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nft toy startup Pudgy Penguins has set out to join the virtual gaming industry with an experience similar to Webkinz, a game the creators have called “Pudgy World.”
According to the company's CEO Luca Schnetzler, the interactive virtual world powered by zksync launch its alpha mode sometime in 2024, specifically before April, and will be available to Pudgy Penguin nft holders.
They will relax in “Pudgy World,” an interactive digital playground for nft holders and Pudgy Penguins toy owners, as well as the uninitiated. The early access version of the platform will launch sometime before next April, offering players both narrative and open-ended gameplay options.”
Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Schnetzler speaking at the Art Basel Miami 2023 event
Schnetzler believes Pudgy World will allow Pudgy Penguins “stans” to connect and “interact with their characters,” saying the virtual world will revolutionize their fandom. The NFTs, created from the brand's real-life plush toys and figurines, were released around July 2021 and have become a fairly popular selection among nft enthusiasts.
By nft market Open sea, There are currently around 8,888 Pudgy Penguin NFTs in the possession of 4,403 holders. The minimum price of digital collections is approximately 11,788 ethereum (eth), equivalent to approximately $27,000. data of NFTPriceFloor shows.
In late November, Pudgy Penguins announced that its GIFs and stickers had reached more than 10 billion views on GIPHY on X (formerly Twitter). The toy company said the views allowed it to “cement the Pudgy Penguins intellectual property in Internet culture” as a brand in which more people are showing interest every day.
After management changes that nearly tarnished the startup's name, Pudgy Penguin-related assets saw massive sales growth and it now aims to sell toys in about 2,000 Walmart stores across the United States.
According tech/2023/12/10/pudgy-penguins-to-launch-webkinz-like-virtual-world-in-2024/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>reports from the company, each Pudgy Penguins toy will include a scannable code that provides a digital 'Forever Pudgy' birth certificate or a distinctive character inhabiting Pudgy World.
The company stated that Pudgy World players will have the opportunity to venture into the virtual world as their own unique characters. Additionally, the virtual world will feature the brand's first “Hero Characters,” named Pudgy and Peaches.
