Pogo sells more than 100 million virtual gems, Bedazzles giant virtual pogostick

EA’s online casual gaming site, Pogo, has been sucking in old ladies, pre-teens and everyone in between since 1995 with highly addictive games including Poppit, Qwerty and Tumble Bees.

Since the program started in November 2006, Pogo has sold more than 100 million online credits in the form of Pogo Gems, costing between $7.19 and $22.79 for various size packages. For example, a package of 80 Pogo Gems costs $7.19 through the online service PayByCash (in addition to a one-year subscription to Club Pogo which costs $43.59).

The Gems can then be spent customizing …