<s>
Webkinz	B-Application
is	O
a	O
stuffed	O
animal	O
franchise	O
by	O
the	O
Canadian	O
toy	O
company	O
Ganz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
merchandise	O
consists	O
of	O
stuffed	O
animals	O
that	O
have	O
online	O
counterparts	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Next	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Webkinz	B-Application
toy	O
has	O
an	O
attached	O
tag	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
"	O
secret	O
code	O
"	O
printed	O
on	O
it	O
,	O
allowing	O
its	O
owner	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
their	O
pet	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plush	O
toys	O
sold	O
after	O
October	O
2020	O
contain	O
two	O
secret	O
codes	O
:	O
one	O
eight-digit	O
code	O
compatible	O
with	O
"	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
15-digit	O
code	O
compatible	O
with	O
"	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Next	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Webkinz	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
secret	O
code	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
version	O
of	O
their	O
pet	O
for	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Webkinz	B-Application
plush	O
toys	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
but	O
international	O
users	O
can	O
buy	O
virtual	B-Application
pets	O
from	O
the	O
Ganz	O
eStore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
achieved	O
one	O
million	O
concurrent	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
one	O
estimate	O
published	O
in	O
Wired	O
,	O
Webkinz	B-Application
generated	O
approximately	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Ganz	O
produced	O
its	O
first	O
television	O
advertisements	O
for	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ganz	O
updated	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
in	O
2015	O
to	O
Webkinz	B-Application
X	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
that	O
created	O
a	O
safer	O
environment	O
for	O
young	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Ganz	O
unveiled	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Next	O
,	O
a	O
3D	O
spin-off	O
with	O
different	O
social	O
features	O
,	O
giving	O
players	O
the	O
option	O
between	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
and	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
types	O
of	O
Webkinz	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
regular	O
pets	O
,	O
wild	O
animals	O
,	O
prehistoric	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
mythical	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
regular	O
Webkinz	B-Application
toys	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
smaller	O
,	O
less	O
expensive	O
versions	O
called	O
Lil	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Kinz	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
larger	O
,	O
more	O
expensive	O
versions	O
in	O
the	O
signature	O
collection	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
from	O
April	O
2009	O
to	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Ganz	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
“	O
first	O
generation	O
”	O
of	O
Webkinz	B-Application
plush	O
was	O
ending	O
and	O
that	O
no	O
new	O
plush	O
pets	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Website	O
operations	O
would	O
continue	O
,	O
and	O
purely	O
virtual	B-Application
pets	O
could	O
still	O
be	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
Webkinz	B-Application
plush	O
pets	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
starting	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
generation	O
"	O
of	O
pets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
pets	O
include	O
two	O
codes	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Webkinz	B-Application
stuffed	O
animal	O
and	O
Webkinz	B-Application
accessory	O
comes	O
with	O
an	O
8-character	O
code	O
,	O
within	O
a	O
tag	O
tied	O
usually	O
on	O
the	O
doll	O
's	O
frontmost	O
left	O
appendage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
registering	O
this	O
code	O
on	O
the	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Classic	O
desktop	O
application	O
or	O
mobile	O
app	O
,	O
the	O
customer	O
"	O
adopts	O
"	O
a	O
pet	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
Webkinz	B-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
the	O
code	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
not	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
Webkinz	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
free	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Ganz	O
announced	O
that	O
Webkinz	B-Application
World	I-Application
accounts	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
expire	O
,	O
meaning	O
users	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
new	O
pet	O
each	O
year	O
to	O
renew	O
their	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Webkinz	B-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
area	O
with	O
its	B-Application
own	I-Application
economy	I-Application
controlled	O
by	O
Ganz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
receives	O
money	O
(	O
called	O
KinzCash	B-Application
)	O
by	O
adopting	O
new	O
pets	O
,	O
playing	O
online	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
answering	O
general	O
knowledge	O
questions	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
daily	O
activities	O
like	O
clicking	O
"	O
I	O
love	O
my	O
Webkinz	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
day	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Day	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
bonus	O
KinzCash	B-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
bonuses	O
are	O
available	O
each	O
hour	O
,	O
full	O
days	O
on	O
weekends	O
,	O
and	O
afternoons	O
only	O
on	O
weekdays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
Webkinz	B-Application
toy	O
purchased	O
,	O
more	O
KinzCash	B-Application
,	O
rooms	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
an	O
arcade	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
play	O
games	O
to	O
earn	O
trophies	O
and	O
KinzCash	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
tasks	O
in	O
Webkinz	B-Application
World	I-Application
involve	O
collecting	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Gems	O
"	O
can	O
be	O
mined	O
once	O
a	O
day	O
at	O
the	O
Curio	O
Shop	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
set	O
of	O
gems	O
being	O
turned	O
into	O
the	O
Webkinz	B-Application
Crown	O
of	O
Wonder	O
and	O
used	O
to	O
buy	O
exclusive	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	B-Application
world	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
many	O
rare	O
or	O
exclusive	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
items	O
require	O
developing	O
a	O
friendship	O
with	O
the	O
Curio	O
Shop	O
owner	O
to	O
purchase	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
obtained	O
by	O
registering	O
other	O
Webkinz	B-Application
accessories	O
purchased	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parents	O
have	O
raised	O
concerns	O
regarding	O
children	O
's	O
use	O
and	O
potential	O
overuse	O
of	O
the	O
Webkinz	B-Application
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
parents	O
have	O
voiced	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
online	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chat	B-Protocol
system	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
KinzChat	B-Application
,	O
has	O
various	O
safety	O
precautions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
placing	O
restrictions	O
on	O
who	O
can	O
send	O
messages	O
,	O
and	O
disallowing	O
users	O
to	O
type	O
;	O
opting	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
safe-chat	O
"	O
system	O
wherein	O
users	O
can	O
only	O
post	O
pre-written	O
phrases	O
from	O
a	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
occasionally	O
resulted	O
in	O
Webkinz	B-Application
being	O
banned	O
from	O
school	O
grounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
voiced	O
criticism	O
when	O
the	O
once	O
advertisement-free	O
site	O
began	O
displaying	O
advertisements	O
,	O
previously	O
only	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
additional	O
game-related	O
products	O
,	O
but	O
now	O
also	O
for	O
movies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Alvin	O
and	O
the	O
Chipmunks	O
and	O
Bee	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
an	O
option	O
was	O
created	O
that	O
members	O
can	O
use	O
to	O
block	O
advertisements	O
promoting	O
content	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
sponsored	O
by	O
or	O
affiliated	O
with	O
Webkinz	B-Application
or	O
Ganz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
rumors	O
spread	O
about	O
a	O
character	O
that	O
would	O
kill	O
Webkinz	B-Application
on	O
the	O
site	O
,	O
supposedly	O
inserted	O
by	O
a	O
disgruntled	O
employee	O
or	O
a	O
rival	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
