What are “Neopets”?
Neopets (formerly known as NeoPets) is a popular online virtual pet simulation game. The creators of the site are Adam Powell and Donna Williams, but the company was bought by Doug Dohring soon after being created. Neopets started out as a site for bored college students but quickly grew into a children’s site, and is currently one of the most popular mainstream sites ever. Users (“Neopians”) have to care for their Neopets by feeding and playing with them. Users can also play games to earn Neopoints, (NP), Neopian currency that can be used to purchase items that interact with their Neopets. Account basics After creating an account, Neopians can have up to 4 different pets. There are 47 different Neopet species, with most being fictionalized versions of real animals. For example, the Nimmo is a stylized frog, the Blumaroo is kangaroo-like, and the Chia is gopher-like. There are also Neopets versions of popular fantasy creatures, such as dragons. Users can customize their pets by selecti
Neopets is a pet website that was started in November of 1999. Rather than just being an online presence about pets, Neopets ARE the pets – introducing players to a virtual world where they can take care of their pets by feeding, clothing and playing with them using the currency of Neopia, known as Neopoints. Due to the extreme popularity of the website, Neopets, marketed by Viacom, has a full line-up of stuffed animals, stickers, video games, trading card games, school supplies, and many other products to buy.
