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{{Short description|Japanese social networking website}}
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{{Infobox website
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| launched = {{start date and age|2007|2|28}}
| dissolved = {{end date|2015|3|31}}
| CEO = Yoshimi Morinaga<ref name="japantimes 2009-10-09">{{cite news | first=Kazuaki | last=Nagata | url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/09/national/poupeegirl-brings-chic-twist-to-business-of-social-networking/#.W3NKieS0WUk | title=Poupeegirl brings chic twist to business of social networking | work=[[The Japan Times]] | date=2009-10-09 |
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| language = {{ubl|Japanese|English}}
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| location_country = Japan
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| homepage = {{webarchive |url=
| current_status = Defunct
| commercial = Yes
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| num_users = 560,000
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{{nihongo|'''Poupéegirl'''|プーペガール|Pūpegāru|stylized as '''poupéegirl'''}}, was a Japanese [[Avatar (computing)|avatar]] and [[fashion]] [[Virtual community|community]] where users upload photos of their clothes and earn website currency to dress up their avatars. Created by [[CyberAgent]], Poupéegirl was first launched on February 28, 2007, and relocated to [[Ameba (website)|Ameba]] in 2009. Poupéegirl ended updates for the website on August 31, 2013, before finally closing on March 31, 2015.
During the years when Poupéegirl was active, the website had over 560,000 users in 2009. In addition to their website services, they released a line of licensed video games for the [[Nintendo DS]], all published by [[Alvion]], as well as a [[Facebook]] game.
==History==
On February 28, 2007,<ref name="open">{{cite web | url=http://ameblo.jp/pupestaff | title=Poupéegirl Staff Blog | work=Poupéegirl Staff | date=2007-02-28 |
Poupéegirl briefly launched a [[Facebook]] application titled "Poupée Boutique" on July 21, 2010,<ref name="fb">{{cite web | url=http://ameblo.jp/pupestaff/entry-10595856843.html | title=[お知らせ]Facebookアプリ"Poupee Boutique"オープン♪/Notice | work=Poupéegirl Staff | date=2010-07-21 |
On July 5, 2013, Poupéegirl announced that the website will terminate some of its gameplay features starting on August 31, 2013. This included closing registration to new users, putting an end to releases on new items, and shutting down the pay-to-play jewels and friend invitation systems.<ref name="closing">{{cite web | url=http://ameblo.jp/pupestaff/entry-11555141988.html | title=【重要】ジュエルご購入機能と今後のアイテムリリース停止について | work=Poupéegirl Staff | date=2013-07-05 |
==Gameplay==
The currency of the game
In 2009, the website implemented a new currency, "jewels", a pay-to-play system where some users
===Closet===
Users
===Avatar===
Each user
Poupéegirl
==Reception==
As of 2009, there were about 560,000 registered users,<ref>{{cite news | first=Masafumi | last=Ishimori | url=https://www.itmedia.co.jp/enterprise/articles/0911/25/news002.html | title=集うのは56万人。しかも女子だけ――SNS「プーペガール」 | language=ja | work={{ill|ITMedia|ja|ITmedia}} | date=2009-11-25 |
==Merchandise==
On December 17, 2009, a video game was released for Poupéegirl on the [[Nintendo DS]] and was published by [[Alvion]], titled {{nihongo|''Poupéegirl DS''|プーペガールDS|Pūpegāru DS}}.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/102/G010264/20091217023/ | title=ファッションコミュニティサイト「プーペガール」をゲーム化したニンテンドーDS用ソフト「プーペガールDS」,アルヴィオンより本日発売 | work=[[4gamer]] | language=ja| date=2009-12-17 |
==References==
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[[Category:Dress-up video games]]
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[[Category:Japanese social networking websites]]
[[Category:Defunct social networking services]]
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