Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Does Pottermore have competition?

Pottermore is an interactive online world, which brings the Harry Potter stories to life.


But is it's popularity going down with the release of the new website MyHogwarts? Both Pottermore and MyHogwarts are currently only in beta, and have both done beta tests. Pottermore has been delaying to do another test since October last year, while MyHogwarts has been doing quite a few lately. The MyHogwarts facebook page says this:

It’s a new breed of website, a new class of interactive,
a new rush of excitement, and a new type of experience.
Oh -- and it’s completely free, and mobile friendly.

Pottermore has given us a new way of enjoying the books.
To some extent, playing Pottermore allows you to enjoy new material.
We love Pottermore and the fact that JK Rowling has approved every bit of it.

But, Pottermore doesn’t let us attend online courses and read textbooks.
So a massive group of fans are joining together to create what we refer to as
“a fan-powered companion to Pottermore”.

We want to help provide the missing part of the magic.
We want to attend Hogwarts with other students and fans.
We want to take the courses, read the textbooks and feel like we’re a part of Hogwarts.
We have waited for our Acceptance Letters long enough.

This time - Hogwarts is real.


MyHogwarts makes it sounds like Pottermore is a bit worse than itself. 

What's your opinion on the topic? Is Pottermore loosing support? Is MyHogwarts a better sight? Comment below.