Club Penguin
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Summary
Club Penguin is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,355 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: virtual world[3]
- Publisher: Disney Online Studios Canada[4]
- Owned by: The Walt Disney Company[5]
- Genre: massively multiplayer online game[6]
- Developer: Disney Online Studios Canada[7]
- Commons category: Club Penguin[8]
- Platform: web browser[9], iOS[10], Android[11]
- Game mode: multiplayer video game[12]
- Language of work or name: English[13], Portuguese[14], French[15], Spanish[16], German[17], Russian[18]
- Software engine: Adobe Flash Player[19]
- Input device: computer mouse[20], computer keyboard[21], touchscreen[22]
- Country of origin: Canada[23]
- Has part(s): Dance Contest[24], Pizzatron 3000[25], Cart Surfer[26], Thin Ice[27], Catchin' Waves[28], Hydro Hopper[29], Astro Barrier[30], Bean Counters[31], Mancala[32], Sled Racing[33], Puffle Roundup[34], Ice Fishing[35], Find Four[36], PSA Secret Missions[37]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: March 29, 2017[38], February 27, 2017[39]
- Publication date: October 24, 2005[40], May 9, 2013[41], April 16, 2014[42], December 18, 2014[43]
- Characters: puffle[44], Herbert P. Bear[45], Rockhopper[46], Aunt Arctic[47], Gary the Gadget Guy[48], Jet Pack Guy[49], Rookie[50], Dot[51], Puffle Handler[52], Franky[53], Petey K[54], Stompin' Bob[55], G Billy[56], Cadence[57]
Why It Matters
Club Penguin has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]