During this Closed Beta period, Sanrio Digital joined with the game community MMOSite to give away more accounts to beta testers. The Closed Beta phase began on April 23, 2008, and ran through June 1, 2008. This submission process ran until Ma with selected applications being announced on March 18, 2008. Due to the limited number of testing accounts available, applicants were instructed to create a video explaining why the applicant should be chosen to participate in the closed beta test. More than 50,000 applications were submitted. The closed beta application was announced on Febru running through February 21, 2008. SanrioDigital hosted three phases of testing: Closed Beta, Founders' Beta, and Public stress test. The game tells the story of a hero (the player) helping Hello Kitty and her friends wake up from eternal slumber and defeat a 'mysterious and malevolent power'.