Howdy, drained fingers.
Generally I ponder if there’s a nook of existence that Howdy Kitty and her pals from Sanrio haven’t established a presence in. Electrical guitars? Check. Gundam? Check. Haunted zombie land? Check.
However one place Howdy Kitty has but to seem is a smartphone-exclusive rhythm recreation (Taiko no Tatsujin doesn’t depend as a result of that cameo was on a console model). Nevertheless, that small patch of actuality will quickly go with out kawaii cats and puppies now not as Sanrio Kawaii Me Reside! is about to be launched in January 2027.
On this recreation, a spread of characters from Sanrio’s huge roster, together with Howdy Kitty, My Melody, Pompompurin, Cinnamoroll, Kuromi, and lots of extra, carry out on stage along with your assist. There are two kinds of rhythm play: one entails tapping on the proper time when two circles converge in a method considerably just like the dance-offs in Last Fantasy VII Remake or Yakuza 0. The opposite type requires protecting your finger alongside a horizontal bar and tapping or sliding it on the objects as they fall in a method like Guitar Hero or Beatmania.
The sport is free to play, and also you’ll get to begin off with Sanrio’s personal playlist of seven songs based mostly on their characters. There may even be collaboration songs with Polkadot Stingray, Soala, Mi’Line Hearts, Yabai T-Shirts Yasan, Lienel, She’s, and Zutomayo. Extra songs may even be added over time.
However the actual appeal in Sanrio Kawaii Me Reside! is to do because the title suggests and kawaii up your chosen character. Unlock new outfits and musical tools on your character to put on and maintain, whereas additionally designing the stage format to your private choice. It looks like any Sanrio fan would need to spend most of their time on this a part of the sport, however you’ll must carry out to unlock extra costumes.
Additionally, for individuals in Yokohama, there can be an opportunity to expertise the enjoyable stay at a launch occasion on 14 January, 2027 at Yokohama Kannai Corridor. There can be stay performances by lots of the artists talked about above, and appearances by lots of the Sanrio characters talked about above.
Within the meantime, pre-registration for the sport is already underway on the App Store and Google Play Store. And to verify nobody dawdles, Sanrio Video games is holding a particular marketing campaign to unlock in-game objects based mostly on how many individuals pre-register, beginning with an energy-boosting Cosmo Soda merchandise at 50,000 individuals, as much as a Howdy Kitty wearing Mira Put on if a million individuals promise to take a look at the sport.
▼ Mira Put on Howdy Kitty
There’s nonetheless a approach to go earlier than the discharge of Sanrio Kawaii Me Reside! and extra particulars are positive to emerge earlier than then. It appears to me that this title is ripe for Yoshikitty to make an look, both as an unlockable character or ultimate boss the place you’ll must put on your fingers out attempting to faucet via “Kurenai.”
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