Franchise: Kirby

While most abilities got hats in Kirby Super Star, the Hammer ability didn't get one. The current hat seen today first appeared in the Kirby anime, with some minor tweaks.

Lololo and Lalala, two recurring bosses throughout the series starting with Kirby's Dream Land, are actually Lolo and Lala from Eggerland/Adventures of Lolo. Both Kirby and Eggerland were developed by HAL Laboratory.

In a released concept art in Kirby's Dream Collection, an unknown knight was shown with red butterfly-like wings. Since this artwork was in Meta Knight’s section, many presumed it to be Meta Knight's beta design. However, in a Nintendo Dream magazine interview with Shinya Kumazaki, he confirmed that the design was originally for an entirely different knight that would have appeared in the cancelled Kirby GameCube game. This design would later be used for Morpho Knight in Kirby Star Allies, ​​​​except with a different sword.

A prequel to the Kirby series titled "Kid Kirby" was being developed for the SNES by DMA Design, now Rockstar North. The game was a platformer featuring a younger Kirby which would've utilized the SNES Mouse peripheral, however the game was canceled supposedly due to the mouse not selling well.

The North American box arts for Kirby games are edited to give Kirby an angry-looking scowl. According to former Nintendo of America localization director Leslie Swan and former marketing employee Krysta Yang in 2025, these edits were not intended to make Kirby look angry, but determined to fight off large, tough opponents. This change was made in an effort to help Kirby appeal to a wider audience, including tween and teen demographics who were drawn to tougher-looking characters. According to Swan, Nintendo eventually stopped marketing Kirby like this so their games could use the same artwork across all regions.