This is great news of all of the NGE Players of SWG . This game should go live about time NGE shuts down . Its a no brainer game jump for those with no brains,
This game will test the man in you! Not to mention half of the guys bashing this game in a very special fashion, probably will be playing it in secret.
If the game is hilarious and makes you drop half dead of laughter, why not play it?
All i see here, are a bunch of wannabee "mature" guys having no balls.
I am sure there is a market for Hello Kitty, It has been going since the early 70's and has many fans..
That aside, take a look at this, it comes straight from the Hello Kitty Wiki,
"A planned Sanrio themed MMORPG, Hello Kitty Online, is currently in beta testing. The developers are SanrioDigital and Typhoon Games. After creating an account, one can make a character and customize them. In addition to fighting monsters and socializing, one can mine for ores, farm, cook, etc. Quests are a part of the game, being able to meet other Sanrio characters as well. Pets and housing have been implemented too. Among the first to play the game have been hard-core World of Warcraft gamers."
Just curious why is this site bothering itself with a children's game?
Hello Kitty is actually extremely popular with adults, particularly women of all ages. There is a Sanrio store at the Mall of America, and I'd guess "kids" (with their parents) probably only account for maybe 1/4 of their business. Mostly it's women and geeky guys who are into anything Japanese.
Even if HKO *was* primarily targetting children (which I don't think it really is), MMORPG.com as far as I know does not discriminate against kid-friendly MMO's. Check out the entries for ToonTown, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and all those cutesy Asian F2P's that under-18 kids tend to play (since their parents won't let them actually PAY for a game).
Y'know, I had to check th date when I saw this... Not april first, So it's real... And will probably be a Hit. I can see plenty of people getting into this. I've already posted two Blogs about it... But there is a problem that comes to mind; Adults looking for kids. I hope to God this isn't the most contravercial game to date... I'm hoping that it won't be, at least.
I did some research, and now I understand why I did not know the franchise. It is a direct rip-off of Nijntje by Dick Bruna (known as Miffy world-wide). It never replaced the original over here.
QFT
Miffy is the orignal and waay better than that coldly-calculated commercial ripoff Kitty.
Hello Kitty is Miffy on crack. If Miffy is UO then Hello Kitty is WoW.
Sadly, this sounds better than most current MMOs out there right now.
Uhmmm....well, I have to agree.
Honestly, I think it sounds just adorable. I don't know if it will be able to trap and enslave me for 4 years like WoW did, but I'm willing to give it a go. Sounds more casual. Personally, I'm getting pretty bent about having to be so hardcore in games to "keep up with the Joneses," so to speak. I like immersive games, but WoW, at one point became like another full time JOB for me, constantly having to make raids and "do my job," so that our guild/company could OMGWTFBBQPWN everyone else on the server.
Blech. It's time for me to play something more light-hearted and just have an enjoyable guilty pleasure. Aren't games SUPPOSED to be FUN? I'm not having fun with any of the classic MMOs anymore, so.....
BRING IT ON, HELLO KITTY!! I'll be there with bells on! (And maybe a cute little diamond-studded collar too.)
Hmm... Skill-based and with a very heavy emphasis on crafting... Player housing - and you get a garden too! This sounds disturbingly close to what some old fogies would consider a perfect MMO....
You may be joking but I couldn't help but think "gosh, it's everything I've been wishing a new MMO would come out with" since UO.
Now the question is.. is housing instanced?
I am a female gamer but I have never liked Hello Kitty.. except a mild interest in the pencil cases sporting 15 secret compartments when I was about 7. But if I can get past the ridiculous cuteness the gameplay actually sounds pretty appealing.
Ive never heard of Miffy... and I knew about HK back in the 80s I think.
So?
Nijntje was first published in 1955.
"In 1964, Nijntje appeared in Japan as Usako and later as Miffy (or Miffy-chan). She became so popular that Japanese marketers soon realized her commercial potential as a fashion icon. They knew that the Japanese tweens, teenagers and even twenty-somethings would love her simple design and cuteness (“kawaii” in Japanese).
In 1974, the Japanese company Sanrio adapted her to Japanese fascinations, which feature not bunnies, but kitties, and not the Dutch, but the British culture. Miffy, the Dutch bunny rabbit, became Hello Kitty, the English kitten.
In an interview, Dick Bruna said that Sanrio admitted to being inspired by Miffy. Sanrio has, however, never admitted this in public, and the copyright has never been worked out."
But that is not our concern, of course. Just interesting to know. For me it explains why Hello Kitty look so much like Nijntje. My first thought was "hey did Dick Bruna make that?" Apparently not.
Ive never heard of Miffy... and I knew about HK back in the 80s I think.
So?
Nijntje was first published in 1955.
"In 1964, Nijntje appeared in Japan as Usako and later as Miffy (or Miffy-chan). She became so popular that Japanese marketers soon realized her commercial potential as a fashion icon. They knew that the Japanese tweens, teenagers and even twenty-somethings would love her simple design and cuteness (“kawaii” in Japanese).
In 1974, the Japanese company Sanrio adapted her to Japanese fascinations, which feature not bunnies, but kitties, and not the Dutch, but the British culture. Miffy, the Dutch bunny rabbit, became Hello Kitty, the English kitten.
In an interview, Dick Bruna said that Sanrio admitted to being inspired by Miffy. Sanrio has, however, never admitted this in public, and the copyright has never been worked out."
But that is not our concern, of course. Just interesting to know. For me it explains why Hello Kitty look so much like Nijntje. My first thought was "hey did Dick Bruna make that?" Apparently not.
So? I wasnt saying you made stuff up... I just said I had never heard of Miffy.
Ive never heard of Miffy... and I knew about HK back in the 80s I think.
So?
Nijntje was first published in 1955.
"In 1964, Nijntje appeared in Japan as Usako and later as Miffy (or Miffy-chan). She became so popular that Japanese marketers soon realized her commercial potential as a fashion icon. They knew that the Japanese tweens, teenagers and even twenty-somethings would love her simple design and cuteness (“kawaii” in Japanese).
In 1974, the Japanese company Sanrio adapted her to Japanese fascinations, which feature not bunnies, but kitties, and not the Dutch, but the British culture. Miffy, the Dutch bunny rabbit, became Hello Kitty, the English kitten.
In an interview, Dick Bruna said that Sanrio admitted to being inspired by Miffy. Sanrio has, however, never admitted this in public, and the copyright has never been worked out."
But that is not our concern, of course. Just interesting to know. For me it explains why Hello Kitty look so much like Nijntje. My first thought was "hey did Dick Bruna make that?" Apparently not.
So? I wasnt saying you made stuff up... I just said I had never heard of Miffy.
And I was not saying that you did. We are both so clever.
This game is going to rock, the word is this game is comming out with FFA PVP and a hard core permadeath PVP server.
Everything has to be craftable, and player build cities!
__________________________________________________ In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08 - Rest In Peace; you will not be forgotten
The death pentalties in this game are going to make EQ death penalties look like a joke! Naked corps runs will be the norm and level losses at death will be very common.
A game that takes women out of my game? Sounds good to me! Bring on the care-bear game! Sorry ladies, no insult intended, but sadly most women I have met in MMO's are attention getters and usually make the guild dramas what they are. Guys just want stuff and to kill things, you want attention and more attention and ummm.. more of that.
So I say bring on the kitty and let the mice play elswhere
"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"
I am really looking forward to the release of HKO. I have been really impressed with what I thought was originally a fairly unknown game. I admit that I was fairly skeptical (like others) at first as a Hello Kitty MMORPG just sounds...well...a bit far fetched.
But now, it seems that the actual appeal of this game is its "far fetched-ness". The graphics look super cute. It will be interesting to see an MMORPG that doesn't contain the usual consortium of swords, spells, and disgruntled fantasy beasts. Hello Kitty may have the potential to stir up quite a lot in the MMORPG world. I don't think the "cuteness" factor has ever been pushed like this, so I am quite intrigued.
The "Hello Cthulhu" and "Hello Kitty 40,000" fan art is a funny example of HKO's popularity already with the online gaming community. There's a bunch of cool stuff like that floating around, check out these giant mech robots for example:
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Haha....
This game will test the man in you! Not to mention half of the guys bashing this game in a very special fashion, probably will be playing it in secret.
If the game is hilarious and makes you drop half dead of laughter, why not play it?
All i see here, are a bunch of wannabee "mature" guys having no balls.
Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.
I'm there if they make a FFA PVP server.
With full looting.
a hello kitty-pvp server xD
little kittys smashing on each other to dead, I hope you see a lot of blood
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waiting for ... nothing..
1) This game has been in development for way too long... I remember reading about this before WoW came out...
2) It looks like they bought the engine rights from Fairyland, if anyone else remembers that game. Nice looking, but still isometric and cheap
3) ... North American release date? I hope not. Keep it to the asias.
Just curious why is this site bothering itself with a children's game?
I am sure there is a market for Hello Kitty, It has been going since the early 70's and has many fans..
That aside, take a look at this, it comes straight from the Hello Kitty Wiki,
"A planned Sanrio themed MMORPG, Hello Kitty Online, is currently in beta testing. The developers are SanrioDigital and Typhoon Games. After creating an account, one can make a character and customize them. In addition to fighting monsters and socializing, one can mine for ores, farm, cook, etc. Quests are a part of the game, being able to meet other Sanrio characters as well. Pets and housing have been implemented too. Among the first to play the game have been hard-core World of Warcraft gamers."
Last sentence is the one to read!!
Hello Kitty is actually extremely popular with adults, particularly women of all ages. There is a Sanrio store at the Mall of America, and I'd guess "kids" (with their parents) probably only account for maybe 1/4 of their business. Mostly it's women and geeky guys who are into anything Japanese.
Even if HKO *was* primarily targetting children (which I don't think it really is), MMORPG.com as far as I know does not discriminate against kid-friendly MMO's. Check out the entries for ToonTown, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, and all those cutesy Asian F2P's that under-18 kids tend to play (since their parents won't let them actually PAY for a game).
Y'know, I had to check th date when I saw this... Not april first, So it's real... And will probably be a Hit. I can see plenty of people getting into this. I've already posted two Blogs about it... But there is a problem that comes to mind; Adults looking for kids. I hope to God this isn't the most contravercial game to date... I'm hoping that it won't be, at least.
-Bock
QFT
Miffy is the orignal and waay better than that coldly-calculated commercial ripoff Kitty.
Hello Kitty is Miffy on crack. If Miffy is UO then Hello Kitty is WoW.
it's friday 13 joke
Ive never heard of Miffy... and I knew about HK back in the 80s I think.
Uhmmm....well, I have to agree.
Honestly, I think it sounds just adorable. I don't know if it will be able to trap and enslave me for 4 years like WoW did, but I'm willing to give it a go. Sounds more casual. Personally, I'm getting pretty bent about having to be so hardcore in games to "keep up with the Joneses," so to speak. I like immersive games, but WoW, at one point became like another full time JOB for me, constantly having to make raids and "do my job," so that our guild/company could OMGWTFBBQPWN everyone else on the server.
Blech. It's time for me to play something more light-hearted and just have an enjoyable guilty pleasure. Aren't games SUPPOSED to be FUN? I'm not having fun with any of the classic MMOs anymore, so.....
BRING IT ON, HELLO KITTY!! I'll be there with bells on! (And maybe a cute little diamond-studded collar too.)
President of The Marvelously Meowhead Fan Club
Rofl
Lets all play nice
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To Kill or Be Killed?
You may be joking but I couldn't help but think "gosh, it's everything I've been wishing a new MMO would come out with" since UO.
Now the question is.. is housing instanced?
I am a female gamer but I have never liked Hello Kitty.. except a mild interest in the pencil cases sporting 15 secret compartments when I was about 7. But if I can get past the ridiculous cuteness the gameplay actually sounds pretty appealing.
Hold on is this a joke??? Its not even april 1st. Someone please tell me this is a joke and its not real?
So?
Nijntje was first published in 1955.
"In 1964, Nijntje appeared in Japan as Usako and later as Miffy (or Miffy-chan). She became so popular that Japanese marketers soon realized her commercial potential as a fashion icon. They knew that the Japanese tweens, teenagers and even twenty-somethings would love her simple design and cuteness (“kawaii” in Japanese).
In 1974, the Japanese company Sanrio adapted her to Japanese fascinations, which feature not bunnies, but kitties, and not the Dutch, but the British culture. Miffy, the Dutch bunny rabbit, became Hello Kitty, the English kitten.
In an interview, Dick Bruna said that Sanrio admitted to being inspired by Miffy. Sanrio has, however, never admitted this in public, and the copyright has never been worked out."
But that is not our concern, of course. Just interesting to know. For me it explains why Hello Kitty look so much like Nijntje. My first thought was "hey did Dick Bruna make that?" Apparently not.
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Delanor
So?
Nijntje was first published in 1955.
"In 1964, Nijntje appeared in Japan as Usako and later as Miffy (or Miffy-chan). She became so popular that Japanese marketers soon realized her commercial potential as a fashion icon. They knew that the Japanese tweens, teenagers and even twenty-somethings would love her simple design and cuteness (“kawaii” in Japanese).
In 1974, the Japanese company Sanrio adapted her to Japanese fascinations, which feature not bunnies, but kitties, and not the Dutch, but the British culture. Miffy, the Dutch bunny rabbit, became Hello Kitty, the English kitten.
In an interview, Dick Bruna said that Sanrio admitted to being inspired by Miffy. Sanrio has, however, never admitted this in public, and the copyright has never been worked out."
But that is not our concern, of course. Just interesting to know. For me it explains why Hello Kitty look so much like Nijntje. My first thought was "hey did Dick Bruna make that?" Apparently not.
So? I wasnt saying you made stuff up... I just said I had never heard of Miffy.
So?
Nijntje was first published in 1955.
"In 1964, Nijntje appeared in Japan as Usako and later as Miffy (or Miffy-chan). She became so popular that Japanese marketers soon realized her commercial potential as a fashion icon. They knew that the Japanese tweens, teenagers and even twenty-somethings would love her simple design and cuteness (“kawaii” in Japanese).
In 1974, the Japanese company Sanrio adapted her to Japanese fascinations, which feature not bunnies, but kitties, and not the Dutch, but the British culture. Miffy, the Dutch bunny rabbit, became Hello Kitty, the English kitten.
In an interview, Dick Bruna said that Sanrio admitted to being inspired by Miffy. Sanrio has, however, never admitted this in public, and the copyright has never been worked out."
But that is not our concern, of course. Just interesting to know. For me it explains why Hello Kitty look so much like Nijntje. My first thought was "hey did Dick Bruna make that?" Apparently not.
So? I wasnt saying you made stuff up... I just said I had never heard of Miffy.
And I was not saying that you did. We are both so clever.
--
Delanor
This game is going to rock, the word is this game is comming out with FFA PVP and a hard core permadeath PVP server.
Everything has to be craftable, and player build cities!
__________________________________________________
In memory of Laura "Taera" Genender. Passed away on Aug/13/08 - Rest In Peace; you will not be forgotten
The death pentalties in this game are going to make EQ death penalties look like a joke! Naked corps runs will be the norm and level losses at death will be very common.
A game that takes women out of my game? Sounds good to me! Bring on the care-bear game! Sorry ladies, no insult intended, but sadly most women I have met in MMO's are attention getters and usually make the guild dramas what they are. Guys just want stuff and to kill things, you want attention and more attention and ummm.. more of that.
So I say bring on the kitty and let the mice play elswhere
"The monster created isn't by the company that makes the game, it's by the fans that make it something it never was"
I am really looking forward to the release of HKO. I have been really impressed with what I thought was originally a fairly unknown game. I admit that I was fairly skeptical (like others) at first as a Hello Kitty MMORPG just sounds...well...a bit far fetched.
But now, it seems that the actual appeal of this game is its "far fetched-ness". The graphics look super cute. It will be interesting to see an MMORPG that doesn't contain the usual consortium of swords, spells, and disgruntled fantasy beasts. Hello Kitty may have the potential to stir up quite a lot in the MMORPG world. I don't think the "cuteness" factor has ever been pushed like this, so I am quite intrigued.
The "Hello Cthulhu" and "Hello Kitty 40,000" fan art is a funny example of HKO's popularity already with the online gaming community. There's a bunch of cool stuff like that floating around, check out these giant mech robots for example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erGvc9HThgM
So yeah, I am quite looking forward to seeing HKO in action.
The Chan
"Why yes, I am the Chan"