Hello Kitty Online - Trailer

§ September 19th, 2008 § Filed under Japan § Tagged Hello Kitty, Japan, MMO § No Comments

Think my brain just imploded watching this.

Final Fantasy Potion Drinks

§ August 9th, 2007 § Filed under Japan § Tagged Eve Online, Final Fantasy, MMO, MMORPG, Quafe, Softdrinks, Suntory, World of Warcraft § 1 Comment

Final Fantasy is definitely a Japanese cult phenomenon. It is perhaps not surprising that Suntory, a Japanese drinks company, offered “Final Fantasy XII” potions.

These soft drinks were branded after the game and either came in a normal bottle, or a small set with bottles shaped like the potions in the game.

I am not sure whether these are still sold - I really need to learn Japanese - but they were definitely a crazy item. It is noteworthy, however, that Suntory was not the first company to market a MMO-Drink in the real world. Icelandic game studio CCP sold a real-world version of the Eve-Online drink Quafe in 2004. I wonder how long it will take before Blizzard starts selling World of Warcraft branded drinks.

(Via Akihabara News.)