Language

Language is a type of communication used throughout the world, with different areas using different languages to communicate. In Club Penguin and Club Penguin Island, there are four different languages players are able to play in: English, Portuguese, French, and Spanish. In Club Penguin, there were also two more languages that were later removed, which were German and Russian.

In Club Penguin, language could freely be changed through a button at the top of the play screen. In Club Penguin Island, as of the 1.4.0 update, language can be changed through a button in the world selection screen. Prior to this update, the game's language was the language the player's iTunes (iOS) or Google (Android) account was set to. Additionally, in Club Penguin Island, character audio dialog was not translated outside of English, but the subtitles were.

Language history

Club Penguin

Language	Date added	Date removed
English	Original language	March 30, 2017
Portuguese	October 15, 2008
French	February 10, 2009
Spanish	June 29, 2009
German	November 15, 2011	September 2, 2015
Russian	February 6, 2014

Club Penguin Island

Language	Date added	Date removed
English	Original language	Still available
Portuguese	March 9, 2017
French
Spanish

English

English was the original and most prominent language in Club Penguin. All components of the games were always made in English first, then translated into other languages.

Portuguese

Portuguese (or Português; specifically Brazilian Portuguese) was the second language in Club Penguin. It was added to Club Penguin on October 15, 2008, and to Club Penguin Island on March 9, 2017.

According to Billybob, Portuguese was added due to fans in the country of Brazil asking for Club Penguin to be translated into Portuguese. This request was heard, and an office was built in São Paulo.

For celebration of five years of Club Penguin in Portuguese, a hat named 5 Year Celebration Hat, which used the colors of the Brazil flag, was released in September 2013.

French

French (or Français) was the third language in Club Penguin. It was added to Club Penguin on February 10, 2009, and to Club Penguin Island on March 9, 2017.

For celebration of five years of Club Penguin in French, a hat named French 5th Year Party Hat was released in March 2014.

Spanish

Spanish (or Español) was the fourth language in Club Penguin. It was added to Club Penguin on June 29, 2009, and to Club Penguin Island on March 9, 2017.

For celebration of five years of Club Penguin in Spanish, a hat named Spanish Fifth Year Hat was released in September 2014. Unlike the previous two language-based hats, this hat was only available for a few days.

German

German (or Deutsch) was the fifth language in Club Penguin. It was added on November 15, 2011.

On June 30, 2015, it was announced that the German and Russian languages would be removed from the game. On September 2, 2015, both languages were removed.

German was the only language (aside from English) that had no items commemorating its release or anniversary.

Russian

Russian (or Pусский) was the sixth language in Club Penguin. It was added on February 6, 2014.

On June 30, 2015, it was announced that the German and Russian languages would be removed from the game. On September 2, 2015, both languages were removed.

In celebration of the launch of Club Penguin in Russian, the Russian Welcome Event was held in March 2014, and also had the release of the Welcome Hat. A furniture item named Matryoshka Doll was given to the first 1000 players to buy a membership in Russian.

Trivia

• All six languages that Club Penguin was available in are Indo-European languages.
• The Russian Club Penguin logo was the only one written in a language other than English.
• Text in the game files that were not translated from English into other languages were padded with two number signs on each side. These generally include bait items, or items that were only available regionally (such as Innocent Smoothies fruit items). For example, the Orange Costume was named Disfraz de naranja in Spanish, but in German and Russian, it was labeled ##Orange Costume## due to not being officially translated. This usually only affected text that was not visible to players, but could sometimes appear.
• There was a Chinese test version of Club Penguin that surfaced on February 17, 2009. However, access was later removed, and no official announcement regarding it was made.
• There was also a Japanese version of the game. The beta first appeared and started in February 20, 2009. Players could make an account using their Toontown account or their Disney Gamer premium account. Account registeration was ended in March 9. After that, the beta ended somewhere in April, and after the closure, players were emailed a survey. However, it's unclear what happened after the closure, but it is most likely that the Japanese version was scrapped and was never seen again.