We’d like to make special mention of Joystiq’s sister site WoW Insider, for featuring Hello Kitty Online in their site for April Fools. They’ve converted it to Hello Kitty Insider for a day, and it came as a shock to many people, and that’s the stuff of great April Fools pranks!

Speaking of April Fools, hope you enjoyed our last post about the Island Adventure Expansion Pack. Just kidding people!

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As we all know, there’s been a lot of activity all around SanrioTown regarding the closed beta applications, especially on Dream Studio. But the buzz isn’t limited to SanrioTown, here’s a few more links to show what others have to say outside our community:

• Gadgets Page
• New Home Gadgets

We have people writing about their entries and the Dream Studio application process in general on their personal blogs:

• Toaster Labs
• IGN.com: Ottsel Zero
• West Karana
• MMORPG.com: Zergwatch
• Geekers
• Vickazoidd

There’s also a lot of discussion on forums and chatrooms regarding their applications. Aspiring closed beta testers sharing their videos:

• RPG.net forums 
• Gumininja HQ
• Suburban Senshi Backlog

The news is spreading like wildfire! More and more people are signing up to get closed beta accounts, in fact, we’re quickly approaching the 50,000 subscriber mark!

The game’s coverage also continues to spread to other sites:

• BoingBoing.com
• GameStats.com
• Yahoo! Games (via IGN)
• Switched.com
• MMOsite.com

Not even the infamous Kittyhell can stop the excitement over the upcoming game!

Although not everyone who subscribed will be getting accounts, it’s definitely going to be a great experience for all our beta testers. Stay tuned for more updates!

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• Valleywag - “Why Second Life will Fail… Hello Kitty Online”

• Japanator - Silly for Sanrio? Then get ready for Hello Kitty Online
  “most mind blowing MMO ever conceived”

Other coverages:

• Rockpapershotgun.com
• N4g.com
• Hellokittylife.com
• Ign.com
• Play.tm
• Destructoid.com

• vashNYC
• Blackrose096
• Tobold’s MMORPG Blog
  
• Neogaf.com forums
• Doodlegurl’s Computer

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CNet News:

“In addition to many of the regular features of an online game,
 like a virtual economy, guilds and custom avatars,
Hello Kitty Online will offer players a persistent,
beautifully-designed environment”

A recent mention on Kotaku