Franchise: Kirby
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Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby's Star Stacker
Kirby's Block Ball
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby Star Allies
Kirby's Dream Course
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Kirby Super Star
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby Family
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby Triple Deluxe
Super Smash Bros.
Kirby's Avalanche
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Kirby Air Ride
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby's Air Ride
Kirby: Squeak Squad
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Kirby's Super Star Stacker
Kid Kirby
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2
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When Donkey Kong became popular, Nintendo was sued by Universal. Universal claimed Donkey Kong was a rip-off of King Kong. Lawyer John Kirby proved that Universal didn't even have trademark rights to "King Kong", and so they lost the case. Nintendo gave Kirby a boat named Donkey Kong and exclusive rights to the name Donkey Kong for sail-boats as a strange way of thanking him.
in a 2011 interview with Game Informer, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that "Kirby" was one of many candidates on a list of names that were proposed for the characters, and upon seeing it, he recalled John Kirby and felt that a connection between the two would be amusing. However, the name was picked not as a tribute to the lawyer, but rather because the harsh-sounding nature of the name was a comedic contrast to the character's soft, cute design.
in a 2011 interview with Game Informer, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that "Kirby" was one of many candidates on a list of names that were proposed for the characters, and upon seeing it, he recalled John Kirby and felt that a connection between the two would be amusing. However, the name was picked not as a tribute to the lawyer, but rather because the harsh-sounding nature of the name was a comedic contrast to the character's soft, cute design.
Original DidYouKnowGaming blog post:
http://didyouknowgaming.com/post/32069456462/donkey-kong
2011 Game Informer interview:
https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/17/miyamoto-wii-amp-wii-u-are-colored-white-for-all-ages-appeal.aspx
http://didyouknowgaming.com/post/32069456462/donkey-kong
2011 Game Informer interview:
https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/17/miyamoto-wii-amp-wii-u-are-colored-white-for-all-ages-appeal.aspx
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