Webkinz Insider

WI NEWS: WebkinzInsider Gear is Now Available!!!

Submitted by Justin on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 8:24pm.

Good afternoon all you Webkinz World and Webkinz Insider fans! We've got some great WI-related news: the first installment of WI Gear is here! Our partner retailer, Ameriwade.Com has WI t-shirts and pins now available for sale!! As with anything else sold on Ameriwade.Com, part of the sale is donated directly to WebkinzInsider.Com.

The t-shirts come in multiple sizes and colors, all with the WI logo front and center. Here's a sample for you all to see.

There are two versions of the WI pin, both 1 inch by inch, a gold version and a silver version. Both are limited edition, the silver limited to 250, while the gold is ultra-rare, limited to only 50 pieces! Once they are gone, they are gone! Here's a sample of the WI gold pin.

These items are now available at Ameriwade.Com in the WI Gear section of their site. We hope to bring you more WI gear as the Holidays get closer!

BREAKING NEWS: Ganz Officially Acknowledges Recent Glitches!

Submitted by Justin on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 2:25pm.

There's a new Bulletin on http://www.webkinz.com, which contains an apology from Ganz to all the users in Webkinz World. You can find the bulletin here: http://www.webkinz.com/us_en/bulletinz_recentissues.html It appears that Ganz is now taking the glitches and issues seriously and understands our frustrations with Webkinz World. Wonder what's coming on Wednesday!?

October 23, 2008

Dear Webkinz Fans,

In recent weeks Webkinz World has run into a number of technical issues while releasing new features onto the site. The addition of multiple languages to areas like the W-Shop and Employment Office caused some issues, and recently other issues delayed the expected launch of our new My Page features. We understand that issues like these can be frustrating.

We at Ganz are committed to providing a fun and exciting experience for all of our great members. We are working very hard to not only fix these issues, but also put in place new policies and a dedicated team that will prevent such issues from cropping up again.

Our efforts have now fixed the problems with My Page and it is now open to all. In the coming weeks we will be fixing many more issues, including seeing the return of your favorite player vs. player games, like Atomicolicious.

To say thank you for your patience during this period, tonight during our nightly maintenance, we will be awarding all active members a free Vacation Office ticket to the Tropical Island! If you haven’t tried out this new feature in Webkinz World, it’s easy! Just go to the Vacation Office in the Things to Do menu, click on "My Tickets", then click on the Tropical island ticket, then click "Go on Vacation". You’ll then have 24 hours to play on the Tropical Island. (Super-secret hint: Keep your ticket until next Wednesday. Something new is coming...)

All the best,

Ganz.

BREAKING NEWS: More Items Revealed by My Page

Submitted by FIA on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 9:29pm.

In addition to the November Pet Specific Items we have already told you about, there are a number of other items showing up on My Page that it appears may not yet be ready for official release. Thank you to WI members ClaraZ25 and DTF95 for these pictures from their accounts.

These items are clearly from the Coral Cove on the Vacation Island. Could this mean they are going to be future prizes on the Island Wheel? Or maybe this is a sign that the raffels in the Coral Cove will start having actual prizes? We'll have to wait and see.

Lots of rumors have been swirling around about these next items. When will they appear in Webkinz World? At this point we can only guess.

And, could this be the the new Member of the Day Trophy that was announced in the Webkinz Newspaper?

Whatever the story is with the items shown above, it is clear that My Page is giving us a sneak peek at something. However, we must caution everyone that rumors about all of this stuff are going to be flying all over the internet, and you can't always believe everything you read. Remember that Webkinz Insider is your #1 source for confirmed information.

BREAKING NEWS: New My Page Feature Reveals November PSIs

Submitted by FIA on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 8:57pm.

Thanks to the new My Page feature that allows members to set up "Wish Lists" for their favorite Webkinz World items, we can now bring you the first confirmed images of the Pet Specific Items for November Webkinz: The Camel, Cardinal, Dachshund, Grey Langur, Orca, and Parakeet.

And, here are the first in-game images of the November Webkinz themselves:

BREAKING NEWS: New Log In Page & New My Page Feature

Submitted by FIA on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 12:31am.

Just before Midnight a number of our members noticed that the Log In page for Webkinz World had been updated for Halloween.

And just after Midnight the Webkinz Newspaper was updated with a brand new story about a Room Display feature that has been added to My Page. ~~Unfortunately, no one has been able to log on to My Page to check it out.~~

UPDATE: My Page, after being down for nearly a week, is back up, and the Room Display feature is working! You can now select rooms in your house and have them displayed on your "My Page". Your friends can check out your stylish rooms from there and they can even vote on which rooms they like the best. In addition to the Room Display, you can also create a list of your favorite items and group their pictures together for your friends to see.

eSTORE NEWS: Tinkerpup Arrives in the eStore

Submitted by FIA on Wed, 10/22/2008 - 12:11am.

Ganz has added a brand new Webkinz to the "Virtual Only" lineup. Today the "Tinkerpup" was introduced in the eStore. According to the description, "this cool looking robotic pup is made of metal - and its heart is made of gold! The Pet Specific Item for the Tinkerpup is the Tinkerpup Fridge. The Pet Special Food is Bones N' Bolts Sandwich. The Bubblegumasaurus is also for sale today. Thank you to Webkinz Insider member Iwantthemall for this in-game picture of her new Tinkerpup "Wizard" with his PSI.

BREAKING NEWS: WI Member Recieves Christmas Ornament Grand Prize

Submitted by FIA on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 7:45pm.

Thank you to Webkinz Insider member rickyfox we have now confirmed that the Grand Prize for entering all 24 Christmas Ornament codes is a fireplace. It is called the "Festive Fireplace" and unlike the other fireplaces in Webkinz World, it has an animated flickering fire inside. Here is a picture of rickyfox's new Fireplace and Christmas Tree. It looks like Keta the Raccoon is going to have a warm, cozy night.

For more information on the Christmas Ornaments, including which decorations come with which codes, please check out the guide written by WI member Webberlily located here: http://www.webkinzinsider.com/forum/...g-t410557.html

BREAKING NEWS: WI Member Purchases Webkinz Elf Outfit

Submitted by FIA on Mon, 10/20/2008 - 11:44pm.

We have more news to bring you from Webkinz Insider member mootooyou. Along with the Holiday Backpack she also was able to purchase the brand new Elf Outfit. The Elf Outfit consists of two clothing pieces for your plushie and for your virtual Webkinz: Elf Outfit Hat and Elf Jacket. Here you can see how these new clothes look on mootooyou's Snowman.