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World of Warcraft invades Hello Kitty online

By thomascrampton ⋅ June 2, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

HelloKittyCommentOdd MMORPG cross-dressing: World of Warcraft fanatics have been banging at the doors to beta test the Hello Kitty Online game.

The Sanriotown site, run by Hong Kong company Outblaze, launched a “Video Pitch” competition for 3,000 beta memberships based on the most creative videos about why people should be allowed into the game.

Yat Siu and his team at Outblaze were surprised to find among the 50,000 applicants, a large number of WoW players who wanted to trade in their roles as Orcs, Trolls (or whatever they are) to play in a game starring a kitten with no mouth.

Go figure. Battle fatigue, perhaps?

Here’s a bunch of Yat’s favorite examples. Enjoy!

For other trailers, that do not necessarily include WoW, search for the tag HKOcontest.

Kitty fan alert!! Another trailer competition just began with a grand prize of a Hello Kitty Totebag.

Second prize? TWO Hello Kitty Totebags. (Just kidding, Hello Kitty - and WoW - fans!!)

(Drawing above courtesy of Hello Kitty Orc Raider)

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Comments for “World of Warcraft invades Hello Kitty online”

  • candy
    i luv hello kitty
    & the video was funny.
  • haha this is hilarious, all the little school girls are going to love it. xd
  • My daughters are big Hello Kitty addicts, when will these be released?
  • Errr..hello kitty on WoW...thanks but no thanks. No offense to kitty fans.
  • lol@hello kitty raider
  • lol@hello kitty raider
  • Just thought I'd let people know about Wow warlock. It's a new warlock talent guide website - hope you guys like it.
  • WarKitty
    If I recall, Joi Ito is involved/playing with this as well and he is a big Warcraft player himself, so no real surprise there
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...