Moshi Monsters, from UK startup Mind Candy officially launched last week with a product that marries the ideas behind Neopets and Tamogotchi with a social network for kids.
Users adopt their own Monster and keep it happy by solving daily puzzles that are sent to each player. Monster owners can interact with their pets by tickling them, playing games, shopping, designing their rooms, and shortly by dressing them up. One core element being promoted for Moshi Monsters is the ability to build an emotional bond between the user and their Monster, which is achieved through flash animation and a complex behavioral engine. Monsters develop their own unique personalities depending on how well, or badly, they’ve been treated.
Players can connect and communicate with others through the Friends Tree, visits to other Monster rooms, Monster blogs, Newsfeeds, and a messaging system. The site is geared towards kids, so online safety is a top priority and the Moshi Monsters team monitors site activity to make sure it remains safe.
Now admittedly it sounds like Neopets or similar services with some social networking thrown in for good measure, but where Moshi Monsters stands out is with $10 million in backing from Index Ventures, Accel Partners, and Newmediaspark. Sure, money should never be the final judgement on any site, but well known VC firms think there’s something here worth investing in. I’m also no judge on what kids like (mine isn’t quite old enough yet to use this) so ultimately you (or your kids if you have any) can be the judge.
TechCrunch UK has more on the Moshi Monsters from when the site first launched in closed beta back in October 2007.
awesome site, my kids love it.
“…build an emotional bond between the user and their Monster”. Don’t know why, but that struck me as funny.
Actually, not sure how to feel about this. I’m already hard-pressed trying to influence my daughters to play OUTSIDE the home. But I just checked the site (thanks for the link) and I think they’re kind cool! LOL
it is good
how do you earase a moshi pet?
Another CyWorld clone.
We were totally there in 1999 – check out http://www.creaturecology.com
how do i sign up for it
[Free Baby Paint Brush][Just go to neopets.ca.pn into your URL][Log in and within 24 hours, a Baby Paint Brush will be in your inventory]
i love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They only need a store that will let you buy more moshimonsters! do they?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
its not that goos thou
what are they doing in da site???????????????????????????????
never mind
انا هاي المونستر في الرينا مايحبني يكتبلي جب
انا هاي المونستر في الرينا مايحبني يكتبلي جب
moshi monsters is the best site in the world
have ma addy (girls)
fyza-is-the-best@hotmail.co.uk
plz do add meee!!!!
its cool. i love the monsters.moshi monster is the best website
its the best game.
its dum
i like this game
I LIKE THIS GAMES YEAR HAHAHAH
moshi monsters is the bestest computer game in the whole wide world know afence to the other countries ide like to make a shout out to my friends courtney/kayson/celein/saphire/and guerin.
stay tuened for some more coments and shoutouts
its realy good
i want a e card
i think it is good
it is good to paly
it is fantastic
it is cool
moshi monsters is the best websit ever it is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool
Good side to speak English i´m from Swedich
this is a fun game I ever seen I love moshi monster its cool town in the internet it is a nice website to play with or play with your friends and chat with them see you next time bye