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August 2026 Newsletter Going Out


TNT has sent out an email update this morning with a summary of what's recently launched and what's coming soon to the site!

Here are some of the highlights of the new stuff that we have not yet reported on:

Wonderclaw-Themed Mini Event Coming
An oddly-themed event is coming later this month, where Bigsby Shadington and Nigel the Chia are teaming up to bring back the Wonderclaw to the NC Mall!

Keep your eyes peeled later this month for Biggsby’s [sic] Wondercog hunt! Help him find cogs to fix the Wonderclaw machine and earn prizes in the process.

This is also going to be tied in to the New York City Neopets pop-up shop, and feature NYC-themed prizes:

Back in the digital world, Nigel the Chia has made a very lucrative investment in repairing an old NC Mall game machine, but he needs your help! Keep your eyes peeled later this month for an interactive on-site scavenger hunt where you can earn prizes and help Bigsby and Nigel fix the machine.


Customisation Spotlight Prizes Revealed
We previously reported on the updates to the Customisation Spotlight rolling out this week, but for the first time TNT has revealed what the new trophies and prizes will look like in this email:


It appears that each category (NP, NC, Pet Styles) will have its own trophy, along with themed editions getting one.

New Pet Styles
This month, Darigan Pet Styles will be returning, alongside brand new Baby Mutant Pet Styles. Here's a preview:


Tales of Dacardia New Content
This hasn't happened in years: Tales of Dacardia is finally getting new story content! In addition, this month's Donation Drive event will be Usukicon-themed.


Hello Town Planners! Big things are coming to Tales of Dacardia this month. With Usukicon gearing up, Dacardia has decided to get in on the fun! An all-new Donation Drive with Usuki-themed prizes is on its way, but that's not the only storm that's coming: a strange ship has been spotted on the horizon, and it seems to be bringing new quests, new resources, and new friends...

Meet the Captain of the Salty Slorg, play the all-new Cannon Cove minigame, and collect more Dacardite Stones in Tales of Dacardia's August update! (And don't forget to get those donations in!)

Updates usually drop mid-month, so we'd expect these to begin rolling out next week.

Neopets Funko Pops Arrive
Neopets have finally been immortalized as little plastic dolls with disproportionately large heads! (Well, I guess Kacheeks have always been that way.) You can begin preordering the Neopets Funko Pops wherever you normally get your Funkos from, starting now.


Recap Content
In addition to the coming soon updates above, the following recent updates we previously covered were also highlighted:


Which of the updates above are you most looking forward to this month? Let us know in the comments!

There are 30 comments below. Add yours!

WAIT baby mutants look great!! And new event!! AND TALES OF DACARDIA CONTENT what a great month
by bonju on August 6, 2026 12:11 PM NST
That baby mutant varwolf is so freaking cute!!!
But I wonder how they're gonna make a baby mutant gnorbu or moehog look cute
by amoosjonas on August 6, 2026 12:27 PM NST
I love the new Techo
by problematicperiplum on August 6, 2026 12:30 PM NST
Is it a Techo? I thought it was a Krawk.
by obaraten on August 6, 2026 12:47 PM NST
Crying, screaming, shaking, excitedly nauseous, they actually did it... Baby Mutant styles!!

Forget bills and finances, all $$$ to baby mutant styles!!! The best style update out of them all!
by pancake on August 6, 2026 12:56 PM NST
Okay Baby Mutants actually look super cute T_T
Prism Mutants don't look bad either. And I don't normally care about Funko Pops at all but if those ever make it to my country, I might get them.
by biediep on August 6, 2026 1:08 PM NST
Ooh, Mutant Babies. Interesting ones to see:

* Acara: Mutant Acara is very bony, especially with two giant bone horns. Meanwhile the Baby Acara's "horns' are smaller, so what will they do (and how, if at all, will they pull back on the other bony parts)?

* Bori: Mutant Bori is bulky, so much so they now stand on their hind feet; their shells also now cover the forehead. I don't think there's really a "halfway" between the two, it's either going to look like a smaller Mutant Bori or a green & black Baby Bori with a larger shell.

* Bruce: Another Mutant Neopet who has become a hunchback, so same issue as the Bori with same question.

* Chomby: Both are on extreme end of details: Mutant Chomby has a lot of it while Baby Chomby is simplified. This also meant the Mutant Chomby is bigger than a normal Chomby.

* Grundo: So a Mutant Grundo is basically a bulked up Grundo, while a Baby Grundo is a smaller Grundo with big antenna ears. So, like, wouldn't a Baby Mutant Grundo look like a normal Grundo, lol?

* Kau: Wouldn't it look just like a Mutant Nedler?

* Lenny: A notable feature of the Mutant Lenny is the crooked neck, while the Baby Lenny has a much shorter neck.

* Nimmo: I skipped the Buzz as I could imagine what they could do with it, but the Nimmo? Famously Baby Nimmo is a tadpole, so unless they just make a smaller Mutant Nimmo they'd have to be much more creative on thinking what kind of tadpole form the Mutant Nimmo would have.

* Pteri: So the Baby Faerie Pteri decided to hatch the chick from the egg, so what about this time? Another hatched chick? A mutant imagining of the egg? Or, my guess, a combination of the two where parts of the now bigger Mutant Baby Chick is breaking out of the egg.

TBC
by pikachu315111 on August 6, 2026 1:12 PM NST
* Vandagyre: Now I skipped over some of the other "weird" Mutants like the Ogrin cause I can kinda see what they could do. Not that I can't with the Vandagyre I guess, but at the same time things the Mutant Vandagyre did I wonder could they switch up on the Baby Mutant Vandagyre, like instead of it having three eyes it only has one.

* Varwolf: One of the Baby Mutants they featured, you can see the blend of designs. It's not just a Mutant Varwolf with Baby proportions, it also kept the Baby's floppy right ear and black irises. My guess is the goal is to try to keep them cute? Good luck with that for some of them...

* Xweetok: ... Which I would say, but one such "good luck" would have been the Xweetok, which they also featured. Baby Mutant Xweetok copies the pose of the Baby Xweetok, lying down, and then makes the parallel changes from a Pink Xweetok to a Mutant. Combined with some unique additions (barely having its eyes opened), its made to look like a newborn rodent, often called pinkies. Which, yeah, is what you'd expect a Baby Mutant Xweetok to look like.

So, yeah, I feel we're in for some interesting interpretations. Though, I also wish they'd do more interesting combinations that just Baby. Like, considering the holidays are coming up, how about we do something fun like a Halloween + Christmas!
by pikachu315111 on August 6, 2026 1:29 PM NST
Now we wanna see Paint Brush fusions at the Cooking Pot
by kacheekfan96 on August 6, 2026 1:44 PM NST
Not like the TaDa Update Is gonna be an extension of the Island
by maninshi on August 6, 2026 2:27 PM NST
OUGH FINALLY A NEW TALES OF DACARDIA STORY UPDATE. Man I haven't opened up the app in forever because Donation Drives bore me.
by kyrette on August 6, 2026 4:00 PM NST
+1 for the paint brush fusions idea!
by stracer on August 6, 2026 4:49 PM NST
excited for the TADA content
by galux on August 6, 2026 5:16 PM NST
I wonder if they're going to give everyone a free game of Wonderclaw once we fix it? Clearly the mini-event is going to be a free thing, but fixing the machine only to have to pay to play? Doesn't seem right, even by TNT's standards
by rowenstarchild on August 6, 2026 5:47 PM NST
I am quite surprised mixed paint brush hasn't been an Idea still to these days. Variations like baby, candy, Island, faerie, or even maraquan pets (Imagine ) being considered a one color only. It's quite shocking given they been doing dyreworks and many other stuff up till now and them paint brushes that aren't color-specific are still stuck to being considered another color o .o

[so yeah, >joinkity joink-joink! @stracer< +1 for the paint brush fusions idea! as mentioned by @kacheekfan96 ]

(And maybe remember to let baby Varwolves wear the baby-exclusive wearables, It's been a while now )
by maninshi on August 6, 2026 8:58 PM NST
.... has there been a donation drive every month and somehow I didn't notice that trend? Yikes me lol

I am tired of events. Dailies take me almost an hour already. The events are too much. I'm so glad the Void event is over.
by samaanthag on August 6, 2026 9:38 PM NST
the funko pops are actually currently available, not just on preorder! i got my aisha and cybunny earlier today!
by nidorina on August 7, 2026 5:12 AM NST
AGOTI? Is that you?
by kevin2763 on August 7, 2026 7:47 AM NST
Wonderclaw????????? Could I finally use the Widgets I have in my SDB for years????
by spabl on August 7, 2026 7:51 AM NST
@nidorina: It's apparently very hit or miss depending on the retailer. Some have just not physically received them yet--but they should all be out there within the month!
by dave on August 7, 2026 8:27 AM NST JN Staff
Please someone spoil the new mutant styles I'm begging you
by rebextra on August 7, 2026 9:00 AM NST
Cooking pot paint brush fusions is SUCH a great idea!
by aviagua on August 7, 2026 10:40 AM NST
yay, I miss how much of Dacardia we saw in the first iteration of this game.

I am here, desperate to be a big fan of the game, and the island itself, I just need to be fed actual content!
by kaimactrash on August 7, 2026 11:48 AM NST
Weirdly I haven't received this newsletter even though I've got the previous ones. Anyone know if there's a setting to check for the newsletter?
by queen_megs on August 7, 2026 12:53 PM NST
I always liked those cross painted faerie plushies. I wanted a blue checkered faerie blumaroo for the longest time. Cooking pot fusion would be amazing.

OOH! Wonderclaw!? I feel nostalgic about this. I also feel nostalgic about Jubjub Power Bounce even though it was very frustrating. When I returned to Neopets after a lengthy hiatus to discover pets were converted and could wear clothing Jubjub was the first game I played. Free token from the Advent Calendar I think?
by faellie_ridiculous on August 7, 2026 2:41 PM NST
I thought spoilerss was on hiatus but they do have spoilers for the upcoming NYC themed game in case anyone is interested.

Big Apple is rather a touristy cliche.

The petpet companion make me cringe laugh. My beloved city mocked!!

MME items also listed but without images. Still helpful with decision making.
by faellie_ridiculous on August 7, 2026 2:55 PM NST
To be honest, I don't think they would ever put out a cooking pot paint brush unless it was something either NC or premium. If people could just earn is with neopoints, they'd make a lot less money on tokens.
by urbanbarbie on August 7, 2026 3:04 PM NST

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