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Moshi Monsters
Developer(s)Mind Candy
EngineAdobe Flash Player
Platform(s)Web browser
Release16 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.

Monsters

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.

Kitties

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.

Moshi Monsters Adopt A Monster

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]

Moshi

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]

  1. ^Mike Butcher (2 May 2013). 'As Moshi Monsters hits 5 years, can it pull off three new games?'. TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014. Moshi Monsters started out as an online world of adoptable pet monsters for boys and girls aged 6-12 back in 2008.
  2. ^Moshi Monsters founder: 'I was Mr Stress, now I'm Mr Calm'Archived 3 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Business Insider
  3. ^'Moshi Monsters - Welcome to Moshi Monsters, Parents!'. www.moshimonsters.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  4. ^Online World Atlas: Moshi Monsters – Pt. 1, Overview', Worlds in Motion. Retrieved 23 October 2010. Archived 7 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^(4 December 2009). 'Millions and millions of big monstersArchived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine', The Independent. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  6. ^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.
  7. ^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.
  8. ^ABC Figures Reveal Moshi Monsters Magazine is the Best Selling Children's Magazine in the UKArchived 28 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Bloomberg
  9. ^Moshi Monsters video game breaks chart recordArchived 4 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, ToyNews
  10. ^'Moshi Monsters gets QSR promo at McDonald's'. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  11. ^'Moshi Monsters Village - Apps on Google Play'. play.google.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  12. ^Ingrid Lunden (8 July 2013) https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/08/japans-gaming-giant-gree-retrenches-in-europe-shuts-down-uk-office-to-focus-on-development-in-the-u-s-for-western-market/Archived 9 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^'Sony Music partners with Moshi Monsters - News - Music Week'. www.musicweek.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  14. ^'Moshi Monsters (2013)'. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  15. ^Neither Mind Candy nor the Goo Goo Dolls can lay claim to being the first to whose given name has been appended the epithet 'Goo Goo'. For that honor one might turn at the very least to Lt. Gen. Leslie Richard ('Dick' or 'Goo Goo') Groves, Jr., a World War II-era US Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw not only the construction of the Pentagon for the US Department of Defense but also the Manhattan Project that created the atomic bombs that won World War II for the Allies and literally saved the world from autocracy. Chances are, too, there were other 'goo goos' in the US Army before Groves.
  16. ^Sweney, Mark (13 October 2011). 'Lady Goo Goo injunction'. TheGuardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  17. ^'MIND CANDY LIMITED - Filing history (free information from Companies House)'. beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  18. ^''Moshi Monsters' is shutting down because it runs on Flash'. engadget.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  19. ^Rawlinson, Kevin (26 August 2015). 'Ad watchdog rebukes Moshi Monsters'. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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moshlings

Flowers to attract Common Moshlings

To get these moshlings you don’t need to worry about the colour of the flowers, just the combination of the different types of flower. This means that these are the easiest moshlings to attract.

No. Moshling Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 3
002 Chop Chop (Ninjas) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Dragon Fruit (ANY)
003 Ginger Snap (Kitties) Hot Silly Peppers (ANY) Love Berries (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY)
007 Fifi (Puppies) Hot Silly Peppers (ANY) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY)
008 Squidge (Spookies) Hot Silly Peppers (ANY) Star Blossom (ANY) Dragon Fruit (ANY)
010 Snookums (Dinos) Star Blossom (ANY) Star Blossom (ANY) Star Blossom (ANY)
011 Penny (Luckies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 6)
012 Shelly (Nutty) Magic Beans (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY)
013 DJ Quack (Birdies) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Moon Orchid (ANY) Star Blossom (ANY)
015 Gracie (Snowies) Moon Orchid (ANY) Snap Apple (ANY) Love Berries (ANY)
018 Stanley (Fishies) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Love Berries (ANY) Love Berries (ANY)
020 Purdy (Kitties) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Moon Orchid (ANY) Dragon Fruit (ANY)
023 Humphrey (Beasties) Crazy Daisy (ANY) Hot Silly Peppers (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY)
024 Angel (Ponies) Hot SIlly Pepper (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY) Hot Silly Peppers (ANY)
025 Gabby (Techies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 8)
046 Sweeny Blob (Sploshies) Hot Silly Pepper (ANY) Moon Orchid (ANY) Dragon Fruit (ANY)
050Yolka (Munchies) Love Berries (ANY)Dragon Fruit (ANY)Dragon Fruit (ANY)
066 Tomba (Snowies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 9)
125Toasty (Munchies)Hot Silly Peppers (ANY)Magic Beans (ANY)Snap Apple (ANY)
139Blossom (Potties)Dragon Fruit (ANY)Magic Beans (ANY)Crazy Daisy (ANY)

Flowers to attract Uncommon Moshlings

This is where growing the correct colour of flower starts to come into play. Uncommon moshlings need one of the three flowers to be a specific colour.

No. Moshling Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 3
026Ziggy (Roxstars)Hot Silly Peppers (ANY)Moon Orchid (ANY)Crazy Daisy (BLACK)
027 Kissy (Spookies) Star Blossom (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY) Star Blossom (PURPLE)
028 Rocky (Worldies) Hot Silly Peppers (ANY) Love Berries (ANY) Crazy Daisy (PINK)
030 Lady Meowford (Kitties) Star Blossom (ANY) Moon Orchid (ANY) Moon Orchid (BLUE)
032 Tiamo (Smilies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 7)
034 Dipsy (Fluffies) Moon Orchid (ANY) Love Berries (ANY) Moon Orchid (Yellow)
036 HipHop (Tunies) Crazy Daisy (ANY) Love Berry (ANY) Star Blossom (Black)
037Betty (Noisies)Star Blossom (BLACK)Hot Silly Peppers (ANY)Star Blossom (ANY)
038 McNulty (Puppies) Star Blossom (PURPLE) Snap Apple (ANY) Snap Apple (ANY)
039 Shelby (Ninjas) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY) Dragon Fruit (BLACK)
040 Doris (Dinos) Moon Orchid (ANY) Moon Orchid (ANY) Moon Orchid (BLACK)
041Scrumpy (Arties)Star Blossom (ANY)Love Berries (ANY)Moon Orchid (Blue)
043 Blurp (Fishies) Moon Orchid (ANY) Love Berries (ANY) Love Berries (PINK)
045 Holga (Techies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 5)
047 Sooki-Yaki (Ninjas) Hot Silly Peppers (ANY) Magic Beans (ANY) Magic Beans (RED)
048 Priscilla (Ponies) Moon Orchid (ANY) Moon Orchid (ANY) Snap Apple (YELLOW)
067
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132

134
scarlet o haira
[sporties]
hot wings [musos]
Moon Orchid (ANY)
moon orchid
[any]
moshi beanstalk
season 2
[any]
moon orchid
Magic Beans (PURPLE)
magic beans
[black]
cloud kingdom

Flowers to attract Rare Moshlings

Rare Moshlings are only attracted when two of the flowers in the Moshling Garden are the correct colour. The third flower can be any colour.

No. Moshling Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 3
Wallop (Tunies)
[hipsters]
moon orchid [purple] snap apple [black] hot silly peppers [any]
052 Coolio (Foodies) Star Blossom (ANY) Love Berries (BLACK) Snap Apple (PINK)
053 Fumble (Fishies) Star Blossom (ANY) Love Berries (YELLOW) Magic Beans (YELLOW)
054 Flumpy (Fluffies) Star Blossom (ANY) Magic Beans (RED) Moon Orchid (BLACK)
055 White Fang (Puppies) Moon Orchid (RED) Magic Beans (RED) Crazy Daisy (ANY)
056 Mr Snoodle (Ponies) Hot SIlly Peppers (ANY) Dragon Fruit (Yellow) Hot Silly Peppers (PURPLE)
057 Honey (Fluffies) Magic Beans (ANY) Love Berries (YELLOW) Snap Apple (BLUE)
059 Hansel (Foodies) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Magic Beans (BLACK) Moon Orchid (BLACK)
060 Ecto (Spookies) Hot SIlly Peppers (ANY) Love Berries (RED) Love Berries (BLACK)
061 Liberty (Worldies) Love Berries (BLACK) Love Berries (RED) Love Berries (ANY)
062 Rooby (Sporties)Star Blossom (ANY)Magic Beans (BLUE)Magic Beans (BLUE)
064
Hot Silly Peppers (RED) Hot Silly Peppers (RED)
Note that Moshi Monsters have confirmed that you can’t get Long Beard using seed right now.
065 Tiki (Birdies) Star Blossom (ANY) Love Berries (PINK) Love Berries (RED)
068Prickles(Potties)Hot Silly Peppers (RED)Snap Apple (RED)Crazy Daisy (ANY)
070 O’REally (Luckies) Star Blossom (ANY) Dragon Fruit (Yellow) Dragon Fruit (Blue)
071 Peppy (Birdies) Moon Orchid (ANY) Magic Beans (YELLOW) Moon Orchid (RED)
072 Cali (Fishies) Magic Beans (ANY) Love Berries (YELLOW) Love Berries (BLUE)
073 Jeepers (Beasties) Love Berries (ANY) Snap Apple (BLUE) Crazy Daisy (RED)
074
fizzy
Love Berries (PINK) Moon Orchid (YELLOW)
106 Cherry Bomb (Noisies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 4)
077 Waldo (Kitties) Dragon Fruit (ANY) Love Berries (PINK) Star Blossom (RED)
069
081
marcel
Crazy Daisy (ANY) Star Blossom (YELLOW) Crazy Daisy (YELLOW)
130Misty (Arties)Hot Silly Peppers (YELLOW)Dragon Fruit (PURPLE)Snap Apple (ANY)
Crazy Daisy (PURPLE)Star Blossom (YELLOW)Dragon Fruit (BLUE)
There are two combinations for Misty

Flowers to attract Ultra Rare Moshlings

In order to get these Ultra-Rare moshlings you need not just to have the correct types of flowers, but each of the flowers must be in the correct colour!

No. Moshling Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 3
004
021
shambles [mythies]
Dragon Fruit (Yellow)
mission 3
cards
Magic Beans (Yellow)
the great googenhiemest
078 Burnie Snap Apple (RED) Snap Apple (RED) Crazy Daisy (BLUE)
079 Gigi (Ponies) Hot Silly Peppers (BLUE) Moon Orchid (RED) Hot Silly Peppers (YELLOW)
080 Cleo (Worldies) Snap Apple (YELLOW) Crazy Daisy (BLUE) Crazy Daisy (PINK)
082 General Fuzuki (Ninjas) Hot Silly Peppers (RED) Love Berries (YELLOW) Star Blossom (PURPLE)
083 Gurgle (Dinos) Dragon Fruit (RED) Love Berries (PURPLE) Magic Beans (YELLOW)
084 Scamp (Puppies) Dragon Fruit (PINK) Moon Orchid (Blue) Snap Apple (BLACK)
087 ShiShi (Beasties) Dragon Fruit (RED) Hot Silly Peppers (YELLOW) Crazy Daisy (BLACK)
088 Oddie (Foodies) Star Blossom (PURPLE) Star Blossom (BLACK) Star Blossom (YELLOW)
089 Big Bad Bill (Spookies) Star Blossom (BLUE) Love Berries (YELLOW) Star Blossom (BLACK)
091 Cutie Pie (Foodies) Dragon Fruit (BLUE) Star Blossom (PINK) Crazy Daisy (PURPLE)
097 Mini Ben (Worldies) Snap Apple (BLACK) Snap Apple (BLACK) Snap Apple (BLACK)
099Jessie (Mythies)Hot Silly Peppers (RED)Dragon Fruit (YELLOW)Dragon Fruit (PINK)
100 IGGY (Fluffies) Moon Orchid (BLACK) Crazy Daisy (PURPLE) Crazy Daisy (PURPLE)
102 Baby Rox (Secrets) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 1)
105 Wurley (Techies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 2)
106 Plinky (Tunies) Super Moshi Mission (Season 1, Mission 3)
110Suey (Munchies)Hot Silly Peppers (PINK)Hot Silly Peppers (YELLOW)Love Berries (PURPLE)
114
Bently (Sploshies)
microdave
Star Blossom (BLACK)
Star Blossom (BLACK)
Moon Orchid (BLACK)
165
Pinestein (Brainies)
Magic Beans (YELLOW)Magic Beans (PURPLE)
Love Berries (PURPLE)