April 26, 2017|
Today is Kirby’s 25th birthday! But how was our beloved puffball created? Let’s find out in this new Game & Fact about Masahiro’s Sakurai first game project.
Additional Translation:
最初に考えられたカービィの名前は、デデデ大王やプププランドのように連続する3文字を使った「ポポポ」。
Kirby’s original name, Popopo, followed the same style as Dedede and Pupupu Land of having 3 sounds repeating.
Source: Hoshi no Kirby: PuPuPu Encyclopedia, 2012
Sources:
- Kirby’s Adventure – 1993 Developer Interview
- GameInformer – Miyamoto Talks Wii U, Zelda, And Nintendo’s Past
- WarioWare D.I.Y. – Masahiro Sakurai made it too
- UPDATE: Kirby as placeholder & Miyamoto’s suggestion for yellow Kirby – Eurogamer
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