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Massively Multiplayer Hello Kitty

Posted by Zonk on from the i-swear-i-am-not-making-this-up dept.

Thanks (I guess) to GameGossip for the news that SanrioWave Software is planning a Hello Kitty Massively Multiplayer Game. From the article: "The game will give players access to up to three characters, each customizable, and will include 15 different occupations, and five shops in which players can make in-game progress. Hello Kitty Online World will carry an subscription fee of sorts when launched throughout Asia later this year." The official game site is also available for perusal.

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  1. My idea of a Hello Kitty MMO... by mbourgon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Combine two popular franchises, and you get...

    Hello Kitty 40K

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    1. Re:My idea of a Hello Kitty MMO... by arcanumas · · Score: 4, Informative
      You link does not work because the site checks the referer to prevent this kind of direct linking.

      Either go to:
      http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~kamikaze/Sanrio/ and click on the link from there , or get it with wget:

      wget http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~kamikaze/Sanrio/image s/HK40K.jpg --referer=http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~kamikaze/Sa nrio/
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    2. Re:My idea of a Hello Kitty MMO... by Poseidon88 · · Score: 4, Insightful
      You link does not work because the site checks the referer to prevent this kind of direct linking.

      Ironic, because the page is full of direct links to images and media on other sites.

  2. Hello Kitty 4000 by centauri · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the grim future of Hello Kitty there is only war.

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  3. This could work... by Gothic_Walrus · · Score: 4, Insightful
    There is a possibility that this could work. Hello Kitty has been huge in Japan for ages, and games like The Sims Online or A Tale In The Desert have performed decently.

    And lest we forget, NeoPets is still insanely popular with younger kids...the demographic of this game.

    I wouldn't be caught dead playing it, but if it will make a little girl in Japan happy, it's served its purpose.

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  4. From the site... by cjpez · · Score: 4, Funny
    These Sanrio characters are the only ones not controlable by you. They are the main theme and "God" of one Nation. For example, in Hello Kitty World, Hello Kitty reigns supreme as the overseer of the land. With her guidance, love and happiness is abound and people are able to live in the cute land of Kitty Kingdom in Hello Kitty World. Hello Kitty will be there during your important occasions to bless and help you. Hello Kitty will also arrive to give guidance and new missions to residents of her world.
    I dunno, that just sounds really damn freaky to me.
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  5. Question by cuteseal · · Score: 4, Funny

    So... the big question is - can Kittys PK each other?

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  6. So what's this all about? by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 5, Funny

    A Hello Kitty MMORPG?

    Role-playing little kids in a sweatshop making pink and white toys and accessories for little girls?

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  7. Life-leech Kitty by {8_8} · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the official page:

    Feeding (instruction)
    The Player must remember to feed his or her pet every day after the Angel has grown beyond the infancy stage. If this is neglected, the relationship between the Player and the Angel will drop and the Angel would take the Player's life bit by bit until it goes out of control.

    I envision a server full of cute, maniacal, life-sucking kittens and frogs.

    "Sure, Wiggles may be slowly draining my life essence, but isn't he just the cutesOH MY EYES HE RIPPED OUT MY EYES!"

    Hilarity ensues.

  8. Seriously though. by Moofius.the.Cow · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Gah, formatting. Hello Preview Button!

    ...MMORPGs like this just plain out scare me. Speaking as someone who's MUDded and MMOed for entirely too long of a time, I'd never let a kid in my care (not that there are any, but still) anywhere near an online multiplayer game. I've seen far too many chatroom flamewars, seen little 'girls' scream A/S/L, and done my share of trashtalk on games like Counterstrike.

    To actively setup a game that's specifically targetting the young and impressionable demographic is just.. not right. Even to market it in Asia, home of the schoolgirl fetish. I'm fairly open-minded in my values, but this sorta thing just disturbs me.

    Their TOS specifically prohibits harming minors, but it also has the standard corporate CYA legalese thrown in, probably 'just in case'. I wonder what degree of policing will these folks do on their servers? Or how much involvement will Asian parents have in their kids' use of the service?

    It's ultimately the parent's responsibility for their children, of course, but services like these should be held to some sort of standard, should they not?