KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL that the pink Nintendo character is named Kirby after lawyer John Kirby who helped Nintedo with their lawsuit against Universal about the usage of the name "KONG"share.googleexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the pink Nintendo character is named Kirby after lawyer John Kirby who helped Nintedo with their lawsuit against Universal about the usage of the name "KONG"share.googleKuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
I honestly thought he was named after the vacuum company because he sucks up stuff like a vacuum cleaner does.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoNo, he was always meant to be pink and is depicted as such on the Japanese box art. The North American box art got it wrong.
minus-squareKuromiGirl04@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 days agoOkay but why does White Kirby look like that one Mario character? (I think his name is Boo/Teresa?)
minus-squareAndonyx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 days agoBoos don’t have feet. Ipso facto Kirby is just round, not a ghost.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoA pre-death ghost, if you will.
minus-squareKuromiGirl04@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoOkay, I’m not even into videogames like that (used to play Super Mario Bros 2 for the 3DS when I was 11 or so, but not anymore), but oh my stars this is awesome, I friggen love this!! Did you do this yourself?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOh no, I’m not that talented! It was posted on the creedxdesign Instagram account.
No, he was always meant to be pink and is depicted as such on the Japanese box art. The North American box art got it wrong.
Okay but why does White Kirby look like that one Mario character? (I think his name is Boo/Teresa?)
Boos don’t have feet. Ipso facto Kirby is just round, not a ghost.
A pre-death ghost, if you will.
Okay, I’m not even into videogames like that (used to play Super Mario Bros 2 for the 3DS when I was 11 or so, but not anymore), but oh my stars this is awesome, I friggen love this!!
Did you do this yourself?
Oh no, I’m not that talented! It was posted on the creedxdesign Instagram account.