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Since 1992, Kirby has starred in over 30 video games (twelve of which can be considered part of the core series, not counting remakes), has appeared to some capacity in several other [[Nintendo]] games and products, has had an [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|anime series]], several manga series, a [[Kirby (novel series)|novel series]], and has a great deal of [[Merchandise|merchandise]] in the form of figurines, plush dolls, clothing, and the like. Kirby and his series were created by [[Masahiro Sakurai]] under [[HAL Laboratory]], with the latter of which retaining the rights to the ''Kirby'' series and characters despite Sakurai's departure from the HAL team in the mid-2000s. To this day, Kirby remains one of Nintendo's most famous and familiar mascots, with his games garnering millions of sales worldwide, and thanks in part to his perfect attendance as a fighter in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' franchise. | Since 1992, Kirby has starred in over 30 video games (twelve of which can be considered part of the core series, not counting remakes), has appeared to some capacity in several other [[Nintendo]] games and products, has had an [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|anime series]], several manga series, a [[Kirby (novel series)|novel series]], and has a great deal of [[Merchandise|merchandise]] in the form of figurines, plush dolls, clothing, and the like. Kirby and his series were created by [[Masahiro Sakurai]] under [[HAL Laboratory]], with the latter of which retaining the rights to the ''Kirby'' series and characters despite Sakurai's departure from the HAL team in the mid-2000s. To this day, Kirby remains one of Nintendo's most famous and familiar mascots, with his games garnering millions of sales worldwide, and thanks in part to his perfect attendance as a fighter in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' franchise. | ||
Kirby has been consistently voiced by [[Makiko Ohmoto]] since 1999, when he appeared in the first ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' game on the [[Nintendo 64]]. Ohmoto also voiced his [[Kirby (anime character)|anime counterpart]] in all versions of the series, with the exception of some lines that were dubbed over by [[wikipedia:Amy Birnbaum|Amy Birnbaum]] for the English version. Prior to Ohmoto's debut, the role was [[Kirby's voice#Early history|passed between various actors and actresses]] for one-off appearances. | |||
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