
While free memberships were available, revenue was predominantly raised through paid memberships which allowed players to access a range of additional features, such as the ability to purchase virtual clothing, furniture and in-game pets called "puffles" for their penguins through the use of in-game currency. After beta-testing, Club Penguin was made available to the general public on Octo] and has since expanded into a large online community-growing to the extent that by late 2007, it was claimed that Club Penguin had over 12 million user accounts. Players used cartoon penguin- avatars and played in a winter-set virtual world. Massively multiplayer online game External links Official websiteĬlub Penguin was a Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) involving a Virtual World containing a range of online games and activities, developed by Disney Canada Inc.
