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The logo used in the PHB April Fools, 2009 Prank.įor 3 days before, during, and after Aprils Fools day, the PHB team changed the whole site to appear as if it was now serving another online game called “Club Penguin”. We sure do miss the days when Poptropica had a dedicated social media manager who took the time of day to respond to players’ questions!īy the way, Fortnite’s fall from the top spot is likely related to the game recently being pulled from both Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play store for trying to circumvent the stores’ 30% “tax” on in-app purchases by offering a direct-payment option away from the app stores.Īpril Fools day. The Animal Jam co-founder swiftly called them out for being “childish” and “sloppyheaded,” adding that “the Poptropica I know was above this sort of thing.” Which brings us to the question, what’s up with Poptropica’s lackluster communications to players lately? Since Skinny Moon left in 2017, the years of general silence (with occasional vague updates) that followed were unimpressive enough, but this year’s (albeit deleted) Twitter blunders are bewildering. And instead of offering sympathy from a fellow kids’ game developer, Poptropica decided to gloat.
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Stacey’s original Twitter commentary had been about the struggles of kids’ game developers being incentivised to create their games for a general audience rather than specifically for the kids category of game lists, as well as Apple’s ambiguity about why they were rejecting game updates to Animal Jam and other kids’ games. Stacey’s unamused response, which remains. #poptropicaforever.” Poptropica’s tweet was pulled in less than a day, but we saved some pics, plus Mr. In addition to a similar post sharing the same news, Poptropica also responded to a Twitter thread from Animal Jam co-founder Clark Stacey by saying, “First #clubpenguin and now #animaljam too? It’s lonely at the top. #gonebutnotforgotten #sorrynotsorryĪ post shared by Official Poptropica on at 6:34pm PDTīut Poptropica’s tone was a little more over-the-top with the gloating on Twitter. We outlasted the flash days of #clubpenguin and #animaljam, but thought we’d have more time with #fortnite. We always enjoyed a little competition in the app store.
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Of course, this called for a celebratory post (and story) on Instagram that started innocently enough, mentioning how they’d outlasted games like Club Penguin and Animal Jam. It all started when the Poptropica app reached #1 somewhere in Apple’s App Store, knocking out Fortnite for the top spot. (In case you missed it, Poptropica briefly endorsed Joe Biden for US president on Twitter.) Now onto the next juicy news: yes, for the second time in 2020, Poptropica managed to tweet something controversial. Or is this part of a new island adventure? The post does also say they’re working on converting islands, with Time Tangled and Mythology in progress right now-which seems to leave little room for the planning and developing of an entirely new island. But if that’s the case-even conceding that planes might be a more modern form of travel-Poptropica would certainly be losing a very iconic part of its identity! Even the Creators’ Blog uses the blimp in their branding.Īnd what to make of the blimp photo on the clerk’s desk? Is it a tribute to a soon-to-be past, or will blimps be relegated to being the beat-up rafts to the Phoenix Warbirds of the air? (That’s a Skullduggery Island metaphor, btw.) But whatever Poptropica Airways is, it’s about to make a landing.Ĭould planes be the new blimps? That might explain the recent disappearance of the beloved, Poppies-award-winning blimp decor in clubhouses, even while blimps continue to be our Poptropicans’ mode of inter-island travel. As is the case with their communications these days, the writing is sparse, leaving much to the imagination. Let’s fly into the first thing: sneak peeks! Over on the Creators’ Blog, they shared a post teasing “new stuff” they’re working on. Hey Poptropicans! In a stunning turn of events, Poptropica has suddenly, somehow managed to do the unexpected: shared actual sneak peek images of something they’re working on, and post a controversial tweet.