Explore the island, join the latest party, meet and chat with friends, play games, adopt and care for pet puffles, visit and Like friends' igloos, and more. From ninja battles to fashion shows, in Disney’s 1 virtual world, there’s freedom to be anything and do everything. “However, in order to reduce costs further and become more competitive, we find that we must reduce our workforce.”Ĭlub Penguin was initially snapped up by Disney in 2007 in a deal said to be worth $700 million. Club Penguin is a massive multiplayer community like no other. These measures have succeeded to some extent. “We have explored many options to improve efficiency and reduce costs. “For several years now, we have been experiencing increasing global competition,” the letter read. In a letter from Disney HR to staff, acquired by Kotaku, increased competition on a global scale was one of the reasons given for Club Penguin’s closure.
Each employee was apparently given five weeks of severance pay along with one month of benefits. No official figure has been provided but it's thought the redundancies affect dozens of staff. Kotaku reports that the studio behind Club Penguin, Disney Canada, has been hit with layoffs following the decision to can the game. to pre-register their new penguin name and linking their Club Penguin Island.
Further details are expected in the coming weeks. Club Penguin Island is an online role-playing game, where players can. While no firm deadline was given for when Club Penguin Island would go offline, Disney did mention it would be by the end of the year. The children’s entertainment behemoth confirmed the news on Club Penguin’s website and noted that the franchise had over 200 million accounts at its peak. Disney’s social experience for kids Club Penguin is set to come to an end with the closure of mobile iteration Club Penguin Island.