It’s that time of the month again! The June freebies are now available for your downloading pleasure. This includes wallpapers, calendars, icons, and screensavers featuring your favorite characters, so make sure you grab these now!
To download them, simply log in to your SanrioTown account and then go to the "Enjoy Downloads" section. Don’t have a SanrioTown account? Don’t worry! Click here to register and get your free account now!
People of Hong Kong, rejoice! The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends are making their debut on the TVB network tomorrow, 16 February, at 4 in the afternoon. Join Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Keroppi, Cinnamoroll, Dear Daniel, My Melody and the rest of the gang as they have fun in Sanrio Town. Hurray!
By the way, more good news for Hello Kitty fans: last February 9, 2008, The Adventures of Hello Kitty and Friends was aired in Italy and was very well-received. Here is the show's introduction (in Italian, of course).
Give these favorite characters one big happy birthday greeting as they celebrate their birthdays this month!
 | This little puppy's birthday is on February 4! | |
  | Kuririn and Sakura, the cute hamster couple, celebrate their birthdays on the same day, on February 4. | |
 | This little pig from the countryside of France celebrates his birthday on February 4. | |
 | Patty of the "Patty & Jimmy" duo celebrates her birthday on February 5. | |
 | The little star bear Hoshinowaguma celebrates his birthday on February 7/ | |
 | Latte of the bears of Tenorikuma celebrates his birthday on Valentine's Day, February 14! No wonder he has a heart on his ear! | |
 | Mocha celebrates her birthday on February 20.Milk, the youngest puppy friend of Cinnamoroll, celebrates his on February 4. | |
 | Mashumaro Nyanko, the little kitten with a sweet tooth, celebrates her birthday on February 22. | |
 | Pochacco gets to celebrate his birthday this year! This leap-year puppy turns a year older on February 29. | |
Help! Marbles are closing in on Pochacco from all sides, and he needs you to get him out of there!
What you need to do is to get at least three consecutive marbles of the same color together. You can grab the top one (or ones, if they're of the same color) and then throw it to whichever vent you want it to go to. Select which side you're going to take a marble from using the arrow keys. You can release it by again pressing which directional button you want it to go to. The marbles won't wait for you, though, because these will continue to keep coming at Pochacco until they reach him; at which point, the game ends.
There are special marbles that will aid you and Pochacco, and these can be easily seen, as they look slightly different from the normal ones. Activate these by again placing them with at least two other marbles of the same color. Depending on the marble that you get, any one of these might happen: all marbles will be cleared, marbles from that row will automatically disappear, or the marbles will stop moving for a few moments.
Play this and other fun games at SanrioTown.com! Registration is free, so sign up now!
Who's who on Sanrio? Now people can get the chance to know some of the most well-loved characters made by the company!
Hello everyone! For those who don't know yet, the freebies for the month of August are now available for download!
These are just samples of what you can get at SanrioTown. Wallpapers, calendars, user icons... Download all these and more for free! All you need is your SanrioTown username and password.:P If you don't have these yet, don't worry: registration is also free. Get your account now by going to http://mail.sanriotown.com/templates/common/us/tos.htm. Make yours in a few short steps and avail of these and other fun services at SanrioTown.com.
Pochacco is now a big-time banker, and you are his valuable assistant!
Hey everyone! This is this week's scheduled entries:
Tuesday: Learn all about "Pochacco's Bank"
Wednesday: Another video and blog made by your fellow SanrioTown members are up for featuring
Thursday: A new blog tutorial will be posted to help you in your blogging needs
Friday: It's all about Flights of Fancy, the Sanrio character that's up this week.
Stay tuned only at the SanrioTown Blog to check these entries out.
Spend a fun day at the festival by helping our favorite white dog hand out balloons to his many friends in Pochacco's Balloon. Sounds easy? Not by a long shot, as each animal has differing speeds and directions, and have awful tempers to boot! Better have their balloons ready for them, or they'll walk out on you!
Play the game now by clicking on the game title or on the images above. Make sure you get a SanrioTown account first, otherwise, you won't be able to!
Hey everyone! Here is this week's schedule of the SanrioTown Blog topics:
Tuesday: Our featured game this week: Pochacco's Balloon!
Wednesday: Get set for another Dream Video and Blog of the Week! These are exclusively made by you SanrioTown fans!
Thursday: Another tutorial to help you in your SanrioTown questions
Friday: Sanrio Character Feature: Daisy & Coro are up!
Ever wondered what your favorite characters' personalities are like? Find out by Meeting the Characters in SanrioTown! The section features popular Sanrio creations, their personalities, quirks, habits, hobbies, birthdays, and just about anything and everything else about them!
Meet and greet Hello Kitty and her cat Charmmy Kitty. Try and wake Cinnamoroll up from his noontime nap. Play hide-and-seek with Badtz-Maru and Keroppi from the bushes and trees. Wave back and Kiki and Lala as they float in the sky. You can do all these and more by visiting SanrioTown.:) Click on the link above or the image below to be brought to the site.
Hi everyone! Check out the new stuff we have for you this April! We've got wallpapers, MSN icons, screensavers, calendars, and more, so do check it out at SanrioTown. You can even get downloads that are Easter-themed, so you'll feel more in tune with the holiday.
If you haven't gotten a SanrioTown account yet, be sure to sign up to enjoy these downloads. Don't worry - registration's free! Just go to http://www.sanriotown.com to enjoy all these.
The 52-episode series adheres to the core values that Sanrio has been upholding for over 30 years: happiness, friendship, and family and educational values. It even features foreign languages like Chinese and Japanese, not to mention well-loved characters like Hello Kitty, Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, and My Melody. A great thing about the series is that it is made in state-of-the-art 3-D animation that viewers, young and old alike, will love and enjoy.
Since we've had puzzles last week, it's only fair that we have action and adventure for this week's feature.:D Here are the Action Games Sanrio Town has to offer to users:
Note: You can go to the games by clicking on the game titles.
Pochacco's Balloons: Help Pochacco give out balloons to his friends. Be careful though, some could get really impatient!
Dream Studio a new feature that enables anyone with an Internet Browser to create and direct their own flash movies by simply uploading video, photos and MP3 music. SanrioTown members can then use the web-based to tools to add text and various special effects which are themed appropriately. The output video is a multimedia feast, an artistic collage of user uploaded material and personalized edits – all rendered into a nifty flash video.
PowerBlaze technology will be deployed within SanrioTown to enable members to express themselves in new and better ways that were previously impossible. Members are treated to an innovative showcase for their memoirs and stories which can be securely shared, and collaborated on. It comes with totally new features, unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Sanriotown gives you the power to create and share your experience in a unique and imaginative way. It’s so easy and fun to do!
1. Simply upload a photo or video to a slide. There are 99 slides possible to upload and juxtapose photo and videos upon.
2. Add some text, transition effects and special effects.
3. Add some background MP3 music to suit.
4. Save your project – don’t forget to add some descriptions and tags.
It’s so easy, no prior experience with Flash is required. Absolutely anyone can join in the fun filled world of multimedia sharing.
Visit http://sanriotown.com for more details.
Welcome to the Kitty shop, where users will have access to exclusive and premium products straight from Sanrio! Currently, Sanrio Town members from Hong Kong will be able to pre-order original Sanrio products not found in local Sanrio shops!
In the Exclusive Section, Sanrio merchandise awaiting production will be made available to Hong Kong members! Each item will be limited edition Sanrio Merchandise you will not be able to find anywhere else! Members who have successfully pre-ordered the item will be informed as to where they can pick up their exclusive item in local stores found nearby!
Have you ever wanted to create your own Sanrio merchandise? In the Concept Section, we want to hear what you think! Help us out by following these 3 easy steps:
1. Concept and Vote – View the latest concepts and make your vote!
Answer the quick survey about the Sanrio product still in the designing stage. Sanrio designers will be using this information to create a product for and created by you! Of course, not all the ideas of a new product will be on the survey. You still have the chance to say what you want us to do by logging into the forums and expressing your ideas there!
2. Result and Sample – Check the results and view the sample product!
Once you’ve made your choice, Sanrio will be gathering information from the Sanriotown Community and create a sample prototype. A certain number of days will be needed in order to view the sample products that have had the most votes.
3. Pre-order – Pre-order your dream item!
Once all the votes are in, the winning product designed by the Sanriotown members will be exclusively distributed in Sanriotown. For the moment, only Hong Kong Sanriotown members will have the chance to avail this product.
Pre-order will be made available once we’ve tallied your votes. Discuss your opinions in the forums and compare notes with the other members to see who voted for what. Remember, if you don’t like the samples we show you in the results, we want to know! So keep those posts coming!
Welcome to the Kitty shop, where users will have access to exclusive and premium products straight from Sanrio! Currently, Sanrio Town members from Hong Kong will be able to pre-order original Sanrio products not found in local Sanrio shops!
In the Exclusive Section, Sanrio merchandise awaiting production will be made available to Hong Kong members! Each item will be limited edition Sanrio Merchandise you will not be able to find anywhere else! Members who have successfully pre-ordered the item will be informed as to where they can pick up their exclusive item in local stores found nearby!
Have you ever wanted to create your own Sanrio merchandise? In the Concept Section, we want to hear what you think! Help us out by following these 3 easy steps:
1. Concept and Vote – View the latest concepts and make your vote!
Answer the quick survey about the Sanrio product still in the designing stage. Sanrio designers will be using this information to create a product for and created by you! Of course, not all the ideas of a new product will be on the survey. You still have the chance to say what you want us to do by logging into the forums and expressing your ideas there!
2. Result and Sample – Check the results and view the sample product!
Once you’ve made your choice, Sanrio will be gathering information from the Sanriotown Community and create a sample prototype. A certain number of days will be needed in order to view the sample products that have had the most votes.
3. Pre-order – Pre-order your dream item!
Once all the votes are in, the winning product designed by the Sanriotown members will be exclusively distributed in Sanriotown. For the moment, only Hong Kong Sanriotown members will have the chance to avail this product.
Pre-order will be made available once we’ve tallied your votes. Discuss your opinions in the forums and compare notes with the other members to see who voted for what. Remember, if you don’t like the samples we show you in the results, we want to know! So keep those posts coming!
World Famous Hello Kitty Advances to New Digital Heights
Joint venture, Sanrio Digital, propels the famous character’s online home into the digital future
Hong Kong, November 21, 2006 –, The leading publisher, developer and distributor of multi-platform online and offline entertainment software Typhoon Games, has partnered with Sanrio Wave Hong Kong Co. Ltd. to bring Sanrio characters to the next stage of their digital evolution. Sanrio Digital, a joint venture between the two companies, led to a complete renovation of the official online presence for Hello Kitty and friends, Sanriotown (http://www.sanriotown.com/), with new flash games, blog, photo, video and online shopping features embracing the social web.
“We are excited to work with Sanrio Wave in driving the digital expansion of Sanrio’s intellectual property assets,” said Yat Siu, the CEO of Sanrio Digital. “Hello Kitty is one of the most recognized brands in the world and it’s full potential has not yet been realized via the Internet. Both the Hello Kitty and Sanrio brands are now extended further beyond that of the traditional realm and onto new digital mediums via the new Sanriotown.”
“This collaboration aims to successfully create synergy between the Sanrio traditional offline business and the digital venture.” Said Hiroaki Nishino, the Director of Sanrio Wave. “Through these online projects, we give non-Sanrio fans the chance to satisfy their curiosity and excite them about Hello Kitty & Friends and this will hopefully arouse their interest in offline products; and widen the fan base of Sanrio characters.”
Riding on the existing online community services such as forums, free e-mails as well as download services, new social networking features have been launched on Sanriotown, which already has a current user-base of almost 2 million world wide. The two most prominent of the newly introduced features are Kitty Shop and Dream Studio, while other features on the site like blogs, chat, message boards and avatars inject more fun into the social networking environment for users.
Kitty Shop is an online store where fans can purchase a wide range of Hello Kitty memorabilia. Kitty Shop also allows users to provide their input into the design of upcoming products, while at the same time, making purchases from the current available range. To celebrate the launch of the new Sanriotown, Kitty Shop allows sanriotown.com members to exclusively pre-order a limited Christmas Edition of Hello Kitty Angel Box sets
Dream Studio is an advanced web technology that enables users to create and direct their own flash movies by simply uploading video, photos and MP3 music. With this new feature, users are able to indulge themselves with the latest online trends and embed their videos on their own website, blogs, or other community portals, creating an online networking community that is unique to Sanriotown.
In addition to the above, there will be other advanced and innovative entertainment products released. For example, a massive multiplayer Hello Kitty online game is currently in the final stages of development, bringing mature Hello Kitty fans and online gamers higher levels of difficulty, excitement and interaction. Also, a 52-Episode 3D Animated TV series titles “The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends” will be released, introducing a side of Hello Kitty that is not only cute and cuddly, but one that takes on the role of an educator for children to learn from.
For more details, please visit http://www.sanriotown.com/ or www.sanriodigital.com
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About Sanrio Digital
Sanrio Digital is a joint venture between Typhoon Games (HK) Ltd., and Sanrio Co. Ltd. whose aim is to focus on the digital expansion of Sanrio intellectual property assets. This effective collaboration will capitalize on the great number of IP assets that have not yet been fully digitally developed. Furthermore, Sanrio Digital will hold exclusive rights to produce offline products based on its online productions, which is expected to create synergy between the Sanrio traditional offline business and the digital venture; studies have shown that higher revenue generation can be expected if Sanrio online and offline business complement each other.
About Typhoon Games
Typhoon Games Ltd. was founded on August 2001 in Hong Kong as a game developing and publishing company that recognizes the great potential of the gaming industry in Asia. We work with developers in the region, as well as those from Europe and North America to create and localize PC games for the Asian audiences. Typhoon Games aims to provide the best distribution channel for game developers to sell their games, and for gamers to experience games in the most sound and technically advanced environment possible. Typhoon Games combines the highest technology with the most loyal communities of users to bring our audience the best gaming experience ever!
Typhoon Games Ltd. is a leading publisher, developer and distributor of multi-platform online and offline entertainment software with channel partners in North America and Europe, and distribution in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan. Game titles released by Typhoon Games have won international acclaim from leading game media experts and received some of the industry’s top awards. To date, Typhoon Games has published over 100 different game titles.
About Sanrio Wave Hong Kong Co., Ltd.
Sanrio Co., Ltd. founded Sanrio Wave Hong Kong Co., Ltd. in the year 2000 after Sanrio (H.K.) Co., Ltd. was founded on April 1994. While Sanrio HK focused on the traditional character merchandise business, Sanrio Wave HK has the unique mission to create and distribute the original Sanrio contents / entertainment business throughout Asia, and eventually in global scale.
Throughout the years, Sanrio characters have always been one of the most wanted contents by mobile content providers and telecom operators. Sanrio Wave HK is currently working with almost all major telecom networks in Asia directly or through the local content providers while the mobile content distribution network is still expanding. To further proliferate the content business, Sanrio Wave HK started to produce original publication to enrich the content category.
In October 2006, Sanrio HK merged with Sanrio Wave HK to further extend its mission to be the regional hub and to become an all rounded company with the strong integration of online and offline merchandise and contents.
For any inquiries, please contact: michelle@sanriodigital.com
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