Interactive Webkinz keep kids glued to the computer. April 12, 2007 — -- Remember the Tamagotchi craze? Or Beanie Babies? Put them together and you've got Webkinz, the latest toy phenomenon ...

The phone calls begin to pick up in early afternoon, after school gets out. Often, it’s kids. But sometimes, say the managers of The Wishing Well in Cherry Hill, N.J., parents are among the 20 to 40 ...

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. Which ...

For about a week my 6-year-old son, Mark, was having a grand old time on Webkinz, one of several children’s Web sites that have exploded in popularity in the last year or so. Then it dawned on him.

The Wonderful World of Webkinz: 2005-??? Born in the hazy, nostalgia-filled years of the early 2000s, Webkinz was nothing if not a product of its time. A 2D computer-based video game paired with a ...

If you have or know a kid around 6 to 8 years old then you probably have heard of Webkinz and chances are you too may have been bitten by the bug. Webkinz are real small plush toys that virtually live ...

In this video, we explore early internet games and their impact on nostalgia, covering platforms such as Wee World, Habbo ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — My daughter’s ninth birthday is in three days. Please, please, please, do not let her get a Webkinz. I’ve heard the horror stories about the cute little stuffed animals, which live ...

Claim: Children's Webkinz are being murdered online. My children came home from school today, and all the talk in first and second grade was of some kind of webkinz malware. A black, red or yellow box ...

Anthony Puleo is a Freelance Writer for GameRant, but has a history working for the site. Having worked as a staff writer here for two years, he is very familiar with the gaming industry and plays ...

Mattel's interactive vinyl figures and new virtual world may appeal to adults as well as kids too old for Webkinz. In a software-driven world, it's easy to forget about the nuts and bolts. Whether ...