History VideoGame / Webkinz

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Many people give their pets made up/misspelled names.

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* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Well, DUH!

* CartoonCreature: Is the Google a duck or a platypus? Doesn't help the Googles lack forelimbs and a tail.
** In the Google's Pet of the Month song, ''Go Go Googles'', they are explicitly referred to as [[CallASmeerpARabbit platypi,]] or more specifically, a kind of "silly platypus."
* EverythingsBetterWithPlushies: Well, DUH!
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* InGameTV: If you buy a TV for your pet, you can watch ''The Secret Chef'' (hosted by Chef Gazpacho), ''Monkey & Monkey Show'', and ''Winners' Shows'' (shows created in the Webkinz Studio that have won contests in Webkinz).

* ALizardNamedLiz: Dr. Quack, Fred Rover, Tabby von Meow, Sheldon Turtle, Fiona Feathers, Ella McWoof.

* PunnyName: The owner of the Curio Shop is named Arte Fact.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Neglecting your pet or feeding it gunk/gak/blech/a food it doesn't like - formerly the only thing remotely close to this trope.

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Game mostly involves taking care of and playing with cute animals.

** In the Google's Pet of the Month song, ''Go Go Googles,'' they are explicitly referred to as [[CallASmeerpARabbit platypi,]] or more specifically, a kind of "silly platypus."

** In the Google's Pet of the Month song, "Go Go Googles," they are explicitly referred to as [[CallASmeerpARabbit platypi,]] or more specifically, a kind of "silly platypus."

* ToysToLifeGame: When you buy a real life Webkinz stuffed animal, it comes with a code that you can use to get the same pet in-game.

* [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]]:
* SweetTooth: Poncho the Chihuahua in the ''Candy Bash'' games. He will never get enough.
* ToysToLifeGame: An early example.

** In the latest update, if you ignore your pet's request to play in a certain area or do a certain activity, they'll say something along the lines of ''"I guess not..."'' and their stats will go slightly down.

* StealthPun: Dr. Quack is a doctor who is a duck. He's a pun for a quack doctor, [[SnakeOilSalesman a term for a con-man that sells their skills/items, which are of fraudulent quality]].

As of 2016, members whose accounts were previously unusable due to not purchasing any new pets have had their content restored. This may be because of the dramatic decline in popularity that the website experienced, meaning that requiring users to purchase new stuffed animals to access the website is no longer a realistic business model.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Neglecting your pet or feeding it gunk/gak/blech/a food it doesn't like. That's about it.

* SweetTooth: The chihuahua in the ''Candy Bash'' games. He will never get enough.

Webkinz are toy stuffed animals that were originally released by the Canadian Ganz company on April 29, 2005. The toys are similar to many other small plush toys, however, each Webkinz toy has an attached tag with a unique "Secret Code" printed on it that allows access to the "Webkinz World" website. On Webkinz World, the Secret Code allows the user to own a virtual version of the pet for online play for a limited time (one year). Lil' Kinz are smaller, less expensive versions of Webkinz, while the Signature collection are larger and slightly more expensive. Sales of plush Webkinz toys are limited to the United States and Canada, but international users can buy virtual pets from the online eStore.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Many, I repeat many people give their pets made up/misspelled names.

* [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]]
* VideoGameCaringPotential

* XtremeCoolLetters: ''Very'' frequently guilty of this.

* XtremeCoolLetterz: ''Very'' frequently guilty of this.