
From the Official Hello Kitty Online Website:
"Getting Started: You begin the game in the lavishly verdant Flower Kingdom. Hello Kitty Online's world is a 3D-rendered environment based on beautiful illustrations. The game interface is functional and stylish, and learning it requires only a few minutes
Many Activities: Hello Kitty Online is not just about fighting monsters - there are many activities to choose from. Aside from the monster-filled adventure areas, players can dig for ore in a mine, or range the forests to pick fruit from trees. Farming allows you to plant, grow and harvest your own crops; be sure to take good care of your crops so you will have a good harvest, and if you have a healthy farm you can even show it off to your online friends! You can use many other skills like cooking, tailoring, making furniture, and building houses. Commerce with other players will allow you to earn Kitty Dollars to spend on your character!
Quest, improve your skills, and meet Sanrio characters: Accept and complete missions to improve your skills and gain experience points and other rewards. Hello Kitty Online includes your favorite Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, My Melody, Pochacco, Badtz-Maru, and many others. They will serve as non-player characters (NPCs) and country leaders, providing guidance and new missions.
Player Housing and Pets: You can own your own house and customize it in whatever manner you wish using furniture and decorations. Do you like animals? In Hello Kitty Online you can own a variety of pets. When certain monsters are defeated, they may drop "pet cards", that once used will give the player that particular monster as a pet. As a special treat for players, some Sanrio characters may also eventually become your pets. Not only is it fun to watch pets follow you around, but they also come in handy in various ways (such as for item storage).
Game / Community Integration: What really sets Hello Kitty Online apart from other MMORPGs is the community and social functions. The game is entirely integrated with SanrioTown, the official online community for Sanrio fans. By right clicking on other characters in-game, you will be able to access their SanrioTown blogs and videos and send emails to them. You can play mini-games with other players for some casual fun, or even cooperate with friends from the same guild for heavier tasks such as building houses.
Endless Fun: Hello Kitty Online is still being worked on, but it already looks great. The visuals perfectly convey that familiar cartoon ambiance that Sanrio is known for, and the excellent audio is full of Hello Kitty songs and sound effects. This is a fun, light-hearted MMORPG that is guaranteed to provide cheerful entertainment."
Posted November 19th, 2008 by Hanniel "Lumina" Shariat
No matter what age you are, Hello Kitty has likely had some impact on your life. Whether you grew up collecting Hello Kitty like me or you raised a daughter who loved her. Either way you know that Hello Kitty stands for all things pink, cute and innocent and their new MMORPG is not much different. The design and feel of the game is lighthearted and fun. But don't think that Hello Kitty Online is JUST for your kids.
Posted November 18th, 2008 by Hanniel "Lumina" Shariat
Hello Kitty threw a great event recently called "Food For Friends". The event was all about taking what you did in the game and turning it into real life charity. Turns out it was a huge success! If you were involved or you just want to see why you should get involved next time.
From Hello Kitty:
Posted November 8th, 2008 by Hanniel "Lumina" Shariat
Not only has Hello Kitty been a big part of all of our lives growing up but they are doing great things to make a difference in the real world too. So far Hello Kitty Online has raised 12,000 dollars for Unicef & AYO! Congratulations Hello Kitty, you're a great example for us all.
Press Release:
Hong Kong – November 7, 2008: Sanrio Digital (www.sanriodigital)
today announced the successful conclusion of the first Hello Kitty
Online charity event, "Food for Friends," held in the final week of
Posted November 7th, 2008 by Hanniel "Lumina" Shariat
Hello Kitty is a wonderful land filled with cute and colorful characters. It's the kind of place that you would dream to live in. And now you can! Not only that but with some hard work and a good eye you can make a cute or creative new home that fits in to the Hello Kitty world. It can be hard and sometimes confusing to learn how to build your home or to figure out what materials you need to do it. So I wrote a brief guide on all the steps you need to take to make your dream home come true.
Posted November 6th, 2008 by Hanniel "Lumina" Shariat
It's almost time for the Hello Kitty Online Founders' Beta to close so that the HK team can make improvements for the upcoming Open Beta. If you haven't played yet, play now while you can!
From Hello Kitty:
As much as we enjoy spending time with our players, the Hello Kitty Online Founders’ Beta must draw to a close in order to make way for many improvements for Open Beta. So as mentioned in our last news post, Founders’ Beta will end on November 8, 2008 at 23:59 (midnight) Eastern Standard Time.
Posted October 30th, 2008 by Hanniel "Lumina" Shariat
My generation grew up on Hello Kitty. I had Pachacco jewelery, school supplies, lunch boxes and anything else I could buy with my allowance. So when I found out Hello Kitty was creating an online game where I could hang out with all my favorite Hello Kitty characters I was instantly sold. As soon as I started playing, I knew I wasn't going to be let down. The graphics were cute and colorful just like I remembered. I started out by creating my character.
Posted October 28th, 2008 by Hanniel "Lumina" Shariat
Last week Tales of Pirates gave us a great overview of Industrial Experiment. Today the TOP team is giving us a preview of another handicraft called analyzing. Analyzing can also help you make some useful items. But analyzing can change unused gear too! Read how below:
From TOP:
Necessities for Analysis:
Fairy Analyzing Skills: Can be learned from the Lifeskill Book of Analyzing Pet Fairies.
Posted October 16th, 2008 by Padma "LadyLotus" Fuller
Hello Kitty Online just announced that it's Founder's Beta testers will be helping to build the New York City area that will be 'appearing in the next phase of the game!' Players will be gathering the building materials needed to build this great city and if they finish a certain number of quests, they will even have their character names placed on the 'virtual commemorative plaques' that will be placed there! How cool is that! If you are part of the Founder's Beta group and want to join in on the fun, please read all the details below on how you can be part of HKO history!
Posted October 7th, 2008 by Padma "LadyLotus" Fuller
If you were one of the lucky few who got chosen to join in on the Founder's Beta for Hello Kitty Online (HKO), the download is now available. You might want to download the game before it starts on Wednesday October 8th at 10:00pm EST. Just as an FYI bit-torrent downloads tend to take a long time, so you might want to download it over night, and tell anyone else that you share your computer with what you are doing. If you wait until October 8th, there will be a direct client download available, but I suspect it will be very busy!
Hope to see you all in game! Good Luck!
Posted September 18th, 2008 by Padma "LadyLotus" Fuller
Ten Ton Hamster was able to catch up with Abigail Reyes, the Community Manager of Hello Kitty Online, to get an exclusive update on what's happening with the game. We even got two exclusive new images for you all to see! We are all anxiously waiting for the game to launch. Some of you might have been lucky enough to have gotten into the Founder's Beta coming in October. If you aren't one of them, just keep checking back with us for all the latest Hello Kitty Online info!