosing what to serve your pets!
Stay tuned to my column on Saturday, June 13th and I’ll reveal MORE about filling the Pet Care Heart!
So, fellow detectives, what do YOU think about Webkinz X so far? Let me know in the comments below!
Not so sure that I like this! It takes FOREVER to get items from storage so I have enough food on hand each time! That’s what they ought to fix! Also, my babies are always in bed unless they’re gardening or playing in the house, so does that mean they don’t need energy naps? Hmm… Anyway, I’ve been on Webkinz since 2007 (I even took my pink poodle Doodle – my first Webkinz – to my college classes with me!) & I’ve seen tons of changes, some great, some not so great, but in the end, Webkinz has always been super fun & I’m sure it always will be! <3
I’m still hoping we will be able to change our house map around and delete rooms!
Knew it!
I don’t mind them changing the foods as long as it won’t affect being able to make the secret recipes. I LOVE making recipes for my pets.
Wow, I’m so glad this is happening. Really good ideas being finally made into actual updates that I’ve been hoping for a long time in Webkinz. :’D
The energy meter isn’t actually a bad idea. Just one thing, where will our pet’s picture be? I don’t see a spot where the picture would go unless there doing away with it
Pet pics are probably staying the same :P ~webkinzrockz131~
I think the change from Health meter to Energy meter makes a lot of sense considering sleep and eating are part of health. I’m excited that their hunger level will be more realistic but that’s goanna be a burden when I’m doing challenges and it asks me to feed my Webkinz a lot of food. Also, I only put my Webkinz to sleep when I log off so I hope I don’t have to put them to bed while I’m online.
AWESOME
I agree with those who say that they are skeptical about this new “evolution”. Making it realistic is cool, but at the same time, it seems like it will require so much more time and work. I love Webkinz the way it is, and I’ve been happy that throughout all the changes that Ganz has brought to us that our pets and their habits, so to say, have stayed the same. The graphics and the colors, too, are a part of Webkinz. Changing it is like taking away what Webkinz is, in essence. Similarly, you changed Mrs Birdie a while ago – and she’s like the face of Webkinz. That small thing is still taking some time to get used to. As a ten year gift, I think it would be cool just to celebrate Webkinz as it is, the way we have always loved it. Webkinz is great already (:
Here here!
There is one thing though… I can barely even take care of my growing gardens garden… every time I remember to do it all my plants are dead. Not sure how it will turn out for me… ~webkinzrockz131~
I love this! Now I can make sure my pets are as happy as they can be!