Moshi Monsters Magazine Sells Out

By On April 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Mind Candy has announced that the inaugural issue of the Moshi Monsters Magazine has sold out its entire initial print run of 80,000 copies. Mind Candy says these sales “dwarf” the circulation of competing magazines and indicate the strength of the Moshi Monsters brand. The Moshi Monsters virtual world serves over 40 million registered users [...]

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Moshi Monsters Magazine Now Available At UK Retailers

By On February 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Mind Candy has announced publication of the first issue of the Moshi Monsters Magazine, which is now available at UK retailers.  Mind Candy plans to celebrate the publication with a pop-up shop in Whiteleys Shopping Center, Baywater, London, that will open at 11 AM on February 22nd. Events at the pop-up shop include meet-and-greets with [...]

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Moshi Monsters Toys To Launch In US

By On February 11, 2011 · 2 Comments

Mind Candy has announced that its Moshi Monsters toy line, already available in the UK, will be available in the US through a partnership with US toy distributor Spin Master. The new toys will debut this Sunday at the Spin Master booth  at the New York Toy Fair, booth 2249 on level 3.  Mind Candy [...]

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Vivid Launches Moshi Monsters Toy Line

By On January 24, 2011 · 2 Comments

Vivid, in partnership with Mind Candy, has launched its first-ever line of Moshi Monsters merchandise in the UK. The toy range went on sale last week at all major UK retailers and includes backpack buddies, plush toys, collectible figurines, and talking toys. Many of the items will ship with item codes that owners can enter [...]

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Moshi Monsters Hits 29M Users

By On October 29, 2010 · 1 Comment

Mind Candy‘s Moshi Monsters virtual worlds has passed 29 million registered users across 150 countries, according to figures disclosed to TechCrunch. About 20 million of those users were acquired in the past year. Roughly 35% of all users are from the US while another 30% are from the UK. One in three UK kids between the ages [...]

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Moshi Monsters Come To Top Trumps

By On October 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Top Trumps collectible card game is going to issue a new set of cards based on the Moshi Monsters virtual world. Moshi Monsters serves over 28 million players in over 150 countries. The Moshi Monsters Top Trumps set features over 30 Moshlings and monsters, rating them all by rarity, cuteness, and brains. The Moshi [...]

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Virtual Worlds Wrap-Up For The Week Of September 18, 2010

By On September 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Welcome to the Virtual Worlds News Wrap-Up for the week of September 18, 2010. The Wrap-Up is where VWN spotlights stories that we didn't get to cover individually, but still make for interesting reading about the virtual worlds industry.  Bigpoint In Hiring Spree: Bigpoint is expanding, with plans to hire 350 more people, with 80 [...]

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Mind Candy Announces Moshi Bandz Collectibles

By On August 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Moshi Monsters developer Mind Candy announced a new line of collectibles based on their virtual world today. Moshi Bandz are wristbands branded with characters and logos from Moshi Monsters that can be worn by girls or boys. Different wristbands come in different sizes and at different levels of rarity. Collectible wristbands are expected to be [...]

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Moshi Monsters Hits 20M Users, Signs Book Deal

By On June 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Mind Candy's Moshi Monsters virtual world has hit the 20 million users milestone, which means it acquired over 5 million users in the past two months alone. Mind Candy says the world is gaining around 150,000 new users every day, in fact. Moshi Monsters's sticky factor is high, with roughly 6 million of its registered users [...]

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Mind Candy To Launch Games Portal

By On May 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Moshi Monsters developer Mind Candy is beginning development of its own casual games portal, judging from a recruitment notice the site has listed on the professional social network LinkedIn. The notice says Mind Candy is looking for "a highly talented and entrepreneurial head of Mini Games" for a "standalone mini-games site outside of www.moshimonsters.com." The [...]

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