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5 Companies Who Need Virtual Worlds

Over at Tech Digest, Stuart Dredge makes his case for 5 companies who ought to have virtual worlds of their own. It's an interesting list, and one could argue back and forth the benefits of any of the 5. Being a fanboy, I'll admit to being excited by the thought of a Nintendo space, and an Apple space.

In fact, the Apple thing could be its aborted 'eWorld' with a new lease on life. Nintendo could have a ton of different areas themed after any number of their more popular franchises: Mario, Metroid, Pokémon, Zelda, etc. Google is something I think everyone's curious about, and Microsoft is fearful of. The BBC has been interested in the whole virtual worlds topic for a while now, witness their various SL events. Nokia? Ehnh. Any companies we should add to this list? Send 'em in!

MMO Watch: Webkinz

Oh, man. America, can we please make up our minds? Either fight childhood obesity OR give kids more reasons to stay rooted to their computers, but not both. Until we choose, however, we have Webkinz, which are the latest iteration of the Pokémon/Tamagotchi/Furby/Beanie Babies craze that seems to sweep this great nation with regularity.

I'm going to assume there's the usual bits: pet maintenance, ability to buy treats and toys for your pets, etc. I don't mean to be a downer here, but I have a 3 year old, and this is the LAST kind of thing I want him to be doing. There's physical toys to play with, actual environments to interact with, real animals to cuddle! And, c'mon ... look at that frog! He REALLY wants you to come play with him. A little too much, I think.

(Via post-gazette.com)

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