Comments on: Extremely Happy Feet: Disney Acquires Club Penguin For Up To $700 million

By: Club Penguin

Club Penguin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:04:09 +0000

Club Penguin is my favorite game to play online!! All of my friends play it and i’m not surprised disney bought it for so much money, they always own the stuff kids want ( from tv shows to singers )

So this is just another thing they have for their team

By: Technology news - Techvibes Blog

Technology news - Techvibes Blog — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:49:37 +0000

[...] social network Club Penguin became the local tech diva after being acquired by Disney in 2007. CP still advertises a few jobs out of Kelowna but has been described to me by several [...]

By: Penguins + Disney = Duh! : Marty’s Mind

Penguins + Disney = Duh! : Marty’s Mind — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:50:46 +0000

[...] the projected revenues by themselves don’t seam to make sense, especially as was mentioned on TechCrunch that penguins (like anything else) are only likely to be hot for so [...]

By: Does Anybody Still Use Second Life? And If So, How Much Is It Worth Today? | Stoth

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:25:30 +0000

[...] Up defends the 7x multiple variable by referring to a two-year-old M&A deal. When Disney acquired Club Penguin for $350 million in cash back in August 2007, it paid out at least a comparable multiple based on Vlub PEnguin’s [...]

By: The Evolution of Virtual Currency

The Evolution of Virtual Currency — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:37:27 +0000

[...] the dough. And fork over they do: with only 12 million registered members, Club Penguin made $35 million in profit ($65m in revenue) last [...]

By: The Evolution of Online Currency

The Evolution of Online Currency — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:14:44 +0000

[...] the dough. And fork over they do: with only 12 million registered members, Club Penguin made $35 million in profit ($65m in revenue) last [...]

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SOE's Free Realms - Page 5 - Fires of Heaven Guild Message Board — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:01:53 +0000

[...] laptop. Club Penguin : Gamine Expedition: Club Penguin Is Now the Second Most Profitable MMOG and Extremely Happy Feet: Disney Acquires Club Penguin For Up To $700 million for now, Disney paid $350m up front for CB and options for up to another $350 if it hits certain [...]

By: Complete List of 2007 Web / Technology Acquisitions » The StartUp Blog at PartnerUp

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:43:12 +0000

[...] is a social network/virtual world surrounding a penguins theme. Press Release | TechCrunch | GigaOm| Mashable | [...]

By: rockhopper

rockhopper — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:30:46 +0000

come on mehartys come abord me ship now at club penguin enjoys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Goege washington

Goege washington — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:46:13 +0000

go die ha ha ha

By: amytothemax

amytothemax — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:31:30 +0000

omg thats so alot and dear god you kidding right?that websites rich!!

By: Virtual newspaper has 6.7 million readers » mathewingram.com/work |

Virtual newspaper has 6.7 million readers » mathewingram.com/work | — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:47:49 +0000

[...] world for kids that was developed by a trio of parents from the tiny town of Kelowna, B.C. and bought by Disney last year in a deal worth as much as $750-million. As the L.A. Times notes, that readership makes [...]

By: Softolio » Successful MMOGs can see $1-2 in monthly ARPU

Softolio » Successful MMOGs can see $1-2 in monthly ARPU — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:12:02 +0000

[...] Club Penguin was bought by Disney in August 2007, it was reported to have 12m registered users and 700k paying users. As the monthly charge for paying subscribers is $6, this suggests monthly revenues of around [...]

By: The Next Episode « Rob’s Blog - Technology, Atlanta, Startups and Stuff

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:01:38 +0000

[...] that a generation ahead of what kids are currently using. The $2 billion valuation of Webkinz and Disney’s $700 million acquisition of Club Penguin are both examples of companies who have made this space extremely profitable. The [...]

By: Successful MMOGs can see $1-2 in monthly ARPU « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:55:46 +0000

By: Virtual Worlds Through the Generations « Virtual Goods Insider

Virtual Worlds Through the Generations « Virtual Goods Insider — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:14:23 +0000

[...] big money in Club Penguin and Webkinz, a wake up call went out to the venture capital industry when Disney acquired Club Penguin for $700 million in August 2007. Since then, there has been massive investment in kids-oriented virtual [...]

By: First Post « think tank web 2.0

First Post « think tank web 2.0 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:01:52 +0000

[...] is a social network/virtual world surrounding a penguins theme. Press Release | TechCrunch | GigaOm| Mashable | [...]

By: バーチャル・ワールドのプラットフォーム「Multiverse」 « SecondStudio - Remarks

バーチャル・ワールドのプラットフォーム「Multiverse」 « SecondStudio - Remarks — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:02:39 +0000

[...] もう少しでSecond Lifeを始めてから1年が経とうとしています。始めた頃はまだメディアへの露出もなく、個人のブログ記事で紹介されていたのを偶然発見したのですが、たった1年・・・というよりも、ここ半年で日本国内でも急速に情報が増え、メディアが飛びつき、Second Life専門の会社がいくつか起業するまでになりました。さらには電通を始め、日本の大手企業の注目も集まってきているので、しばらくは一喜一憂の成長期に入るのだと思っています。ところで、バーチャル・ワールドといえば、Second Lifeの話ばかりですが、もう少し周りを見渡すと、World of Warcraft(よりも以前からあるMMORPG)のようなゲーム要素が強い物の他にも、アダルト専用のバーチャルワールドや逆にキッズ専用バーチャルワールドと様々なバーチャル・ワールドがどんどん出てきています。キッズ専用といえば、つい最近「Penguin Club」というバーチャル・ワールドがディズニーに買収されたばかり。 [...]

By: Some Clipping Will Occur

Some Clipping Will Occur — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:44:32 +0000

[...] out. The subsequent sale, seven years later, of avatar based social network for kids Club Penguin for $700 million has caused me to regret this decision [...]

By: Virtual World Hangouts: So Many To Choose From « Youtopia Project

Virtual World Hangouts: So Many To Choose From « Youtopia Project — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:04:58 +0000

[...] online virtual communities may be cartoonish and their activities inconsequential, but the recent sale of Club Penguin to Disney for $350 million (with $350 million in earn out) demonstrates that the business of casual immersive [...]

By: TechCrunch en français » Mondes virtuels:un choix immense pour tous les goûts

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:37:31 +0000

[...] de dessins animés hauts en couleurs, tous occupés à des activités sans grande conséquences, la vente récente du ClubPenguin de Disney pour $350 millions démontre que le business des mondes virtuels n’a rien d’un [...]

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:27:32 +0000

Dude, You are so wrong! Movies and Hollywood are history. The internet and Miniclip.com are the new Hollywood. The Internet drives trends now not the the old timers and their tired, non interactive movies.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:52:40 +0000

First of all, tuxee5, do not spam a mature and intelligent discussion with all your ‘ZOMG I KIN HACK FER U!!!!!!’ talk. It’s not needed.

A very shrewd business move by Disney. I believe Club Penguin’s success can be traced back to when it was first advertised on Miniclip.com back in March last year. I would guess that a very large proportion of its userbase found out about it by logging on to Miniclip, where it has remained as the most played game for about a year now. Both companies will be able to prosper as a result of Disney’s investment.

The best thing about Club Penguin is that it is fun to play for children and adults of all ages, as shown by the comments from other people here. It is incredibly safe compared to other social nextowrking sites, because you, the parent can control what your child says and/or does.

sc: Club Penguin generate all their revenue through subscription (which are $6 per month) and the sale of online merchandise. They make no money through on site advertising, as the money from subscriptions cancels the need for that.

As for the idea that Club Penguin will go out of fashion; it’s been going strong since October 2005, so you would expect it to keep going strong, but then again, who knows what the future will bring…

By: Tuxee5

Tuxee5 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:07:33 +0000

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By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:49:16 +0000

@38. I agree, my kids barely use it nowadays. Club Penguin was used alot during the winter season to chat with friends and cousins. But, in addition to the change in peer groups, they prefer doing sports and other activities during the other seasons (Spring through Fall). However, there’s the Disney marketing machine. I’m sure they’ll make a big push on the Disney Channel, which is popular with tweens.

@37 It will be interesting to see anyone going for Webkinz especially.