Pico vs. Pigg: Christmas Edition

Pigg and Pico. It's difficult to not talk about the two in the same sentence at times, but with good reason. Both are run by the same company, and in the end Pico owes a whole lot of its current success to its older brother. Or sister. I could never tell when looking at this thing.

That's not to say Pico doesn't have it's own share of credibility, though. It was the first to feature room additions, room expansions, a clothing preview feature, the New York areas, and so on. While there's a lot in common, there's also quite a difference between them. I've always found this interesting, so I wanted to do an update regarding a handful of similarities and differences. What better way to start than comparing the way each one has celebrated Christmas? And winter in general, for that matter. This is going to be a lengthy post, so if you are interested at all please click "read more" to, well... read more! Or you can just look at the pictures. I wont yell at you for it.

First, some very quick back-story: Pigg has been open for nearly 2 years now. Pico is closing in on its 1st year in just a few months. Since Pigg was open for a longer period of time, I was personally able to celebrate 2 years of a virtual Ameba Christmas. In this post, I wont be comparing every single little detail. Instead, I plan on comparing a handful of the items and areas in each game. I'll break them down into different categories and sections, as such:

My Christmas Items (House Decor):



This is the image I will use as a starter for my comparisons. Why? Well, because both Pico and Pigg have some of the same items seen there. The designs for these items are obviously identical in each game, so I'll just be comparing the cost (or whichever way the items were attained).

In Pico: Santa's Rocking Pony Chair (2010) - Premium Gacha using gold Christmas Wallpaper (2010) - in shop for gold/token Christmas Floor (2010) - in shop for gold/token Christmas Windows (2010) - in shop for gold/token Christmas Tree (2010) - Daily Gacha using Gummies Christmas Tree with Blue Lights (2010) - Premium Gacha using gold / purchase 5 presents using gold	In Pigg: Santa's Rocking Pony Chair (2009) - scratch card using Gummies Christmas Wallpaper (2009) - scratch card using Gummies Christmas Floor (2009) - scratch card using Gummies Christmas Windows (2009) - scratch card using Gummies Christmas Tree (2009) - in shop for Gummies Christmas Tree with Blue Lights (2009) - in shop for Gummies

My Christmas Items (Clothing):

Again, right now I'm simply comparing the cost of what's in the previous picture and not all the items available to buy/win.

In Pico: Green Hat (2010) - in shop for gold/token Green Scarf (2010) - in shop for Gummies Various Winter Shirts (2010) - Daily Gacha using Gummies / in shop for Gummies Hand Hold Christmas Stocking (2010) - Daily Gacha using Gummies Ice Skates (2010) - in shop for gold/token

In Pigg: Green Hat (2009) - in shop for Gummies Green Scarf (2009) - in shop for Gummies Various Winter Shirts (2009) - in shop for Gummies Hand Hold Christmas Stocking (2009) - scratch card using Gummies Ice Skates (2009) - in shop for Gummies ... limited time

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Christmas Areas and Shops:

This is where things get interesting. Last year on Pigg, there was a total of 2 areas decorated for Christmas. At the time I thought it was nicely done, and because of that I had high expectations for Pico's celebration. Pico, as you know, ended up having quite a few different Christmas-themed areas. During the first week or so of December, I was surprised that Pigg had nothing but the Pepsi room for winter. It was pretty lackluster to me. But, within the past couple weeks, all of that has changed.

Pigg Areas








Pico Areas







Pigg Shops







Pico Shops

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Winter Clothing:

Yet another part where the two games show vast differences. This is where Pigg took Pico by the head and shoved it right down the chimney. Or, to put it more literally, this is where Pigg showed that its winter selection was much better than what Pico had to offer. Please note, I'm just mentioning items that you can buy directly from the catalog order.

Pico Clothing

Winter Tops


Winter Shoes


Winter Accessories


Winter Other


Pigg Clothing

Winter Tops





Winter Shoes


Winter Goods


Winter Other

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Miscellaneous

The miscellaneous stuff goes into this category.

In Pico ...
As you know, Pico has it's very own Christmas quest ...



Premium Gachas...



And, last but not least, a Daily Gacha where you could win a different hand hold item each week.



In Pigg ...
Pigg, on the other hand, only had a scratch card with Christmas items in the 4 corners (window, wallpaper, floor and socks).



Well, that about wraps it up for this year. So, assuming you read through all of this, how do you feel the Christmas celebrations went? Did you enjoy everything that Pico had to offer? Do you wish certain items/areas/clothing from Pigg made their way over to Pico? Which area was your favorite?