The web-based version of Club Penguin was wound down last year with a mobile iteration called Club Penguin Island released subsequently after. It allowed players to play as silly cartoon penguins living on the island 'Club Penguin.' On this island players and their penguin avatars played multiple minigames in order to collect coins, which were. “However, in order to reduce costs further and become more competitive, we find that we must reduce our workforce.”Ĭlub Penguin was initially snapped up by Disney in 2007 in a deal said to be worth $700 million. Club Penguin - or Club Penguin Online, now found at - was a child friendly, innocent, fun and immersive game owned by Disney. In 2016, we rebranded it as Club Penguin Island for a new, mobile audience. Three dads from Kelowna, B.C., Canada started to make that happen, and over the years, Disney’s Club Penguin grew into a snowy island where over 200 million penguins from 170 countries played. These measures have succeeded to some extent. In the early 2000s, the world needed a safe place for kids to play online. “We have explored many options to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Club Penguin Terms of Use Privacy Policy Childrens Online Privacy Policy Your California Privacy Rights. “For several years now, we have been experiencing increasing global competition,” the letter read. In a letter from Disney HR to staff, acquired by Kotaku, increased competition on a global scale was one of the reasons given for Club Penguin’s closure. Each employee was apparently given five weeks of severance pay along with one month of benefits. No official figure has been provided but it's thought the redundancies affect dozens of staff. Kotaku reports that the studio behind Club Penguin, Disney Canada, has been hit with layoffs following the decision to can the game. Further details are expected in the coming weeks. Club Penguin took place across a number of connected outdoor areas and rooms which allowed players to move around freely while communicating with the penguin avatars of other players. While no firm deadline was given for when Club Penguin Island would go offline, Disney did mention it would be by the end of the year. Club Penguin was officially shut down on 30 March 2017 and was replaced with Club Penguin Island which shut down a short time later at the end of 2018.
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From now until the end, everyone gets free membership and can access everything the Island has to offer. We’re not sure of the exact time at the moment, but it could possibly be earlier than midnight PST (the time of classic’s closure).
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The children’s entertainment behemoth confirmed the news on Club Penguin’s website and noted that the franchise had over 200 million accounts at its peak. Club Penguin Island’s game servers will go offline on December 20th, 2018.
Disney’s social experience for kids Club Penguin is set to come to an end with the closure of mobile iteration Club Penguin Island.
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