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Majesco has decided the best way for the company to honor Hello Kitty’s 35th anniversary is by bringing joy to DS-owning children and Hello Kitty fans with Hello Kitty Party. The game, which will be released November 23, 2009 in North America and is already out in Europe, is a… Continue Reading »

On November 1, 2009, Hello Kitty celebrates her 35th birthday. Funny, she doesn’t look that old. It’s also her twin sister Mimmy’s birthday too, but she’s not the famous one so nobody really cares about her. She’s just part of the entourage. Anyways, in honor of Hello Kitty’s 35th, Important… Continue Reading »

Mimobot, makers of fancy USB Flash drives, today (August 11, 2009) annoucned the upcoming release of a Hello Kitty themed Flash drive. The drives will be available early September 2009, pre-empting Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary on November 1, 2009. The drives will feature Hello Kitty imagery and range in capacity… Continue Reading »

This is the way game companies should do business. Aeria Games & Entertainment, Inc., has launched a month-long promotion (April 2009) that guarantees gamers will enjoy their games or get a refund. The company’s press release goes a bit further than just guaranteeing “fun,” but states a refund will be… Continue Reading »

Hello Kitty is undoubtedly an icon, and definitely a worldwide success. I mean, how many mascots have stationary, clothing, cartoons, CDs, movies, makeup, video games, electronics devices, their own maternity hospital, appear on a credit card, are declared a UNICEF Special Friend of Children and are named a tourism ambassador.… Continue Reading »

ThinkGeek has released its December 2008 holiday catalog and few familiar items have returned. As for new kewl stuff,  there’s Mario & Luigi 10 in. Vinyl Figures, the Tuttuki Bako Virtual Finger Game, a Mario Kart WiiMote Projection Light and much more… Continue Reading »

Let me begin by stating this isn’t some sort of strange joke. Everything you are about to read is absolutely true, and if you go to Yuanlin, Taiwan, you can see it yourself. Ready? Okay. There is a Hello Kitty hospital. No, seriously. Tsai Tsung-chi spent more than $3 million… Continue Reading »

We all know Hello Kitty’s a star, but who ever thought that her Animal Crossing-esque DS adventure would find such success. Empire Interactive and Atari have just announced that Hello Kitty: Big City Dreams, coming to the DS on November 11, 2008, has gone gold. A lot of Sanrio fans… Continue Reading »

The field of video game journalism places writers in opinionated positions. They write the same types of stories as newspaper journalists - news, features, opinions and reviews - but also must entertain their audience. In addition, the news stories are often regurgitated press releases. Take a six or seven paragraph… Continue Reading »

Wow! Important Importables falls on the Fourth of July this year! So I figured this week’s column should focus on some fun, Japanese gadgets that you can buy online now, and have in time for the Fourth. You know the kind of things I’m talking about. They’re the items that… Continue Reading »