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Hello Kitty Becomes DS PDA

This morning's giant pink wake-up call comes courtesy of European publisher Nobolis. They just announced Hello Kitty Daily for the Nintendo DS, coming to Europe in October. It's not so much a game as it is a personal digital assistant, allowing girls and ridicule-resistant boys to keep track of important dates, keep up with their spending money, take notes, manage contacts, and even calculate numbers, all with that trademark Hello Kitty flair.

It's actually a rather good idea. PDA software is an excellent fit for the DS, plus it would give you an excuse to carry it around everywhere you go. You wouldn't look so odd going into your workplace bathroom with your DS if it doubled as a PDA. Of course you probably wouldn't want to be rocking Hello Kitty at the office, but the point still stands.

Hit the jump for a shot from the title pasted into a pink DS, as required by international law.

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8:20 AM on Fri Jun 20 2008
By Mike Fahey
3,969 views, 54 comments

Latest by Shiryu: @geekgrrl: Glad to see Badz fans around here, was starting to give up... more »

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Hello Kitty Online Detects No Sarcasm

Hello Kitty Online hopes to transport its players into a world of sweetness and light. A world without hate. A world without fear. A world, apparently, without a sense of sarcasm. This morning I was pointed towards the main page for Hello Kitty Online, which features a quote I swear I've read before.

"Only one MMO could possibly release World of Warcraft's death grip on the massively multiplayer gaming market - Hello Kitty Online"
*rubs his temples and sighs* I wish I could say it was taken out of context, but to someone who isn't a regular reader of the site my quote does indeed sound like I am Captain Hello Kitty, Champion of the Kittyverse. And while I might secretly relish having such a title on my business cards, I feel I have to offer an explanation lest I start receiving Hello Kitty merchandise from all of my relatives on my birthday and Christmas - other than the toaster I already own, of course. Hello Kitty Online will probably not topple WoW, though 30,000 subscribed beta testers isn't too shabby. If it does end up beating out Blizzard, ignore this post so I can say I called it.

Thank you for the overwhelming response! [Hello Kitty Online - Thanks Brian]

9:20 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Mike Fahey
5,638 views, 97 comments

Latest by gblock: I'm so registering *right now*. more »

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Finally - Hello Kitty MMO Enters Closed Beta

Only one MMO could possibly release World of Warcraft's death-grip on the massively multiplayer gaming market - Hello Kitty Online. Sanrio Digital proudly announces that HKO - the cool gamer abbreviation sure to sweep the nation - is now entering the closed beta phase in preparation for the game's expected late 2008 release. The free-to-play game features all of the MMO standards - customizable avatars, player housing, crafting, a sophisticated combat system...Hello Kitty combat? I can't wait! The whole shebang is tied into the community features at SanrioTown.com, so players can share videos, email, and blog about their personal Hello Kitty experiences.
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.
Funny, I know another group aiming at that demographic, oftentimes easily identified by the law-mandated signs in their front yard. Hit the jump for the press release and info on how you can get in on some of this hot HKO action. More »

8:20 AM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Mike Fahey
22,799 views, 75 comments

Latest by Jenstar: Being an HK addict, I'm genuinely somewhat excited to hear about this. My biggest turnoff in the game though is that I have to be human...how absolutely boring. more »

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Sass Up Your DS Hello Kitty Style

Whenever I take out my shiny pink DS in public it never fails to elicit stares of wonder, desire and in some cases, utter confusion. Why is this tattooed, big sideburned guy playing with this thing that looks like a girl's compact? If you get these same looks when you whip yours out, here's a way to confuse them even more! More »

3:00 PM on Sat Aug 11 2007
By fdemarco
4,733 views, 20 comments

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Hello Kitty X Space Invaders Goods Now Available

Why stop the wildly successful synergy of Sanrio's Hello Kitty and Taito's Space Invaders with just cell phone straps? Clearly, there is public demand for hand towels and "face" towels (aka regular sized towels). Mascot monolith Sanrio is ready and willing to placate the masses. More »

5:20 PM on Mon Mar 5 2007
By Michael McWhertor
678 views, 2 comments

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Hello Kitty Invaders

In the seedy world of cellphone straps, normal physical and licensing laws do not apply, paving the way for some of the most glorious creations man has ever witnessed. Case in point, the Hello Kitty Space Invaders cellphone strap. This rendition of a pixellated Hello Kitty riding atop a Space Invaders spaceship can be yours from StrapYa for the low low price of $5.70. A small price to pay for neatly summing up your disturbing fondness for pink cuteness and love of retro gaming in one compact package. If I were inclined at all to fits of flinging my cellphone wildly about, this would be what I used to protect myself and the innocents around me. Michael Fahey More »

12:40 PM on Wed Jan 17 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,271 views, 4 comments

Latest by Kat: They're $5.29 at Strapya-World, the other Strapya website: http://www.strapya-world.com/categories/12_28_16_2761.html... more »

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Sega Sammy Does Hello Kitty

Sanrio, who sit atop the throne of the mystic Hello Kitty cuteness empire, reached a content sharing agreement yesterday with Sega Sammy which will allow for the two companies to share characters. The news article states the agreement would be "paving the way for the mouthless feline to make her video game debut," though I doubt a character with almost 40 games listed at GameFaqs needs all that much paving. In fact Sega has already produced several HK games in Japan for the Dreamcast, including my favorite, Hello Kitty Lovely Fruit Park - the best damn fruit park game anywhere. More »

3:40 PM on Tue Dec 26 2006
By Mike Fahey
1,865 views, 12 comments

Latest by CocaColaZero: Hello Kitty Lovely Fruit Park was originally a Dreamcast remake of a PC game called Colony: http://www.midnightsynergy.com/colony/ The original developers of Colony seem to have been involved in Hello Kitty LFP and Get!! Colonies for the Dreamcast, though I'm not sure in more »

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Cover That DS Lite In Hello Kitty-ness

Maker of all things kawaii Sanrio has announced cuter than cute Hello Kitty and Charmmy Kitty decoration film for the DS Lite. The price is listed as open, but the Sanrio online shop is selling each sheet for 680 yen (US $5.90). Should go over big with little girls and Kotaku editors with pink DS Lites. Brian Ashcraft More »

6:22 AM on Tue Dec 5 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
4,793 views, 19 comments

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Top 10 Girliest Games Ever

As the founding member of Kotaku's own branch of the He-Man Woman Hater's Club, I probably should not deign to cootie myself up touching the subject matter of the Top 10 Girliest Games of All Time. Best to put on my Haz-Mat suit, hand off the assignment to our token female staffer, then go watch some Pumping Iron to up the testosterone levels again. But Eliza's never around when you need her. More »

10:40 AM on Tue Jun 27 2006
By brownlee
1,057 views, Comment

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Joystiq Looks At 33 Upcoming MMOs

Our arch-enemies over at Joystiq have published a huge honking look at all the upcoming MMORPGs we can expect to be seeing in the next few months and years. They've gathered thirty three games together in an A-Z compendium of all the titles you can expect to plonk fifty bucks down for over the next twenty four months. More »

10:40 AM on Fri May 5 2006
By brownlee
1,026 views, 7 comments

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Hello Kitty Kicks Arcade Ass

Saiman Chow created this "Hello Kitty vs. Video Game Robot" shorty for the cat's 30th anniversary exhibition held in Hong Kong. Man enters game center, plays the U.F.O. catcher and an arcade game gets royally pissed. Kitty goes on a rampage, squirting white clay onto the arcade machine. Yuck! More »

3:20 PM on Mon Dec 5 2005
By Brian Ashcraft
185 views, 2 comments