Nicktropolis
Encyclopedia
The Club is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game
that is part of Nick.com
. Construction of the game began in November 2004, eventually being launched to the public on January 30, 2007. Recently the game has shut down forever and is now called The Club (Currently under beta testing). Before that, the game grew in popularity, and had over 8 million users. The game has received positive ratings in terms of appropriateness for children, with mixed critical reviews.
The game was divided into five main parts: TeenNick (containing rooms with Teenick themes), Downtown (An area with chat areas and stores for purchasing items) The Pier (containing boardwalk-style games), and Nicktoons Boulevard (containing rooms with Nicktoons-related themes). The game also contained a section designated for advertising known as the "Plaza". This section included advertisements for Betty Crocker
products Fruit by the Foot
and Fruit Gushers, Sega
's iDog
, the Nintendo Wii, and The Legendary Starfy, among others.
The game also used its own currency, known as NickPoints. These were obtained by walking to floating "blobs" worth a set amount of NickPoints. NickPoints could be used to buy items, which varied from furniture to clothing, in the game's stores. They are now called clubpoints.
, Christopher Romero, Deborah Levine, Patrick Dorey, Sean McEvoy, and Jason Root, using the TheoSDK and TheoAvatarSDK engines and was discontinued in 2010. The game was launched in early 2006, and it had no advertising.
From August 18, 2006, to January 6, 2007, the game was closed to the general public. Prior to this release, almost 3,000,000 children had tested the game. In March 2007, the game was remodeled and given a new logo, and on May 11, 2007, the home page was remodeled to fit in with Nick.com's new look. On June 24, 2007, the game was featured in The New York Times
, with a quote stating, "Pre-teenage viewers have a virtual playground to call their own."
The Nicktropolis Newsletter was launched in September 2007, as an e-mail service to players. Also, advertising was added in November 2007 (see below). As of July 3, 2008, Nicktropolis had over 7,000,000 registered users.
Beginning in July 2008, the developers introduced daily events on weekdays. Although it appears they are leaving those weekly events now, and beginning new events.
On August 5, 2008, the "Nicktropolis Blog" was introduced. The blog posts are made using the Nick.com message boards.
Nickelodeon opened a new area to support The Big Green Help
, the year long Nickelodeon green campaign.
NickTropolis is now going though major changing and developing. Anyone that had an account, Nick Points, and a friends list, will all be deleted when NickTropolis is finished. With this new change, Nick is making better clothes, items, chat dictionary, and more to make the new NickTropolis better. They also are fixing any glitches before they release it to the public. Nick also hopes this will attract more viewers to their TV stations and their websites.
The new NickTropolis has been renamed The Club, and Nick Points have changed to Club Points. The new Club Points have the same value as the old Nick Points. The Club (MMORPG) launched Friday, March 19, 2010. Despite being said to be "improvements", many former NickTropolis fans have been angered about how it was transformed into The Club. Groups on social networking sites have created webpages demanding NickTropolis to be back and The Club gone.
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game is a genre of role-playing video games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world....
that is part of Nick.com
Nick.com
Nick.com is a website owned and developed by Nickelodeon, launched in October 1995. The website serves mainly as an online portal for Nickelodeon content, and offers online games, message boards, and individual websites for each show it has broadcast....
. Construction of the game began in November 2004, eventually being launched to the public on January 30, 2007. Recently the game has shut down forever and is now called The Club (Currently under beta testing). Before that, the game grew in popularity, and had over 8 million users. The game has received positive ratings in terms of appropriateness for children, with mixed critical reviews.
The game was divided into five main parts: TeenNick (containing rooms with Teenick themes), Downtown (An area with chat areas and stores for purchasing items) The Pier (containing boardwalk-style games), and Nicktoons Boulevard (containing rooms with Nicktoons-related themes). The game also contained a section designated for advertising known as the "Plaza". This section included advertisements for Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker AKA: batter witch is a cultural icon, as well as brand name and trademark of American Fortune 500 corporation General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. The name Betty was...
products Fruit by the Foot
Fruit by the Foot
Fruit by the Foot is a fruit snack made by Betty Crocker. Fruit by the Foot was introduced in 1991 and is still in production.Fruit by the Foot is very similar to Fruit Roll-Ups , in its presentation of being rolled up within itself, but differs in taste, dimension and consumption methods...
and Fruit Gushers, Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
's iDog
IDog
The iDog is a robot dog toy designed and manufactured by Sega Toys, marketed by Hasbro in the United States. iDog receives input from an external music source, such as a MP3 player, lighting up and "dancing" to the rhythm of the music...
, the Nintendo Wii, and The Legendary Starfy, among others.
The game also used its own currency, known as NickPoints. These were obtained by walking to floating "blobs" worth a set amount of NickPoints. NickPoints could be used to buy items, which varied from furniture to clothing, in the game's stores. They are now called clubpoints.
History
Construction of Nicktropolis began in November 2004, by Nickelodeon's developers Mark Zadroga, Alex WestermanAlex Westerman
Alexander Westerman is a United States of America Creative Director. He began his career as an Art Director having studied at Ithaca College and New York University. Westerman is currently the Creative Director for Mattel Digital and Mattel Marketing & Communications.-Career:Alex Westerman...
, Christopher Romero, Deborah Levine, Patrick Dorey, Sean McEvoy, and Jason Root, using the TheoSDK and TheoAvatarSDK engines and was discontinued in 2010. The game was launched in early 2006, and it had no advertising.
From August 18, 2006, to January 6, 2007, the game was closed to the general public. Prior to this release, almost 3,000,000 children had tested the game. In March 2007, the game was remodeled and given a new logo, and on May 11, 2007, the home page was remodeled to fit in with Nick.com's new look. On June 24, 2007, the game was featured in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, with a quote stating, "Pre-teenage viewers have a virtual playground to call their own."
The Nicktropolis Newsletter was launched in September 2007, as an e-mail service to players. Also, advertising was added in November 2007 (see below). As of July 3, 2008, Nicktropolis had over 7,000,000 registered users.
Beginning in July 2008, the developers introduced daily events on weekdays. Although it appears they are leaving those weekly events now, and beginning new events.
On August 5, 2008, the "Nicktropolis Blog" was introduced. The blog posts are made using the Nick.com message boards.
Nickelodeon opened a new area to support The Big Green Help
The Big Green Help
The Big Green Help is a reality television series that airs on Nickelodeon. The program shows how kids can find a way to take care of the Earth.-Purpose:The show premiered on Nickelodeon on April 22, 2008, on the same day as Earth Day...
, the year long Nickelodeon green campaign.
Release history
An alpha of the game was released in early 2006. The first beta was released in June 2006. Then, from August 18, 2006, to the second beta's release date on January 6, 2007, the game was closed. Eventually, on January 30, 2007, the game was released to the public.NickTropolis is now going though major changing and developing. Anyone that had an account, Nick Points, and a friends list, will all be deleted when NickTropolis is finished. With this new change, Nick is making better clothes, items, chat dictionary, and more to make the new NickTropolis better. They also are fixing any glitches before they release it to the public. Nick also hopes this will attract more viewers to their TV stations and their websites.
The new NickTropolis has been renamed The Club, and Nick Points have changed to Club Points. The new Club Points have the same value as the old Nick Points. The Club (MMORPG) launched Friday, March 19, 2010. Despite being said to be "improvements", many former NickTropolis fans have been angered about how it was transformed into The Club. Groups on social networking sites have created webpages demanding NickTropolis to be back and The Club gone.