abstract:Neopets (originally NeoPets) is a virtual pet website. Visitors can create accounts, own virtual pets ("Neopets"), and buy virtual items for them using one of two virtual currencies, one of which can be earned within the site and the other of which can purchased with real-world money.
Created in 1999, Neopets was the progenitor of what would later become an extremely popular game genre: the multi-player browser-based pet simulation game.