Sunblink and Sanrio have announced that Hello Kitty Island Adventure, the cozy life simulation game, will be launching as a Deluxe Edition for the Nintendo Switch on 25 March 2025. This edition will include the base game alongside three Deluxe Bundles, each designed to provide players with a head start in their adventure:
Deluxe Event Bundle – Includes over 330 unique items and rewards, such as a year’s worth of Legacy Event clothing, furniture, and other seasonal cosmetics.
Deluxe Starter Bundle – Features friendship blossoms, bouquets, and strawberry crates to assist players early in the game.
Deluxe Crafting Bundle – Contains a selection of crafting materials, including dye, sticks, iron ore, and rubber.
Originally released on Apple Arcade in 2023, this Nintendo Switch version marks the game’s first expansion beyond mobile platforms. In the game, players arrive at Big Adventures Park, where My Melody is preparing to open a new gift shop. However, the island holds more mysteries than expected, leading players to explore different biomes, restore abandoned areas, and befriend Hello Kitty and her companions.
Some of the key promoted features of the game include:
Explore a Massive World – Meet Hello Kitty and Friends across distinct biomes with more than 100 hours of adventure and affecting stories to experience. Brave Kuromi’s haunted mansion in the Spooky Swamp, unearth ancient secrets with Retsuko in fiery Mount Hothead, grow rare flowers with Wish Me Well in the Merry Meadows, discover new treasures underwater in Rainbow Reef, and so much more.
Be Who You Want – Express yourself as an original, Sanrio-style avatar with a wide range of adorable character customisation options. Select from dozens of faces, features, and body shapes, then collect hundreds of clothing items. Change your appearance at any time.
Craft, Create, Collect – Bake delicious recipes with Hello Kitty, brew magic potions with Kuromi, collect critters with Keroppi, learn to fish from Badtz-maru, and so much more. Share gifts and complete quests to deepen your friendship with even more beloved characters. Decorate your own dream space or attract new friends to the island with the right furniture pieces. Scour the island for collectibles, like the dozens of hidden gudetama, sometimes locked behind devious puzzles.
Team Up in Multiplayer – Everything is better with friends. Invite other players to your island and complete multiplayer challenges to boost each other’s stamina, solve the island’s trickiest puzzles, chase new high scores, or build beautiful vacation homes together. Multiplayer guests can even decorate their own Friendship Cabins on your island.
NO Microtransactions – There is no premium currency to earn, purchase, or spend in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Enjoy the sights, customise your island vacation, and unlock everything just by playing the game.
