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    Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Nick's online community uses safety measures.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    The site offers a way to communicate and network with friends. Some of the games require a sense of timing.
  • Messages:

    Promotes making and chatting with friends.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    NickPoints (gained by exploring the site and playing games) are used to buy virtual things on the site. There's an online store, but not for real merchandise. Plus, there's lots of marketing for Nickelodeon shows, and links to Nick.com, which has ads.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Nicktropolis

Parents need to know that Nickelodeon has built a safe, if boring and simple, virtual community for kids to hang out in -- equipped with games, animations, and chat rooms. Its creators have gone to great lengths to form a community that'll be restrictive enough (with limitations on words and personal information that can be used in chat rooms) that parents can feel good about letting their kids surf around unsupervised. The site has minimal banner ads, but kids can easily click over to Nickelodeon's home page and be exposed to ads and loads of promotional gunk.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about online safety and what's appropriate to share on a Web site. What kind of information should you always keep private? You can also discuss how to apply the social skills you learned in the virtual world to life offline. How would you approach a new friend in the real world?
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  1. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 1.0

    Nicktropolis Review

    Nicktropolis is SO NOT OK FOR KIDS there are people that curse on there and their just roud and they always follow you around sometimes and it gets creepy and you cant stop it and there are people that steal your accounts like mine I was zoey5516 until someone took it from me! A girl named Carrigan10! ITS TERRIBLE!

  2. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 3.0

  3. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in South Carolina
    I rate this title off for age 15 and give it 2.0

    Safety, Ya Right

    They say it's safe but that's not true at all. There are literally people there who curse nonstop. When I used to go on there, a girl wanted to kill herself. It was safe, but now most of the users are perverts. Don't sign up. Even if you ignore me and still go on. You'll quit the first day. That's how boring it is.

  4. Kid Reviewer
    Age 9
    Anonymous
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    do you want to know mario6744's real name.

    he's real name is ethan.he is cool.

  5. Kid Reviewer
    Age 8
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    madisonbaker

    I love this.

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