Toy Fair: Ubi Petz echo recursively between virtuality and meatspace

Ubisoft’s Petz extrude into our planes in cuddly form–a companion piece to the similar Nintendogs-licensed toys made by the same toymaker. This difference? Like meaner-looking miniature toys, these can be registered at the official website, where you can “play” with them in the original game’s virtual world.

Is it strange to base a fluffy toy on a virtual toy, but then play mainly with a specific virtual toy based on the specific fluffy toy? I’m sure a French semiotician can explain it to us sometime.

1. [semiotix]

   Is it strange to base a fluffy toy on a virtual toy, but then play mainly with a specific virtual toy based on the specific fluffy toy? I’m sure a French semiotician can explain it to us sometime.

   Avec plaisir.

   Oui, c’est très étrange.

2. [Anonymous]

   mais oui

3. [pigFoot]

   “Is it strange to base a fluffy toy on a virtual toy, but then play mainly with a specific virtual toy based on the specific fluffy toy?”

   Dudes, wake up and smell the WebKinz.
   This is old news, over and done.