Comments on: Webkinz the next Beanie Babies? http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/ Raph Koster's personal website: MMOs, gaming, writing, art, music, books Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Ludwig’s Blog » Living in a bubblehttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-121438 Joe Ludwig’s Blog » Living in a bubble Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:40:35 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/#comment-121438 [...] methodologies that aren’t even from software development, let alone games. Raph spends almost as much time talking about recent web developments and broader media topics as he does MMOs. I suspect that [...]

[...] methodologies that aren’t even from software development, let alone games. Raph spends almost as much time talking about recent web developments and broader media topics as he does MMOs. I suspect that [...]

]]> By: Michael Chuihttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-121059 Michael Chui Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:57:01 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/#comment-121059 <i>Now what if the player got a rare/unique item in game…..and then got one in the mail!!!</i> One word: Spore. Now what if the player got a rare/unique item in game…..and then got one in the mail!!!

One word:

Spore.

]]> By: Andrew Wooldridgehttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-121008 Andrew Wooldridge Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:11:17 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/#comment-121008 Imagine what will happen when you can create your own custom character, then have the toy manufacturer create that toy on demand? You take your Bratz/MMO character - dress it up and buy accessories, then the toy manufacturer custom "print"'s that doll for you. Like the lego concept. Seems like we could be very close to that: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/08/color_3d_prints_print_world_of.html Imagine what will happen when you can create your own custom character, then have the toy manufacturer create that toy on demand? You take your Bratz/MMO character – dress it up and buy accessories, then the toy manufacturer custom “print”‘s that doll for you. Like the lego concept. Seems like we could be very close to that: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/08/color_3d_prints_print_world_of.html

]]> By: Allen Sligarhttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-120895 Allen Sligar Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:37:37 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/#comment-120895 @Raph, Reverse engineer this, recall all those MMOG players that collected rare and unique items for display (SWG, UO). Now what if the player got a rare/unique item in game.....and then got one in the mail!!! :) Your OpenGL/Resin model post from...like 9 months ago(?) comes to mind... @Raph,

Reverse engineer this, recall all those MMOG players that collected rare and unique items for display (SWG, UO). Now what if the player got a rare/unique item in game…..and then got one in the mail!!! :)

Your OpenGL/Resin model post from…like 9 months ago(?) comes to mind…

]]> By: Steven Davishttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-120890 Steven Davis Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:20:54 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/#comment-120890 Wicked combo - real toys, collectibles, virtual world - plush <strong>Magic: The Gathering</strong>. We've seen a couple of variants on this and I'm guessing we are going to see a lot more. This is a very significant trend. Wicked combo – real toys, collectibles, virtual world – plush Magic: The Gathering. We’ve seen a couple of variants on this and I’m guessing we are going to see a lot more. This is a very significant trend.

]]> By: SWEATbloghttp://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-121323 SWEATblog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.raphkoster.com/2007/04/06/webkinz-the-next-beanie-babies/#comment-121323 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Our link is courtesy of Raph Koster, who is also tracking the Webkinz craze, and who admits he didn't consider the collectability of the plush dolls. There has been a secondary market on eBay and Amazon for some time. The dolls are fragile, only surface washable. This may contribute to their long-term scarcity, and reinforce their collectablility. I wonder what will happen when the accounts change<!--%kramer-post%-->

Our link is courtesy of Raph Koster, who is also tracking the Webkinz craze, and who admits he didn’t consider the collectability of the plush dolls. There has been a secondary market on eBay and Amazon for some time. The dolls are fragile, only surface washable. This may contribute to their long-term scarcity, and reinforce their collectablility. I wonder what will happen when the accounts change

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