The ultra cute game is coming to Singapore and Malaysia in a months time!

Some quotes from the article below:

http://digital.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20090618-149297.html

HELLO Kitty fans and gamers here will be among the first in the world to enter the virtual universe of Hello Kitty, when Sanrio’s official massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) is launched here next month.

The picture in the article is none other than our own Starrfire! Congratulations!

THe latest trailer featuring Hello Kitty in her own special MMO!

Probably one of the best guides out there for starter players is rinsama’s blog.

Her guide for the Sanrio Harbour quest is very complete and an excellent beginners guide, see it here.

The other place to look is in the forums.

A problem with the HKO installer can result in a desktop shortcut for HKO that does not launch the game.  If your game won’t start, please run the Client Shortcut Hotfix and follow the instructions.

Instructions

1.  Download and run the Client Shortcut Hotfix from the Hello Kitty Online Download Center.

2.  When the program runs, you will need to enter your HKO installation directory. The default is:

C:\Program Files\SanrioTown\Hello Kitty Online

Unless you installed your game to a non-default directory, the above will be correct. Click “Next” when done.

3.  Enter the Windows Start Menu folder where you want HKO to appear. The default is:

SanrioTown\Hello Kitty Online

If there is no need to change this entry. Click “Next” when done.

4. Review the settings and click “Install”.  The hotfix program will now update your game.

5. Click on “Finish” and your HKO installation should be updated and in working order.

Thank you for your support in helping us prepare the game for Open Beta and we are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.  If you encounter problems with the game, please send us an email at onlinegame@hellokitty.com with a description of what happened and we’ll be glad to help you.

See you in Hello Kitty Online!

Hello Kitty Online “Happy Hearts” Valentine’s Day Event
Hello Kitty MMORPG invites all players to rescue Cupid,
see enhancements"

Hong Kong – February 3, 2009: Sanrio Digital today announced that Hello Kitty Online will open to the public from February 14 to February 17, 2009, allowing new players to participate in the Valentine’s Day “Happy Hearts” event. To play, simply sign up to www.sanriotown.com and start downloading the game client from www.helllokittyonline.com. All players will be able to log in to the game starting from February 14, 2009 20:00 (8pm) Eastern Standard Time.

The “Happy Hearts” event for Founders of Hello Kitty Online will run from February 12 to February 17, 2009. New players will be accepted from February 14 until the end of the event. Happy Hearts will feature exclusive new content and several enhancements to the game:

Special Valentine’s-themed quests
Valentine’s Day under threat! Cupid is missing and so are the romance and friendship of the season. It is up to players of HKO to save Valentine’s Day and prevent the collapse of the greeting card industry. Exclusive items will be awarded to the first players to complete the quest chain.

Improved user interface
User interface enhancements include a higher supported resolution, movable windows, re-sizable chat box, and an improvement to the local area map.

Revamped farming system
The new HKO farming system introduces 8 new and unique farm types while allowing players to participate in cooperative farming. Day cycles and related effects on your plants have been implemented. Plant growth times have been adjusted.

Keyword chat filter
The new chat filter blocks offensive language from private and public chat to ensure a safer and more enjoyable gaming experience for players.

HKO Founders will be able to log in the game on February 12, 2009 at exactly 22:00 EST.  All Sanriotown members will be able to log in from February 14, 2009 at exactly 20:00 (8pm) Eastern Standard Time.  The event will end on February 17, 2009 at 23:59 EST after which Hello Kitty Online will be taken down for further work. To play, users must sign up for a free account at www.sanriotown.com and download the HKO game client from www.hellokittyonline.com.

About Hello Kitty Online
Hello Kitty Online, developed by Sanrio Digital, is the official Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) of Hello Kitty and friends, and the first MMORPG to integrate social networking web services into the game experience. In addition to standard features such as customizable avatars, guilds, skill systems, and player economy, Hello Kitty Online offers a social networking platform including blogs, video sharing, and email services. For more information please visit www.hellokittyonline.com

About Sanrio Digital
Sanrio Digital is a joint venture between Typhoon Games (HK) Ltd. and Sanrio Co. Ltd. Sanrio Digital is responsible for the expansion of Sanrio intellectual property assets into various digital and online media, leveraging an extensive library of original material that includes world-famous brands such as Hello Kitty, Badtz Maru, My Melody, and others. For more information please visit www.sanriodigital.com

If you are on facebook there are several Hello Kitty Online fan clubs/groups there, here are just a few we’ve spotted.

Hello Kitty Online on Facebook links below:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16459646911

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35656907762

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47374937663

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=10968637274

Hello Kitty Online wishes you all a Happy and Festive Year 2009! Happy New Year!

This HKO Video is also out on Youtube for a while now and has been raking in a few awards including the following Honors.

#14 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Gaming - Hong Kong

#28 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Gaming - Hong Kong

#16 - Top Favorited (All Time) - Gaming - Hong Kong

#27 - Top Rated (All Time) - Gaming - Hong Kong

The hour has come! Hello Kitty Online has now officially opened its doors once more to all its Founders! If you are one of our tens of thousands of players who have been confirmed as Founders, you may now log-in to the game and enjoy the special Christmas quests, maps and all the new features and enhancements!

We have a lot of things in store for you in this launch, so feel free to look around and explore, especially in our newest map, New York! Also, don’t forget about the Christmas quest event for “Saving Christmas“!

Finally, don’t miss out on some key the new features of the game and on Sanriotown. See you all in the game, and have fun!

In a wonderful statement to the entire gaming world, the players of Hello Kitty Online show what they’re made of, by pulling together their time and resources for a good cause. Through the in-game charity event “Food for Friends” held from November 3-6, 2008, our players contributed a total of 344,965 different food items from registered guilds, and an additional 894 items from some who just wanted to help! As promised, Sanrio Digital will be donating over 12,000 USD to UNICEF and the Asian Youth Orchestra.

As stated in the mechanics of this event, our main focus in this event is not sheer amount of items, but the effort required to produce them, as a labor of love. And though our previous results showed only item totals, it’s time for us to see just how much these items translate to in the real-world!

Among the factors for calculating the equivalents are the type, source and availability of ingredients needed, the time it takes in general to make the item, and the effort that a player must put into making them.

Next, we will be posting the results we know you’ve also been waiting for — our biggest givers, the top 4 guilds, and the list of all our guilds who have contributed and just how much money they helped raise for this cause.

We will be posting the receipts of the deposits made to UNICEF and AYO soon. Once again, we would like to thank all those who participated in this event, for working together, and for waiting in line just to make sure that we get your contributions. We’re all very proud of you! Whatever the results tomorrow, let us all remember what this is truly about — giving! Good luck all!