Thursday, December 23, 2010

Pico vs. Pigg: Christmas Edition

pigg and pico 12-23

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.

ameba logo 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):

pigg christmas room

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



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

pigg - pepsi christmas
pigg - snowflake room
pigg - skating rink
pigg - christmas room
pigg - present room
pigg - shibuya christmas

Pico Areas

pico - beginners plaza
beginners plaza christmas
pico - skate rink
nyc downtown christmas
pico - chloes house

Pigg Shops

pigg - pepsi christmas shop
pigg - snowflake shop
pigg - pepsi christmas shop
pigg - christmas room shop 1
pigg - christmas room shop 2

Pico Shops

beginners plaza christmas 2
broadway boutique - shop
rinarina christmas 2
pico - chloes house shop



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
pico - winter tops

Winter Shoes
pico - winter shoes

Winter Accessories
pico - winter accessories

Winter Other
pico - winter other

Pigg Clothing

Winter Tops
pigg - winter tops 1
pigg - winter tops 2
pigg - winter tops 3
pigg - winter tops 4

Winter Shoes
pigg - winter shoes

Winter Goods
pigg - winter goods

Winter Other
pigg - winter other 1
pigg - winter other 2
pigg - winter other 3



Miscellaneous

The miscellaneous stuff goes into this category.

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

christmas quest letter 2

Premium Gachas...

premium gacha - white christmas

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

christmas gacha - stocking

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

pigg - christmas scratch card

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?

4 comments:

  1. i love picostyle!!
    things that i can't buy in pigg i'm glad i can in pico :) i just wish that i can be able to buy gold in pigg from america...*sigh*

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  2. I was really disappointed with the Pico Christmas event, but I really liked the Pigg Christmas event in spite of the lame items in the scratch card... Pico has been really boring recently. (-з-)
    ...I think Pigg has always been better than Pico. ( ・(ェ)・)

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  3. ...I think Pigg has always been better than Pico. ( ・(ェ)・)
    same here

    pico has been boring lately

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