April 27, 2010

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Earn 5x Loyalty Points from May 1 to May 10, 2010!

From May 1 to May 10, 2010, SanrioTown is boosting the Loyalty Points multiplier to 5x! This means that during this period you will you get five times the normal amount of Loyalty Points each time you use the site to blog, upload videos, or play games! Click here to see the full list of services that will award you Loyalty Points.

Sanrio Loyalty Points is the currency earned in SanrioTown. You can use Loyalty Points to buy the latest and hottest virtual items in Hello Kitty Online!

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April 21, 2010

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Join Hello Kitty and her friends in a special Earth Day event on April 22 to April 26, 2010! Earth Day promotes awareness about what we can do to take care of our planet. As the world celebrates Earth Day, there’s trouble in Hello Kitty Online – trouble of a messy kind! Who will save the day?

The Sanrio characters need your help to clean things up and make Earth Day special, so read on to find out more!

The Litterbug

A naughty Litterbug is roaming near Florapolis, dropping piles of litter along its trail. It’s up to you to clean up after it, so gather up the litter from these piles until they’re all gone. You can find the Litterbug walking back and forth between Florapolis, East Florapolis Valley, and South Dream Forest. Form a group with your friends to try to stop the Litterbug in its tracks, and you might be able to take all the litter away from this mischievous bug.

Be sure to keep all the litter you gather! You can give litter to Badtz-Maru for recycling, or give it to KeroKero Keroppi in exchange for cool rewards. The more litter you have, the better your rewards!

Earth Day quests

KeroKero Keroppi, Badtz-Maru and Cinnamoroll are spreading the word about Earth Day. You can find all of them in Sanrio Harbour. Each day they will offer a new set of quests, so check with them and see how you can contribute – they will reward your efforts generously!

The Secret Farm and the XT-Greenifier

The big challenge during Earth Day is hidden in a secret area tucked away in the woods of Sanrio Harbour. The secret area can only be accessed through an entrance beside Badtz-Maru (only available for the duration of this event). The entrance leads to a farm that used to be lovely and full of rare plants, with a greenhouse once renowned for its colorful flowers. Sadly, the entire farm is now covered in trash, and the monsters inside are preventing anyone from cleaning it up.

Badtz-Maru is leading the campaign to restore the farm to its original beauty, and he’s using a special machine called the XT-Greenifier. It needs special items to run, so here’s what you can do to help:

1. Talk to Badtz-Maru and check the list of items that he needs for the XT-Greenifier. Each item is assigned a certain number of contribution points (item value).
2. Gather as many of the items as you can, but try to focus your efforts on items that are worth more points. The item values change every day based on contributions from the previous day.
3. Give the items to Badtz-Maru, and encourage all your friends to do the same.

When enough items have been submitted, the farm will become noticeably cleaner and a surprise will await players in Sanrio Harbour. The more items you give, the faster the XT-Greenifier can finish the job, so hurry before the path to the farm disappears at the end of April 26, 2010!

It will take quite some effort to see this farm cleaned up. Once the farm and greenhouse have been restored, special plants will appear inside. These rare plants yield special seeds that are only available through this event – it just goes to show that if we take care of our environment, it will take care of us too!

We hope you enjoy celebrating Earth Day with us. Good luck and have fun!

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March 26, 2010

Get ready to test your skills! March 29, 2010 marks the official launch of the SanrioTown Game Center in Hello Kitty Online, and to celebrate HKO will host a massive week-long minigame competition! Not only will you be able to play 30 addictive arcade games in HKO, but you could also win cash-only items from the Item Mall!

Do you have what it takes to be an Arcade Superstar? Read on to find out more!

Event Mechanics

The event will run for 7 days starting March 29, 2010 until the end of April 4, 2010 in North America, Europe, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. There are 30 minigames to play. You win by achieving one of the top 3 high scores in any one minigame. You can only win at one game. If you have winning scores in more than one game, only your highest achievement will be counted.

All top scores for all games will be reset on March 29, when the contest begins. To compete in HKO Arcade Superstars, simply talk to the Minigame Manager NPC in Sanrio Harbour, Florapolis, London, Paris or Beijing to start playing a game and try to get a high score. Other players will be trying to beat your score, so make sure to defend your standing throughout the event!

Winners

At the end of the event, the players with the 3 highest scores for each of the 30 games will be declared the winners. Each player can only win once. If a player wins in more than one minigame, the player next in line will be declared the winner instead.

Our Arcade Superstars winners will be announced after the event period, and will win these great prizes:

1st Place Sunbright Express Diamond Ticket
(Unlimited use of the Sunbright Express train for 30 days)

2nd Place Sunbright Express Gold Ticket
(Unlimited use of the Sunbright Express train for 12 days)

3rd Place Pet Nanny
(Automatically takes care of your pet for you)

Remember the above applies to each minigame (there are 30 minigames). We hope you enjoy the event and the new games. Good luck in HKO Arcade Superstars!

March 15, 2010

At 7 PM server time (EDT) on Tuesday March 16th the servers will be offline for scheduled maintenance. We appreciate your patience during this process.

March 10, 2010

There will be an emergency patch on Wednesday, March 10th at 4:30 server time that will address the bugs from the latest patch from this past Monday.

We thank you all for your patience during this process!

March 5, 2010

There will be a patch on Monday, March 8th at 7 PM server time (EST) to fix bugs. We thank you in advance for your patience.

February 19, 2010

Thank you to all of our generous guilds that took their time to gather resources and donate for Food for Friends 2!

Thanks to all your hard work Aeria Games

February 8, 2010

Celebrate love and friendship with Hello Kitty’s Valentine’s Day Surprise, the new event brought to you by Hello Kitty Online! This special event runs February 11-16, 2010, and brings exciting additions to the game!

Special Valentine’s quests
The Love Bug has come to town for a visit, and he’s doing what he does best: spreading warm, fuzzy feelings to celebrate the month of love and friendship. He’s preparing a bunch of gifts, but he needs a little help from you to finish. Visit the Love Bug in Florapolis and see how you can lend him a hand!

A familiar guest is in town for the festivities: Cupid! The messenger of love is looking for groups of people willing to help him. In order to help Cupid you will need to work together with other players in our brand new Grouping system! So form a group and go talk to Cupid in Sanrio Harbour!

The quests from Cupid and the Love Bug will only be available until the end of February 15, 2010, so be sure to finish all your quests by then!

New feature: Group system
From February 11, 2010 onwards you and your friends will be able to group together and take on special challenges that are only available through the new Group system. Being in a group will allow you to access Cupid’s special quest chain. It will also make your adventures more exciting! Note: you must be in a group to start Cupid’s quests!

More details on the Group system coming soon, so stay tuned!

Return of the Dream Room tutorials
The Valentine’s update sees the return of the Dream Room, the special tutorial stage for new players. New players will find themselves in a four-room zone where friendly Sanrio characters will show them the basics of HKO.

Limited-edition items
This event introduces many cute new items for your character. Simply collect Happy Hearts and exchange them for the cool new items at any Party Master NPC located in all major cities. You get Happy Hearts by completing Valentine’s day event quests, or by playing the Emote Game (play by talking to the Party Master NPC in any major city). If you have leftover Birthday Tokens and Candy Cane Shards from previous HKO events, you can turn them into Happy Hearts simply by right-clicking on them!

The main Valentine’s event – February 14, 2010
Gather around Sanrio Harbour on February 14, 2010 at 4 PM server time (EST) (1 PM PST) and wait for the Game Master’s signal to participate in another massive cooperation game, where special treats are in store for all players! Don’t miss the big party!

Love is in the air this February, so come celebrate Valentine’s Day with Hello Kitty and fans! We hope you enjoy Hello Kitty’s Valentine’s Day Surprise!

February 3, 2010

Higher level farm certificates (level 4) are now available for a special price of 500 Loyalty Points in the Item Mall as they are currently unavailable in-game.

The end of Food for Friends 2 is just around the corner, and the donation points received so far are truly staggering! Guilds and players are showing they care by crafting and donating thousands of items.

Keep your eyes sharp!
But it’s not over yet – the point value for each item you donate is dynamic, and could change at any time! Pay close attention to the item point value on the final day of the event, January 30, 2010! There may be some surprises that could shake up the contest!

Now with twice as many prizes!
And some great news for everyone taking part in Food for Friends 2: the number of winners will be increased from three to six! So instead of the top three guilds winning prizes, it will now be the top six!

Food for Friends 2 prizes
First place 60,000 Loyalty Points
Second place 40,000 Loyalty Points
Third place 20,000 Loyalty Points
Fourth place 10,000 Loyalty Points
Fifth place 5,000 Loyalty Points
Sixth place 2,500 Loyalty Points

Everyone’s already a winner!
Remember, all guild members who take part in Food for Friends 2 are already winners, because they will automatically receive Loyalty Points based on their total Guild donation points after the event. However, the six guilds with the most Donation Points at the end of the event will also receive additional Loyalty Points prizes.

The total amount of Loyalty Points earned by each guild will be divided equally among guild members who participated in the event. You can use Loyalty Points to buy cool in-game items in the Hello Kitty Online Item Mall!

Thank you for your dedication and participation in this event for the benefit of the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Good luck and enjoy Food for Friends 2!

The Hello Kitty Online team

At 10 PM server time the server will be taken offline for maintenance. We appreciate your patience during this process.

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Starting January 21, 2010, players who participate in the HKO Food for Friends 2 event in-game will be generating real money donations to help disaster relief efforts in Haiti. As you know, Haiti was devastated by an earthquake on January 12, 2010 and help is sorely needed.

On January 21st-January 30th, Cinnamoroll will appear in-game in the HKO city of London. He will be collecting 25 different types of food items. Each type of item has a donation value, in points. The point values of the items change every day according to the previous day’s contributions. For example: If a lot of people donate sandwiches one day, sandwiches will be worth fewer donation points the following day.

The total donation points accumulated by players in HKO North America, Singapore, and Malaysia will be used to calculate a real-world donation to Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) for aid efforts to the Haiti earthquake victims. This donation is sponsored by Sanrio Digital (the developer and owner of HKO), Aeria Games (publisher of HKO North America), Burda & Gaming (publisher of HKO Europe) and Oriented Games (publisher of HKO Malaysia & Singapore).

At the end of the event, all participants in Food for Friends 2 will be rewarded with a sum of Loyalty Points based on the total donation value of the items contributed. Additionally, the three Guilds with the highest donation scores will win massive amounts of Loyalty Points.

Please stay tuned as we’ll post more information here as it becomes available. You can post discussion and questions here in our Events & Contests forum. Thanks!

Link to official news post

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A new Hello Kitty Online music trailer has just been revealed! The trailer showcases some of the exciting features, maps, and items that players can enjoy in the game, and also contains an abridged version of the original new HKO theme song “The World is Saying Hello” by The Sanrio Digital Frequency! Warning: catchy tune ahead!

Check it out in the Videos section here!

The full version of the song can only be heard in-game at the moment, so if you liked this video, log in to HKO and join the fun!

Thank you for joining us for HKO’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations! We hope you had a great time with the new content!

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The streets of Hello Kitty Online are adorned with festive decorations, the holiday spirit is in the air, and everyone is busy preparing for the big day. From December 18 to December 28, 2009, players of Hello Kitty Online North America can gather with their friends to enjoy a very special in-game event celebrating the holiday season!

Special holiday quests – which side will you choose?
With the big celebration fast approaching, Santa can use all the help he can get, so visit him at Sanrio Harbour and lend him a hand. Even though the warm fuzzy feeling of assisting Santa is reward in itself, he will also give you something for helping him!

While Santa and his helpers are busy, someone is stirring up trouble! He goes by the name of Mr. Jinch, and he’s looking for people willing to help him pull off his pranks. If you’re feeling a little mischievous, find Mr. Jinch in Sanrio Harbour to see if you have what it takes to be a trickster just like him!

New quests for both sides will be released on a daily basis, and you must choose to help either Santa or Mr. Jinch, but not both. Once you have chosen your side there’s no turning back, so choose wisely!

Limited-edition items
The Party Master is back in town, and he’s got special new items for you! Collect Candy Cane Shards by completing holiday quests, or win them by playing the Emote Game! The Party Master will take your Candy Cane Shards and give you cool limited-edition items. These items can be obtained only during this event, so collect as many of them as you can before Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations ends on December 28!

The Main Event – December 23, 2009
On December 23, 2009, gather in Sanrio Harbour for this holiday’s main event, where more games and treats are in store for all players. The details are still top secret, but this is one party you don’t want to miss! This event is going to be the highlight of Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations!

We hope you enjoy HKO’s holiday event, and we look forward to making this December truly special and fun! See you there!

Come join Hello Kitty Online North America as we collaborate to play HKO for charity! Players will have two weeks (until December 16th, 2009) to gather in game items that will translate into toy donations to Toys for Tots!

Here’s how it works:

We’ll be collecting sets of materials for your GM team to make into holiday toys for needy children, one set consists of:

• Short Sticks (x10)
• Webley Webs (x5)
• Shell (x5)
• Bramble’s Comfort (x10)

Players who trade one set or more of items will receive a Crab Plush Toy for their efforts (all items must be traded at the same time), for each set a contribution will also be made to Toys for Tots. There will be several opportunities to trade these items to a GM in Sanrio Harbour next to Nyoko on:

• December 14th at 5, 6, & 7 PM server time (EST).
• December 15th at 7, 8 & 9 PM server time (EST).
• December 16th at 10, 11 & 12 PM server time (EST).
*If you cannot make it to a drop off time, please PM GMPirate or GM_MorningBell to arrange a trade.

After the December 16th deadline for each set of items donated in game, will will make a contribution to Toys for Tots on behalf of the players of Hello Kitty Online North America. For more information about Toys for Tots, please visit their website here: http://www.toysfortots.org/

Refer a friend to play HKO today!

Referrers have a chance to win up to 5 different pet cards, while referred can receive a trenchcoat that will help with leveling!

But not so fast! Check out the details here.

Open Beta is here!

Download the game here.

Please check the event section of the forums for full descriptions of our daily events.here!

We look forward to seeing you in open beta!

Santa’s work was going smoothly and Mr. Jinch was having fun with all his pranks, but suddenly there was an unexpected turn of events in Hello Kitty Online!

Humbug, Mr. Jinch’s pet Beetil, has decided to cause some trouble of his own. The little bug has taken over the holidays by running across all the cities and stealing gifts and treats from everyone – including Santa and Mr. Jinch! These goodies were meant to be given to all adventurers, so go take them back to save the Holidays!

Where are they?
Humbug played around with Mr. Jinch’s secret stash of magic dust, and used it to steal Giant Gift Boxes, which are hidden and scattered in different maps. There’s only one way to make the Giant Gift Boxes reappear: gather together at the right time and place!

How do we get The Gift Boxes back?
Wait for the GM announcement on December 23, 2009 at 8:30 PM server time (EST) and head to Sanrio Harbour to help recover the Gift Boxes snatched by Humbug. You will all need to work together, regardless of whether you’ve been helping Santa or Mr. Jinch!

Once enough of you gather at the right spot, Giant Gift Boxes will appear around the whole map. Scramble to find them, open them, and get the treats inside! Once you’re done with this, head off to the next location to reveal the next set of Giant Gift Boxes, and keep doing this until you’ve retrieved all the missing items. Follow the GM’s lead, and you’re sure to figure it out!

Remember, everyone must participate in order to reverse the magic – so as soon as you hear the GM announcement, rush to Sanrio Harbour without delay! Good luck adventurer!

We’re having a blast celebrating the holidays in Hello Kitty Online North America’s Capers & Celebrations!

As part of the celebration you can choose to quest for either Santa or the mischievous Mr. Jinch.

In order to do so, you’ll need to do the following:

1. Visit the item mall and select ‘Functional Items’
2. there are two letters there, one from Santa, one from Mr. Jinch, and they’re both free!
3. Choose one, put it in your cart and checkout
4. Check the item delivery tab underneath the item mall tab, open your inventory and click on your letter.
5. Once in your inventory, right-click the item to start your quest!

Also, quests will unlock daily, so make sure to login everyday to get the next one!

Thank you for joining us for HKO’s Capers & Celebrations!

The streets of Hello Kitty Online are adorned with festive decorations, the holiday spirit is in the air, and everyone is busy preparing for the big day. From December 18 to December 28, 2009, players of Hello Kitty Online North America can gather with their friends to enjoy a very special in-game event celebrating the holiday season!

Special holiday quests – which side will you choose?
With the big celebration fast approaching, Santa can use all the help he can get, so visit him at Sanrio Harbour and lend him a hand. Even though the warm fuzzy feeling of assisting Santa is reward in itself, he will also give you something for helping him!

While Santa and his helpers are busy, someone is stirring up trouble! He goes by the name of Mr. Jinch, and he’s looking for people willing to help him pull off his pranks. If you’re feeling a little mischievous, find Mr. Jinch in Sanrio Harbour to see if you have what it takes to be a trickster just like him!

New quests for both sides will be released on a daily basis, and you must choose to help either Santa or Mr. Jinch, but not both. Once you have chosen your side there’s no turning back, so choose wisely!

Limited-edition items
The Party Master is back in town, and he’s got special new items for you! Collect Candy Cane Shards by completing holiday quests, or win them by playing the Emote Game! The Party Master will take your Candy Cane Shards and give you cool limited-edition items. These items can be obtained only during this event, so collect as many of them as you can before Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations ends on December 28!

The Main Event – December 23, 2009
On December 23, 2009, gather in Sanrio Harbour for this holiday’s main event, where more games and treats are in store for all players. The details are still top secret, but this is one party you don’t want to miss! This event is going to be the highlight of Hello Kitty’s Holiday Capers & Celebrations!

We hope you enjoy HKO’s holiday event, and we look forward to making this December truly special and fun! See you there!

Come join Hello Kitty Online North America as we collaborate to play HKO for charity! Players will have two weeks (until December 16th, 2009) to gather in game items that will translate into toy donations to Toys for Tots!

Here’s how it works:

We’ll be collecting sets of materials for your GM team to make into holiday toys for needy children, one set consists of:

• Short Sticks (x10)
• Webley Webs (x5)
• Shell (x5)
• Bramble’s Comfort (x10)

Players who trade one set or more of items will receive a Crab Plush Toy for their efforts (all items must be traded at the same time), for each set a contribution will also be made to Toys for Tots. There will be several opportunities to trade these items to a GM in Sanrio Harbour next to Nyoko on:

• December 14th at 5, 6, & 7 PM server time (EST).
• December 15th at 7, 8 & 9 PM server time (EST).
• December 16th at 10, 11 & 12 PM server time (EST).
*If you cannot make it to a drop off time, please PM GMPirate or GM_MorningBell to arrange a trade.

After the December 16th deadline for each set of items donated in game, will will make a contribution to Toys for Tots on behalf of the players of Hello Kitty Online North America. For more information about Toys for Tots, please visit their website here: http://www.toysfortots.org/

Refer a friend to play HKO today!

Referrers have a chance to win up to 5 different pet cards, while referred can receive a trenchcoat that will help with leveling!

But not so fast! Check out the details here.

Open Beta is here!

Download the game here.

Please check the event section of the forums for full descriptions of our daily events.here!

We look forward to seeing you in open beta!

Closed beta has begun! Look for an invite in your inbox in the next few days! See you in game!

Check out all the closed beta events!

Read more here!