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Posted on July 04, 2013 in Super Moshi Missions and Season 3. - Comments [14]
Season 3 continues with another three part mission. This time we’ve got to save Monstro City from strange, foul smelling clouds that are causing the residents of Monstro City to fall asleep!
As is now usual, there are three EPICs to collect, one in each part. Completing all three parts will get you the Moshling, Sprinkles, to add to your Moshling Zoo.
Part 1
We start the mission talking to Elder Furi in the in the Super-Moshi HQ.
“SUPERMOSHI!” says Elder Furi. “There are reports of an odd smell causing monsters to fall asleep on Sludge Street!”
“It might have something to do with the strange green cloud.” he adds.
“Weird! I’ll head over there straight away!” you tell him.
The scene cuts ot a rather gloomy looking Sludge Street. The sky is a horrible brown/purple shade and there’s a moshling standing in the street. Worse still, there are some strange clouds floating around!
“The mysterious cloud are all over Sludge Street” you say, stating the obvious.
The screen scroll to reveal the full horror of the scene. The shop keepers are lying asleep outside on the street!
“OH NO! The clouds have done something to the monsters!”
Go down Sludge Street
“I need to do something FAST!” you say.
If you click on the strange cloud in front of the cows, you say “Woah that cloud is stinky! And… YAWN… It’s making me sleepy!”
The pink striped moshling, Sprinkles, who’s shaped like a watering can then runs off to the right.
“That Moshling is unaffected by the clouds? I wonder why. We should talk!” you say from off the screen.
The screen now scrolls back to the left to where you’re standing, and the green cloud that was in front of the cows drifts upwards.
“The cloud has lifted, I can get past it.” you say.
The cloud then starts floating up and down. If you click on the cloud you’re told “That cloud is really stinky, I need to avoid walking through it!” Sounds like good advice to me!
You’ll have to time things right so that you walk under the cloud when it’s up in the air. Click on the path to get your monster to move forwards.
After you’ve got past the first cloud, a huge grumpy green cloud drifts into sight.
“What is that?” you ask.
If you click on the cloud, you say “Hello there!” but the cloud does not respond.
Time your run again to dash under the second cloud and run past Mizz Snoots who’s lying asleep outside Horrords.
Click on Mizz Snoots.
“I need to find help fast! Maybe that Moshling can help?”
Time your run again and dash under the next cloud.
Click on the sleeping Dewy outside the DIY shop.
“They are all completely asleep! That Moshling must be able to help!”
Wait for the next cloud to rise again, and dash forward.
“I can talk to that Moshling now!” you say.
Uh-oh! That big grumpy cloud is back!
“That thing is making me nervous!” you say.
Click on Sprinkles, the moshling, to start a conversation.
“Hi there! I’m Sprinkles the Magical Tinkler!
Click on “What are you doing here?”
“I am just taking a stroll along Sludge Street!” says the moshling. “But all those clouds have made all the monsters sleepy?”
Click on “How come those stinky clouds don’t affect you, then?”
“I ate some nice smelling things to cover up that nasty pong!” explains Sprinkles.
“And now the clouds don’t affect you?”
“No! I can’t smell them at all!”
Click on “What’s that floating thing above us?”
“I don’t know! It looks mean though!”
Click on “Can you help the monsters on Sludge Street?”
“Hmm… The poor things. I might have an idea!”
Help the shopkeeper
“Maybe I can wake them up by spraying some nice smells around.
Click on Raarghly, the red monster asleep outside Dodgy Dealz.
Sprinkles, will spray water over the shopkeeper who will spring back to life.
“That’s done the trick!” says Sprinkles.
“I need more nice smelling things, if I’m going to help Tamara and the other monsters!” he continues.
A conversation with Raarghly starts.
“Thanks for the cosmic helping hand Super Moshi!” says Raarghly. “But Mizz Snoots and Dewy down the street need help too!”
“I’ve got a plan to help them. Do you have any nice smelling things?” you ask.
“Smelly stuff? I don’t know. These are the only things I have on me!”
Find a nice smelling item
Raarghly drops a bunch of items on the floor. You’ll need to click on the item that smells nice – in this case it’s the Smiley daisy flower.
“These smell fresh and good! Let’s give this to Sprinkles.” you say.
Open your inventory and drag the daisy onto Sprinkles to give it to him.
“Flowers! That should work. Maybe the other monsters will have more nice smelling things for me!” says Sprinkles.
Sprinkles dashes off to the left.
Follow Sprinkles back under the cloud.
Help shopkeeper Dewy
“Time to help Dewy! you say.
Sprinkles gives Dewy a blast of fresh smelling spray which causes him to wake up and start a conversation.
“What happened to me, Super Moshi?” asks Dewy.
Click on “The stinky cloud made you fall asleep. But I saved you!”
“Stinky cloud? Oh my! Thank you, Super Moshi!”
Click on “no time to talk! Do you have anything that smells nice?”
“Nice smelling items? Let’s have a little looky in my shop!” says Dewy.
Give Sprinkles an item
“I need to find Sprinkles an item that smells nice.”
Click on the red flower next to Dewy to pick it up.
“These smell fresh and good! Let’s give this to Sprinkles.”
Open your inventory and drag the red flowers onto Sprinkles.
That will do nicely! Let’s go help Mizz Snoots!”
Help shopkeeper Mizz Snoots
Sprinkles scampers off to the left where Mizz Snoots is lying asleep out side of Horrods.
Watch out for the cloud and join Sprinkles.
The big grumpy cloud floats along too following you.
“I wonder what that thing wants!” you say.
EPIC Now’s a good time to collect the EPIC. Click on the door to Horrods and it’ll open a little to reveal an EPIC award. Click on the award to pick it up.
Click on Mizz Snoots and Sprinkles will spray her too. Once awake she starts a conversation.
“Oh what a nice smell! I should bottle it and sell it in Horrods!” she says.
“What happened to me?”
Click on “The stinky cloud made you fall asleep! I woke you up with a nice smell!”
“Thanks Super Moshi!”
Now click on “No time to talk! Do you have any more nice smelling things?”
“Probably. Let me think…” says Mizz Snoodles.
“Will any of these help?”
Give Sprinkles an item
Like the other shopkeepers, Mizz Snoots will drop a number of items on the ground.
Click on the blue Daisy to pick it up.
“This daisy smells really nice! Let’s give this to Sprinkles.”
Now open your inventory and drag the flowers onto Sprinkles to give them to him.
“Wow this smells super lovely!” says Sprinkles.
“My spray should be strong enough to wake up Tamara Tesla!”
The screen scrolls back to the right to show Tamara Tesla, still asleep in a green cloud.
“Let’s go back and save Tamara Tesla!”
Save Tamara Tesla
As you try to walk to the right, to get back to Tamara Tesla the big green cloud intervenes.
“STOP right there! I’m not letting you undo all my wonderful whiffy work!” says the cloud.
“OK, Super Moshi, prepare to become Super Stinky!”
“Watch out, Super Moshi!” says Sprinkles.
Sprinkles then sprays the grumpy cloud, blowing it right away.
“You sure blew that stinky cloud away Sprinkles!” you say.
“Wow you saved us, little Moshling!”
“I couldn’t let it get us, Super Moshi!” says Sprinkles.
The screen then scrolls to the right, to reveal Tamara Tesla who’s now free of the green cloud and awake!
Talk to Tamara Tesla
“Tamara is ok! Let’s go talk to her.” you say.
Scroll to the right and click on the Tamara Tesla. You’ll walk on from the left and start a conversation with her.
“Thanks for defeating the stinky cloud Super Moshi!” says Tamara.
Click on “Are you ok?”
“Yes I’m ok, but I smell a bit funny though!” says Tamara.
Click on “What were you doing here?”
“I was here studying the mysterious cloud, when it caught me!” says Tamara.
Click on “What was that big scary cloud?”
“I’m not sure. I’ve never seen anything quite like it! It seems to be making the smaller clouds that are causing the sleeping sickness!”
“Luckily you found its weakness! Nice smells knock out the whiffy ones!”
Click on “So the clouds make everyone stop?”
“It’s weird. Dangerous too! I’ll need to do more tests back at the lab.”
Click on “What else did you find?”
“This isn’t the only weird weather I’ve detected. There’s been another strange sighting on top of Pinkish Peak on Music Island.”
“You should investigate it while I run more tests.” suggests Tamara.
Back on Sludge Street, Sparkles says “Let me come with you on your mission! If you run into that Stinky cloud again I can help!”
“Ok, it might be dangerous, but two heads are better than one!” you say.
Collect Sprinkles
Just then, just as we were about to pick up the Moshling three green clouds float down from the sky, surround Sprinkles and then vanish along with the Moshling.
“Oh no Sprinkles! What was that!” you say.
Tamara starts a conversation with you.
“This cloud is more dangerous and powerful than I thought!” she says. “Go to Pinkish Peak, Sprinkles might have been taken there!”
“Good luck, Super Moshi! Stay sharp!” she adds.
And that concludes the first part of the mission.
Part 2
Part 2 isn’t as long as the first part, but it’s pretty fun!
The action takes place on Pinkish Peak, and who should we be joined by? It’s three ice scream loving Hoodoos!
Explore Pinkish Peak
“I’ve finally reached the top of Pinkish Peak!” you say
Click on the pink Hoodoo to the left of the cauldron.
“An ice scream a day keep the Glumps away!” he says.
Click on the yellow hoodoo to the right of the cauldron to start a conversation.
“Welcome to Pinkish Peak, Super Moshi.” says the Hoodoo.
Click on “Who are you?”
“I’m a Hoodoo of the Pinkish Peak tribe.” the Hoodoo explains.
Click on “Have you seen a pink moshling around here?”
“No Moshlings here! Only Ice Scream Hoodoos!”
Click on “I am looking for the clouds that attacked Monstro City!”
“Clouds? I know no clouds, only mountains and Ice Scream.”
“Ask the wide Little Chief Two Scoops, he might be able to help you!
Now click on the chief Hoodoo with the large spoon to start a conversation with him.
“Hello Chief!” you say.
“What brings you here, Super Moshi?”
“Tamara sent me to find the source of the stinky clouds.” you explain.
“Stinky clouds, you say! It’s all part of the Legend.”
“The legend?”
“The legend tells of a stormy cloud that brings chaos to Monstro City! There’s only one monster who can save the day.”
“We need to find that monster!” you declare.
“The hero wears a red mask and a red cape…”
Hmm, does that sound familiar?
Just then the conversation is interrupted and the action turns back to Pinkish Peak.
Floating up from the bottom right hand corner is a huge, miserable jelly, riding a cloud.
Once above the Hoodoos it drops blocks of green Jelly, trapping the Hoodoos and then floats off…
Help the Ice Scream Hoodoos
Looks like it’s up to us to save them.
“Oh, no! They’ve been jellified! Perhaps I can use the cauldron to warm them up.”
Click on the cauldron, there seems to be a problem.
“I wonder how I can warm this cauldron. I need to find out a way to set them free.”
You should see a stick, highlighted with a yellow outline, just to the right of the various ingredients below the cauldron.
Click on the stick to pick it up.
“I am sure that this wood will burn very well.”
Now you’ll need to set fire to the stick.
Open your inventory and drag the stick onto the candles. (They’re hard to spot, there are three of them in jars below the strange two pronged thing, right next to where you’re standing.)
This will light the stick.
“I can use the torch to light a fire under the cauldron.
Now drag the torch out of your inventory and drop it on the wood under the cauldron. This will start the wood burning.
“Clean as a whistle!”
The Hoodoo Chief will now be freed as his Jelly cube melts in the cauldron.
“Save my friends, Super Moshi” he says as he jumps out of the cauldron.
Click on the right hand Hoodoo trapped in a Jelly cube to pick him up.
(You’ll have to do these one at a time as they’re too heavy to pick up both Hoodoos at the same time.)
“You are a lot heavier than I thought!” you say.
Open your inventory and drag the Jellied Hoodoo into the cauldron.
The Jelly will melt and free the Hoodoo!
“Thanks Super Moshi! Ice Scream time!” says the Chief as the Hoodoo jumps out of the cauldron.
“Instant jelly removal remedy!” you say.
Now click on the remaining Jelly cube to pick it up.
“You are lot are heavier than I thought!” you say again.
Now open you inventory again and drag the last jellied hoodoo into the cauldron.
“Thanks Super Moshi! Grab some ice scream and let’s party!”
“I am jelly-free!” says the Hoodoo.
“As good as new!” you say.
Pick up the Ice Scream
Time for some Ice Scream! Pick up the blobs of ice scream from just behind you. Again, they’ve got a yellow highlight so they’re easy to spot.
“Mmm… roarberry flavour!” you say.
Defeat the Jelly Cloud
“Look! Th jelly cloud is coming back!” says a Hoodoo!
And it certainly is, it’s drifting in from the right this time.
“All hail to the ice scream” says the Chief.
The jelly cloud now floats left and right across the sky. We’ve got to find a way to defeat it.
Open your inventory and drag the ice cream onto the two pronged thing behind you.
“If I had a rubber band I could slingshot this Ice Scream!” you say.
Now you should notice a red rope shaped thing on the left hand side dangling out of a barrel. It’s got a yellow highlight.
Click on this to pick it up.
“These liquorice laces are like rubber bands. I could use them to make a catapult!”
Open your inventory and drag the laces our and onto the two pronged object. This will make it into a handy cataput.
“Hey that’s one cool slingshot! you say”
“Drop the ice cream on it to defeat the cloud!” instructs one of the Hoodoos.
Wait! There’s something you need to know first!
EPIC – In order to get the epic you’ll need to defeat the cloud without missing it. Do this and the epic will appear in the bottom right hand corner, just where the jelly cloud crashed.
The trick is to time things just right. Drop the ice scream onto the catapult just as the jelly cloud is approaching the gap between the clouds.
It take a could of seconds to load and fire the catapult.
After your first hit one of the Hoodoo’s will say “More ice scream, Super-Moshi! You’re freezing him!”
Fire a second shot. If you get it on target he Hoodoo will say “One more time!”
Hit the cloud with the last ice scream shot and it’ll freeze before crashing into the clouds below. (Don’t forget to pick up your EPIC if you manages to defeat the cloud without missing!)
Chief Two Scoops starts a conversation.
“You saved us again, Super Moshi! You are brave… resourceful… and you wear a red mask!” says the Chief.
“You proved to be the hero of the legend.” he says.
Click on “What should I do next?”
“Find the City in the Sky where the clouds come from…” say the Chief.
“…and restore balance to the weather!”
“You must mean Cloud City” you reply. “But how can I get there?”
Just then the conversation ends and green clouds swoop down from the sky and cover you.
“Gulp! What’s going on?” you say as the clouds disappear with you along with them!
And that’s how part 2 ends.
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Part 3
So, it’s the final part of Gustbusters.
The part starts in total darkness.
“Where am I…?” you ask.
The darkness fades away to reveal Cloud City, and floating about the city is our fried Nimbus the cloud.
Talk to Nimbus
“Cloud City!” you say.
Click on Nimbus to start a conversation.
“Welcome back Super Moshi!” says Nimbus.
“That was quite an entrance you made. He, he, he!”
Click on “How are you Nimbus?”
“I’m fine. Funny weather we’ve been having, though.” says Nimbus.
Click on “What happened to me?”
“You were dropped here by those horrid green clouds!” Nimbus explains.
Click on “Green Clouds?”
“Yes. Stinky ones, too!”
“At least you got a nice soft landing up here.” says Nimbus.
Click on “What do you know about those clouds?”
“I’ve never heard of such naughty clouds!”
“One’s a real stinker. The other is so rude and moody!”
“They turned up in Monstro City together and have been causing trouble ever since!”
We’re back in Cloud city again.
“I’ve tried talking to them, but they won’t lis-” starts Nimbus before being cut off.
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“Well I never! If it isn’t that meddlesome masked monster!” says a voice from off to the right.
The screen scrolls to the right to reveal the two clouds, the big ugly green one and the jelly cloud from part 2.
“You’re just in time to witness some real cloud power!” says the big green cloud.
Then both the clouds talk at the same time:
“You’ve seen the jelly. You’ve smelt the smelly! Let’s put ‘em together and give it some welly!”
Uh oh! This is probably bad news!
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With that an animation starts as the two clouds combine into one ugly mega-cloud!
“HA, HA, HA, HA!” says the combined cloud.
With that, a conversation starts.
Click on “Who are you?”
“We are masters of foul pongs and immovable obstacles!”
“I am the Mighty Gustavo. Tremble before me, Moshi Monster!”
Click on “What do you want!?!”
“We are here to DESTROY Monstro City!” they reply.
Click on “Why would anyone want to do that to Monstro City?”
“SILENCE! We never explain ourselves to pipsqueaks like you!”
“Get ready to see what we can REALLY do!”
With that the conversation ends and the cloud vanishes.
Nimbus comes along and starts a conversation.
“Nimbus! I need to stop that monster before he reaches Monstro City!”
“Can you help me?” you ask.
“Yes! Take our morph stone. You can morph into one of us and catch up with it!”
Pick up the morph stone
“We need a personal item from a cloud to morph into them. Let’s find something belonging to Nimbus.”
EPIC – Before you do that, there’s an EPIC to get! Look at the little cloud on the right hand side of the screen and you should see the top of an EPIC sticking out. Click on the EPIC to pick it up.
Now, before we go looking for a personal item, click on the red Morph Stone in the cloud below Nimbus.
Find a personal Item
It’s not hard to find a personal item. Just scroll all the way to the left and you’ll see a kite fluttering around. Click on the Kite to pick it up.
Use the red morph stone
“No time to lose, let’s use the morph stone!”
Once the screen has scrolled all the way over to the right open your inventory.
Now drag the morph stone onto your monster to use the morph stone.
Wow! We’ve just changed into a cloud with a cape!
“Wow, Super Moshi. What a handsome cloud you make! He, he!”
“Hurry! You can still catch up with the cloud!”
Mini-Game
We’ve now got to play a mini-game where we do battle with Gustavo!
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“Dodge Gustavo’s Stinky Clouds and Flying Jelly Bombs. Blow the flowers and Ice Scream into his Foul Face!”
Sounds simple I guess!
Use the mouse to move your cloud up and down. You need to avoid the green clouds and jelly bombs.
Every now and then, blue flowers or blue blobs of ice screem will fly at you. To blow these back, just line yourself up with the items and you’ll blow them back when they get close to you. If you’re lucky you’ll hit Gustavo.
You’ve both got three lives, so keep dodging and blowing and you should be able to defeat Gustavo!
Victory
We’re back in Cloud City again.
“You did it, Super Moshi! You saved Monstro City from certain doom AGAIN!”
Click on the big cloud monster.
“I don’t think he’ll be causing any more trouble!” you say to yourself.
Now click on Sprinkles to start a conversation.
“Sprinkles! Are you ok?”
“I think so. I’ve been trapped inside that stinky cloud for ages!” says Sprinkles.
“After everything I’ve been through. I don’t think I want to stay in Cloud City!”
“Will you take me with you, Super Moshi?”
Collect Sprinkles
Click on Sprinkles to pick him up. He’ll do a little dance and squirt water!
After you pick up the Moshling, Gustavo will vanish, revealing boxes of sweets.
“C.L.O.N.C. Candies! They must be what made the mutant clouds! I might have known!” you say.
And with that the mission ends.
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| Moshi Monsters | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Mind Candy |
| Engine | Adobe Flash Player |
| Platform(s) | Web browser |
| Release | 16 April 2008-13 December 2019 |
| Genre(s) | Online game |
Moshi Monsters was a British website aimed at children aged 6–12,[1] with over 80 million registered users in 150 territories worldwide.[2] Users could choose from one of six virtual pet monsters (Diavlo, Luvli, Katsuma, Poppet, Furi and Zommer) they could create, name and nurture. Once their pet had been customized, players could navigate their way around Monstro City, take daily puzzle challenges to earn 'Rox' (a virtual currency), play games, personalize their room and communicate with other users in a safe environment, although this has been disputed.[3] Moshi Monsters officially closed on 13 December 2019.
History[edit]
The game was created in late 2007 by Michael Acton Smith, and developed in 2008 by entertainment company Mind Candy and officially launched in April 2008.[4] As of December 2009, there were at least 10 million players registered.[5] In March 2010, Mind Candy announced that there were 15 million users and by September 2010, that number had surpassed 25 million.[6] In June 2011, it was announced that there were 50 million users.[7] On 13 December 2019, Moshi Monsters shut down permanently.
Gameplay[edit]
Monsters[edit]
The monsters are the characters that the user plays as. They are given a name by the user when they register at the website. There are six types of monsters. Poppet, Katsuma, Furi, Diavlo, Luvli, and Zommer.
Moshlings[edit]
The monsters (in-game pets) keep their own pets, called 'Moshlings'. They come in a variety of themed sets, including Arties, Beasties, Kitties, and Spookies. Those who aren't paying members can keep two 'Moshlings' in their room whilst paying members can keep up to six and visit other pets in the zoo.
Other[edit]
Merchandise[edit]
Since its digital popularity, Moshi Monsters has grown commercially to include physical products, including games, the Moshi Monsters Magazine (number one selling children's magazine in the UK in 2011),[8] a best-selling DS video game,[9] a number 4 music album, books, membership cards, bath soap, chocolate calendars, trading cards, figures of many Moshlings, mobile games, and a Moshi Monsters feature film. Eight Moshi Monster toys were included in McDonald's Happy Meals in the United States and Canada in December 2013.[10]
DS game[edit]
In 2011 Mind Candy released a Moshi Monsters based Nintendo DS game. the game is themed around moshlings and collecting and caring for them.
Mobile games[edit]
In July 2013, Mind Candy released Moshi Monsters Village on Google Play,[11] a 3D city-builder published by GREE and developed by Tag Games. After GREE UK shut down,[12] Mind Candy decided to take over the game as publisher, leaving the development to Tag Games. The game was relaunched on Apple devices on 18 December 2013 immediately ahead of the release of the movie.
In December 2013, Mind Candy published the companion app Talking Poppet, also developed by Tag Games.
In February 2014, Moshi Karts was released on iOS by Mind Candy.
In June 2014, Moshling Rescue a 'match three' game based on the Moshling characters was released on iOS and Android.
In early 2015 Mind Candy released an app called World of Warriors which was shut down in October 2018.
In November 2016, they released the Moshi MonstersEgg Hunt app, alongside a companion storybook of the same name.
Music[edit]
In March 2012, Mind Candy confirmed a major partnership deal with Sony Music.[13] The deal followed the recent launch of Mind Candy's own music label, Moshi Monsters Music. The deal will see Sony Music handle the distribution aspects of Moshi Monsters' music releases, starting with the debut album Moshi Monsters, Music Rox!Jason Perry, formerly with the UK rock band A and head of Moshi Music, is driving the new album. The Moshi Monsters series features music from Sonic Boom, Beatie Wolfe, The Blackout, Portia Conn, and songs such as 'Moptop Tweenybop' and 'Merry Twistmas'. Two albums are available on iTunes and Google Play, as well as on disc. One album contains the songs from Moshi Monsters: The Movie, and another album has some of Moshi Monster's first songs. Not all songs are available to buy on various platforms.
Movie[edit]
In 2013, Mind Candy announced a Moshi Monsters film. In September 2013, Issue 34 of the Moshi Monsters Magazine included a Moshi Music DVD with a short trailer. On 10 October 2013 a short preview of the trailer was broadcast on ITV Daybreak. Later that day, the trailer was released on MSN. The film was released on 20 December 2013 in the UK and 20 February 2014 in Australia. The DVD and Blu-ray were released on 14 April 2014 in the UK and 3 April 2014 in Australia.[14]
Lady Goo Goo injunction[edit]
In October 2011, Ate My Heart Inc, representing the musician Lady Gaga, were granted an interim injunction by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales to stop Mind Candy, parent company of Moshi Monsters, from releasing music on iTunes by a Moshi Monster character known as Lady Goo Goo. The songs intended for release included the parody 'Peppy-razzi', similar to the Lady Gaga hit 'Paparazzi'.[15] Justice Vos of the High Court ruled that Lady Goo Goo could appear in the Moshi Monsters game, but that Mind Candy could not release, promote, advertise, sell, distribute, or otherwise make available 'any musical work or video that purports to be performed by a character by the name of Lady Goo Goo, or that otherwise uses the name Lady Goo Goo or any variant thereon'.[16] Lady Goo Goo was later replaced with a new Moshling named Baby Rox, who is not a parody of any particular celebrity.
Decline in popularity and relaunch[edit]
The creator of Moshi Monsters, Mind Candy, suffered a loss of £2.2m in 2013 due to a drop in sales from Moshi Monsters. The company's financial reports have shown that the profit declined by 34.8% from £46.9 million in 2012 to £30.6 million in 2013.
In 2015, Mind Candy revealed that they were preparing to relaunch Moshi Monsters for a younger audience of four- to seven-year-olds, initially as animation with apps and toys to follow. However, no changes have been made to the Moshi Monsters site since then, apart from the removal of the forums section.
Since 2015, the decline of Moshi Monsters and the site's creator Mind Candy has continued. The peak of Moshi Monsters' popularity was in 2012 at £46.9m, and it has continued to decline. In 2018, total revenues were £5.2m, compared with £13.2m in 2014.[17]
The Moshi Monsters website was shut down on 13 December 2019.[18]
Criticism[edit]
In 2015, both Bin Weevils and Moshi Monsters were told to change the wording of their in-app advertisements by the Advertising Standards Authority, who said that the adverts and phrases such as 'The Super Moshis need YOU' pressured users to buy certain items inside the game. Mind Candy said that it took its responsibilities 'very seriously with regards to how we communicate with all of our fans, especially children.' It went on to say that Mind Candy had 'been working with the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) to ensure that we adhere to best practice and have made changes to the Moshi Monsters game accordingly. We will continue to work with the ASA in any way possible.'[19]
References[edit]
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Moshi Monsters started out as an online world of adoptable pet monsters for boys and girls aged 6-12 back in 2008.
- ^Moshi Monsters founder: 'I was Mr Stress, now I'm Mr Calm'Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Business Insider
- ^'Moshi Monsters - Welcome to Moshi Monsters, Parents!'. www.moshimonsters.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^Online World Atlas: Moshi Monsters – Pt. 1, Overview', Worlds in Motion. Retrieved 23 October 2010. Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^Yiannopoulos, Milo (8 September 2010). 'Moshi Monsters is leading the way on child safetyArchived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine', The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^Barnett, Emma (7 June 2011). 'Moshi Monsters hits 50 million membersArchived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine', The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ABC Figures Reveal Moshi Monsters Magazine is the Best Selling Children's Magazine in the UKArchived 28 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Bloomberg
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