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Hello Kitty MMORPG goes beta (13-02-2008)

Sanrio Digital's ¡§Hello Kitty Online¡¨ accepting players for closed beta


Hong Kong ¡V February 13, 2008: Sanrio Digital (www.sanriodigital.com) today announced the closed beta launch of ¡§Hello Kitty Online¡¨, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) based on the famous Sanrio characters. Hello Kitty Online allows players to explore and adventure in Sanrio¡¦s fantasy world, a magical land that has recently fallen under the influence of a mysterious and malevolent power.


Players for the closed beta version are invited to apply at the official game site (www.hellokittyonline.com) or community site (www.sanriotown.com) and experience Hello Kitty Online in advance of the game release expected in the second half of 2008. Targeting female players from their pre-teens to twenties, Hello Kitty Online is the first installable MMORPG to set its sights on this demographic profile.

Hello Kitty Online is fully integrated with official Sanrio portal Sanriotown.com, which utilizes blogs, email, video sharing, Sanrio merchandise sales and more to create a digital and social experience accessible at any time. Players of Hello Kitty Online can extend their game experience on Sanriotown.com by interacting with other players, purchasing upgrades for their in-game characters, etc.

In addition to the standard MMORPG features such as customizable avatars, guilds, skill systems, and player economy, some of the outstanding Hello Kitty Online features include:

* Unique game world: a persistent, beautifully designed environment where thousands of players and NPCs live, explore and quest in a magical world with real and imaginary zones such as the Flower Kingdom, Tokyo, Paris, Moscow, and more. Real world locations offer players the ability to learn about those places.

* Unique NPCs:players will encounter and interact with popular Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, My Melody, Keroppi, and many others, all animated with a variety of contextual facial _expressions.

* Free to play: Hello Kitty Online is downloaded and played free of charge. There are no subscription fees.

* Character upgrades: the Item Mall allows players to use real money to purchase special items and upgrades for characters.

* Player housing: players can build and customize their own houses after acquiring the necessary licenses and materials. Houses depreciate over time and need to be maintained properly or will fall in disuse. A homeowner can invite someone to visit by making an in-game telephone call, and the player called will automatically be transported to the house if she agrees.

* Crafting system: Hello Kitty Online has an extensive crafting system with output such as tools & weapons, farming implements & furniture, a wide variety of cooked dishes, and clothing for decorative and stat-modifying items. Raw materials include wood, minerals and metals, and crops.

* Farming: players can run their own farms, which offer extra storage room and have the potential to produce important raw materials. The farming system incorporates a number of variables such as fertility, pest infestations, and crop characteristics.

* A different focus: although it has a sophisticated combat system, unlike other MMORPGs combat need not be a primary objective for players of Hello Kitty Online. There are many puzzles to be solved, mini-games to compete in, story lines to follow, and adventures to experience.

For more information and screenshots please visit the Hello Kitty Online Website


About Sanrio Digital


Sanrio Digital is a joint venture between Typhoon Games (HK) Ltd. and Sanrio Co. Ltd. Sanrio Digital is responsible for the expansion of Sanrio intellectual property assets into various digital and online media, capitalizing on an extensive library of original material that includes world-famous brands such as Hello Kitty, Badtz Maru, My Melody, and others. For more information please visit www.sanriodigital.com

So what kind of raids can I do with my Hello Kitty Guild? :pedobear:

That depends on whether you're in the Kiddie faction, the Pedo faction, or the FBI faction.

Thank you for subscribing to Hello Kitty Online closed beta!

As much as we would like to accommodate all our subscribers, there are only a limited number of accounts to give out. We would like to pick best people to test the game, so this is your chance to tell us why you should be one of the chosen applicants. Here's how you can get an account:

   1. Create an account in SanrioTown.com and log-in.
   2. Go to Dream Studio and create a video answering the question "Why do you think you should be selected for the closed beta testing?"..
   3. The length of the video should be at least 15 seconds / 3 slides.
   4. Include "mmorpg" in the video's tags.
   5. After saving the video, use the "Send video" function at the lower right corner of the page. Input the email address that you've used to subscribe for the closed beta account in the "Personal message" field, and send it to mmorpg @ hellokitty.com.
   6. Multiple entries are allowed.

All submissions should be sent by 9 March 2008, 23:59 Hong Kong time. You can check out the Dream Studio tutorial (English / Chinese) for help on how to make your video. SanrioTown reserves the right to pick the earliest and best videos based on our own judgment.

SanrioTown reserves the right to pick the earliest and best videos based on our own judgment. Don't forget to check the Hello Kitty online game site and the official HKO blog for updates.

Hurry! The number of slots is really limited, so be sure to make those videos as soon as possible. Screening will run on a "first come first serve" basis, so don't miss out on this chance to get a closed beta account! Good luck!

Are they fucking kidding?

Deliciously flat chest or gtfo.

wtf does this mean?

Someone really needs to put together a joke application video where they pretend to be a thinly veiled pedophile.   :grin:

You've been really in a mood lately, haven't you? :awesome_for_real:  :pedobear:

Someone really needs to put together a joke application video where they pretend to be a thinly veiled pedophile

A group of adults are at a class teaching them how to set up a MySpace page. Nancy admits that she’s there to find out what all the hullabaloo is about, but the rest of the class is made up of creepy men who are very curious about whether or not they can lie about their ages on MySpace.

The teacher, Danny, checks out what the guys in the class are doing and sees that many of them are lying about their ages to make themselves appear to be teenagers. One of them names his profile “Naughty Girls Hotstuff” and Danny warns him that he’s going to get a lot of teenage boys approaching him online. “Oh, I don’t want that,” the guy nervously says.

Why would anyone even joke about that?

Well, there is nothing sacrosanct in my world. I feel sorry for people who can't laugh at jokes about things they care about.

Some things just aren't funny... like children dying of cancer. 

Work in pediatric oncology for a few years.  You'll find it gives you a whole new perspective on things.  Some things just aren't funny... like children dying of cancer. 

   2. Go to Dream Studio and create a video answering the question "Why do you think you should be selected for the closed beta testing?"..

Good news! The Hello Kitty Online Closed Beta has been extended until the 25th of May, 2008! So now we want you, one of our Closed Beta subscribers, to join in and experience the game that has many of its players hooked!

Download crap snipped


t's that easy! After downloading the client and receiving your account details, you can instantly start participating in the Hello Kitty Online Closed Beta.

Once you've started playing, watch out for the upcoming major event that we will be having very very soon. We'll keep you all posted on this and other news through the official blog, official site and the official HKO events blog. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or bug reports to make, please feel free to email us at onlinegame@hellokitty.com.

Only a week until the end of Closed Beta, and there are only a limited number of accounts, so hurry and don't miss out on this chance to play Hello Kitty Online! Have fun!

Yes. I got that email about creating a video as well. I don't know that I'll do that because the game is not THAT important. Eventually, there'll be an open beta, or a trial client.

As for the "joke" video, I don't have children and I don't find it funny in the slightest. Why would anyone even joke about that?

on the other hand, someone did a quick play through with screenie
http://www.rpgcodex.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=24323  :grin:

20,000 Founder accounts will be issued on a first-come first-served basis.  Players who wish to become Hello Kitty Online Founders are required to sign up on SanrioTown (www.SanrioTown.com) and use the SanrioTown email system to send a blank message to hkofounder@hellokitty.com. Only emails originating from SanrioTown will qualify.

Funny thing about HKO is, everyone in the industry keeps talking about integrating social networking into their games. What they are doing with HKO and sanriotown.com is light years ahead of most. And yet, nobody is talking about them.

Not that I've signed up or anything. ;)

Unless a MMO is grim and gritty with realistic physics and all your friends are playing it, it doesn't count as a MMO.

First I need your e-mail.

I never said that what you got there in your signature!  You are frauding me out!

First I need your e-mail. Then comes the madness. :why_so_serious:

Thank you for your message. If you were contacting us about becoming
a Founder for Hello Kitty Online, please be assured that we received
your email and will process it accordingly. You should receive an
update within a couple of weeks. Thank you for your interest in Hello
Kitty Online!

I told my wife that I signed up for HKO and I think it cost me some sex.

What I mean by "reflexes" is a game where when I'm the healer or something and I have to stop moving my hand, everyone doesn't die.