Franchise: Kirby
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Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby Air Ride
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Star Stacker
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Pinball Land
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Kirby Triple Deluxe
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Super Smash Bros.
Kirby Star Allies
Kirby's Air Ride
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby's Block Ball
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
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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.
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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.
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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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