The Cat, along with the Dog, the Buffalo and the Otter, was the first common pet added to Adopt Me!. Phillips, Tom (2013-05-03). "Warner Bros. and 5th Cell targeted by Keyboard Cat, Nyan Cat lawsuit • News •". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 2013-06-25 . Retrieved 2013-06-27. Watch The Nyan Cat Song In Hatsune Miku Project Diva f". Siliconera. 9 August 2012 . Retrieved 15 April 2020. daniwell" is variously credited on the web as daniwellP and Daniwell-P; the account that uploaded the song "Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!" uses the name daniwell. This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( April 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

a b c "Talking Twin Babies, Nyan Cat among YouTube's top videos of 2011". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-05 . Retrieved December 20, 2011. SMT] A Nyan Cat loading bar UI mod for Windows". 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13 . Retrieved 2022-04-19. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) (June 19, 2011) In March 2019, ownership of the YouTube channel hosting the original Nyan Cat video was transferred to Means TV, a worker-owned video streaming service. [13]It is one of the first common pets in Adopt Me! along with the Dog, Otter, and Buffalo that are still in the game. When a player ages up a regular Neon pet, each stage has a different name. The amount of tasks needed to reach the next stage are the same as the corresponding stages in a regular pet. For example, it takes 3 tasks to level up a common pet from Newborn to Junior, so it would also take 3 tasks to age a Neon common from Reborn to Twinkle. Nyan Cat was based on a real cat: Torres' pet cat Marty, who died in November 2012 from feline infectious peritonitis. [4] [5] Song prguitarman (April 2, 2011). "Pop Tart / Nyan Cat!". LOL-comics. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012 . Retrieved November 13, 2011. Huy Hong: so tremendously humbled, thank you. Lies and thievery". prguitarman.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012 . Retrieved November 13, 2011.

The Mega Neon Cat glows in the same areas as a Neon Cat, except those areas cycle through the colors of the rainbow. After a Neon pet reaches the Luminous stage, its friendship levels can be aged up infinitely. If one of the Full Grown pets combined to make a neon had a friendship level higher than 0, it would automatically be added to the neon pet's friendship bar. The Nyan Cat music video reached ninth place in Business Insider 's top ten viral videos of April 2011, with 7.2 million total views. [17] The original YouTube video has received 205 million views as of May3,2023 [update]. Nyan Cat won a Webby Award in 2012 for "Meme of the Year". [18] Nyan Cat Adventure (Xbox 360 – Indie Game) Review". thegamerplex.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012 . Retrieved December 21, 2011.Another variation of the Cat is the Ginger Cat, which is slightly plumper than the Cat and also has an orange body with light brown stripes. Adi Robertson (2013-02-12). "Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat creators sue 'Scribblenauts' studio for using their memes". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05 . Retrieved 2013-05-03. Dredge, Stuart (May 14, 2011). "Apps rush: Nutkin, Nyan Cat and more". The Guardian. London . Retrieved November 13, 2011. From Meme To Memory: RIP Marty, Nyan Cat's Inspiration". petslady.com. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022 . Retrieved November 2, 2012.

Nyan Cat Creator Comments on Warner Bros. Lawsuit". GamePolitics. 2013-05-07 . Retrieved 2013-05-07. Yes. For example, if a player fed their pet a Fly-A-Pet Potion, and then that pet is made into a Neon, the Neon will also be flyable since the potion states it's permanent.

Neon Pets are pets in Adopt Me! that have a unique glow on certain parts of their body. They were added in July 2019. In November 2023, the original Nyan Cat video ceased to be available on the saraj00n YouTube channel, and its new location was given as the YouTube channel NyanCat. [14] On November 6, 2023, saraj00n uploaded a video calling for a ceasefire in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. [15] Sale as an NFT Inside the Neon Cave, players can fuse the spirits of their pets by placing four Full Grown pets of the same species onto the four glowing circles around the edge of the platform. This will cause them to coalesce and become one pet. The new pet will glow in certain spots of its body. The color of the Neon spots is unique to that species of pet. Means TV, with a boost from the Nyan Cat, launches a post-capitalist streaming service". Theintercept.com. March 21, 2019 . Retrieved April 10, 2019. Nyan Cat and Keyboard Cat creators sue Warner Bros". BBC News. 2013-05-02. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04 . Retrieved 2013-05-02.