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Pixel Chix DollHouse #1

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My daughter got the Mattel Pixel Chix toy last night for her 7th birthday and she *loves* it. It's a bit expensive at $30 for a smallish toy, but it makes up for it in coolness. It is more like a virtual friend than a virtual pet, but works the same way - you feed her, dress her and play games with her, getting access to more items and games the more you play. But Pixel Chix is visually way better than the typical Tamagotchi thanks to its pseudo 3D look. Let your child check it out in "Try Me" mode at your local toy store and she'll probably get hooked like my daughter did. There are 3 different types of Pixel Chix houses to choose from and, according to the package, you can physically plug them into each other which allows the resident Pixel Chix to visit each other's houses and interact with one another.

I puchased this as a Christmas gift for my daughter. It was very high on her 2005 List! I just received it and was playing around in the "test" mode and it is adorable! Once you press any of the buttons a light comes on and illuminates the inside of the house. I was very impressed overall. She's gonna love it! :)

Ok, I BEGGGED My mom for Pixel chix and she bought it for me I think That This is the first toy that matell has created that doesen't end up as another Dust collector. Here are some tips though:

1) NEVER drop it on the ground. You will have to change batteries if you do.
2) It is a batterry gobbler
3) Avoid using it in places like a doctors ofice cause Pixel chix are kinda loud

4) HAVE FUN!!!!!!

I got this Pixel Chix for my 13th birthday. At first I was excited, but then I realized the first level was boring. Tip to those who buy this...keep playing, it gets better. Just remember...don't forget about her!! She'll leave you if you do!!

I used to like this toy. I liked it for a month but then you keep on doing the same things over and over again. If i could rate it again I'd rate it two stars for each category and zero for education. I haven't touched my Pixel Chic for at least 6 months. Basicly, you take care of a girl feed, it play a few games with it, let her go out with friends, and change her clothes. Connecting the Pixel Chic with others is boring because every time they do one out of three or four things so after you see all those things it's useless. The Pixel Chic is very boring and is not worth it.

This is a really cute game and I really like it. I got as a gift but my 4 yr old really likes playing with it. I've been playing with my pixel for about a week. The only problem is each time I put her to bed I loose every thing cat, dog, clothes and memory ect./ect. So if I put her down and pick it back up in like 10 mins. I have to hit reset start from the beginning. I don't know anyone who ownes one. I'm not sure if I got a messed up one or if they all do that.

I loved her when I got her. They don't put good batteries in her, but I didn't care. I named her Vivian. Then I got tired of Vivian. I neglected her for many months. Then my friend saw her with a scratched screen. We played with her and guess what? Vivian was funner than she was when I got her!

I love pixel chix! She teaches you to take care of others. The changes I would make are:1 more levels 2 in color and 3 you can program in a name. if you can get 2 it's worth it so you can connect all the time!

I wanted this toy super super bad and it isn't very good.
as soon as stop playing with it for even 5 minutes you have to reset it by poking a paperclip into a tiny hole in the back and go all the way back to the begining.I thought it would be way better than tamagotchi and the comercial is great!!! but it isn't good and it is way to expensive for what you get.Do not buy this toy!!!!it is not as good as it looks.

It's "Fabulous!" Pixel Chix™ Electronic Pal Opens A New Door To "Playing House"
Mattel Brings To Kids A 2-D Girl Living In A 3-D World!™

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (Aug. 04, 2005) - There's a new girl in town who is sure to become a V.F.F. (virtual friend forever) to girls everywhere. Available at retail stores nationwide this week, Pixel Chix™ pals, the newest interactive toys from Mattel, Inc. [NYSE: MAT], combine activities that mirror a girl's life with technology.

A Pixel Chix™ pal is housed, quite literally, in a three-dimensional, four-inch plastic home and shares her personality, spunk and interactivity through an innovative application of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. Girls have a window onto the two-dimensional pixilated Pixel Chix™ figure and control how she interacts seamlessly with the 3-D furnishings, staircase and door.

A Pixel Chix™ pal comes to life in her virtual home when girls engage her in activities like those from their own everyday lives, such as trying on fashions and socializing with friends. During the day, the time-aware Pixel Chix™ pal will ask aloud, "What should we do?" Girls press an activity button - food, fashion, play or go out - to choose a play category, and then select from the options presented to them using the "yes" or "no" buttons.

Dress her in a stylish outfit, and a Pixel Chix™ pal responds "fabulous." Choose her favorite food, and she sits at the 3-D kitchen table to eat it. Send her to bed and she climbs up the 3-D stairs to her bedroom, brushes her teeth, turns out the lights and begins lightly snoring. Three different Pixel Chix™ houses are available: a stylish loft, a cozy country cottage, and a lavish mansion. Up to 10 Pixel Chix™ houses can be connected together, allowing their "residents" to socialize - they may chat with each other on the phone, engage in a special group dance, or walk out their virtual front doors to visit each other's Pixel Chix™ houses for a party or movie night.

"Our research indicates that about half of all youth electronics purchases are made by girls, and Pixel Chix™ is the first youth electronics item that parallels a little girl's everyday life," said Stephanie Cota, vice president, girls marketing, Mattel Brands. "We say she's 'a 2-D girl living in a 3-D world!™,' because she loves to do the same things a little girl does - she talks, eats, sleeps, exercises, hangs out and plays games. And because girls have told us they want items they can play along with their friends, we've built in fun surprise features that occur only when girls connect their Pixel Chix™ houses together."

THE FULL PIXEL CHIX PICTURE

A Pixel Chix™ pal is full of humorous helpings of attitude. Keep her waiting, and a restless Pixel Chix™ pal reminds you with tapping feet and a well-timed "ahem." Send her to bed during the daytime, and she's likely to say, "no way!" before sulking upstairs to her bedroom. Suggest that she play outside in her nightgown, and a Pixel Chix™ pal exclaims, "you want me to go outside in this?"

The more girls play with their Pixel Chix™ pal, the more their virtual world will expand as they accumulate more foods, fashions and games, such as playing the guitar or singing karaoke, adopting a dog or a cat, ordering out pizza or fixing hamburgers, and dressing in tutus or bathing suits. On the other hand, if girls forget to tend to their Pixel Chix™ pal, she will descend through levels of neglect, losing her accumulated treasures as her house becomes covered with cobwebs and, eventually, the Pixel Chix™ pal "packs up and leaves."

The Pixel Chix™ pal and her accessories appear in her house through a transmissive LCD screen displayed in negative mode. Two high-bright light emitting diodes (LEDs) illuminate the pixels on the display and the 3-D objects in the house. A Pixel Chix™ pal communicates with her V.F.F. through embedded speakers and is powered by three AAA batteries (included). Pixel Chix™ pals are available at retailers nationwide for an approximate retail price of $29.99 each.