During this morning’s maintenance, Ganz added a new Arcade Game to Webkinz World called Tunneling Twigzy.

The first time you finish the game you get a trophy.  It can only be won once, and can’t be traded or sold.  Helpful information to playing this game:

Planning a route and dodging the tough brown blocks is the key to success. When you dig through a colored block that is connected to many of the same colored blocks, all of the like-colored blocks are destroyed. Use this to your advantage as you move down through the tree by paying attention to large clumps of like-colored blocks and changing your dig path to move through the clumps. Not only will this speed up your progress most of the time, it will also award bonus points!

 

Here is a summary of today’s updates from Webkinz Newz:

Ganz has announced a new estore pet:  The Candy Leopard sports its spots with pride! Yellow, blue, and green, this pet is a candy-coated dream! It should come as no surprise that the Candy Leopard has a sweet tooth: it loves to bite down on a Jellybean Burrito before sneaking another snack tucked away in its Candy Counter Fridge. Watch out for the Candy Leopard exclusively in the Ganz eStore soon.

Looking for a way to beat the Winter blues? Look no further than the upcoming Winterfest event! Winterfest, our annual Webkinz World winter celebration, is coming this weekend!

From Saturday, January 23 until Friday, January 29, you’ll be able to take part in a bunch of fun Winterfest activities taking place within Webkinz World, on the Ganz eStore, and here on Webkinz Newz! Here’s a taste of what’s to come:

• Snow is falling in Webkinz World! Catch a snowflake by clicking on it, and you’ll get one of three wonderful, winter-warming rewards!
• Tune into Webkinz Newz for our Winterfest contest, where you can win an awesome Winter-related item! Contest details will be coming this Thursday.
• Check out the Ganz eStore for special Winterfest sales!

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So, this year, you can win one of three items, we wonder which three?!  These were the Winterfest items from previous years:

We are looking forward to seeing what Ganz is planning for a Webkinz World Valentine’s Day, but while we wait, go ahead and work on your best Valentine’s Room Design!  We will host a contest in February for the best Valentine’s Webkinz Rooms.  Any size room, any items, anything goes as long it is your room design on one of your accounts.  Be original!  More details on entering later, but for now, get started designing!

We have additional information about upcoming Webkinz Releases to add to Gymbo’s post of a couple of days ago.

There are two new standalone Signature lines that should begin being released in March. The Endangered Signature series is endangered jungle animals, and the Small Signature series will retail cheaper than the current Signature Webkinz. (We do not yet know the price for these Webkinz.)

March 2010
Endangered Bengal Tiger
Small Signature Beagle

April 2010
Endangered Asian Elephant
Small Signature Fox

May 2010
Endangered Zebra
Small Signature Black Bear

We have also confirmed that our latest Sponsor FabricFriends Dolls and Collectibles WILL be ordering these new Endangered and Small Signature Webkinz.

We are introducing our latest Sponsor FabricFriends Dolls and Collectibles , this online store carries a big variety of webkinz among other collectible items. Their prices are fair and reasonable, they charge according to what Ganz expects of retail prices (i.e. Zumbuddy are $10.00, Signature Webkinz are $25.00, new Webkinz for 2010 are $13.99 due to Ganz’s recent price increase, older Webkinz are $12.99, etc.) They also run periodic sales and discounts on their web site and in-store on older products or package deals to save collectors some money on those Webkinz they have been waiting to get.

We are looking forward working with FabricFriends Dolls to bring you the latest information on Webkinz World. Check them out and show our support.

Thanks to Teddy for the info:

Presenting…..March to May 2010!

March 2010
Sharpei
Ferret
Bubblegum Cheeky Cat
Signature Pig

April 2010
Donkey
Rainbow Armadillo
Dazzle Dachshund
Signature short haired yorkie

May 2010
Pom-Pom Kitty
Warthog
Spotted Seal
Signature Cow

There’s also Bunny Assortment, possibly for March?

Hold on to those Zingoz Bounce trophies 😉

The Webkinz Beaver is being released in February.  The Beaver comes with a Barkberry Smoothie and a Beaver Lodge Bed.

Watch out for the Signature Dutch Bunny, Old English Sheepdog, Tree Kangaroo, and the Beaver in February 2010!

Congratulations to JR for finding the last Giggly Zum that he needed to open his present and receive the Zum Outfit.

Congrats to SpaghettiMachine for having a Webkinz obsessed Mom to help him complete his Peeking Zums collection for the Zum Trophy & for completing his Lazy Zums collection for the Zum Crossing Sign prize. 

Advice for those Zum hunting: Be patient, keep trying, be patient.