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[[File:Popopo.jpg|thumb|right|230px|An early magazine scan advertising ''Kirby's Dream Land'', or as it was originally known, ''Twinkle Popo''. The large pink text says, "It's an easy name to remember. I'm Popopo."]] | [[File:Popopo.jpg|thumb|right|230px|An early magazine scan advertising ''Kirby's Dream Land'', or as it was originally known, ''Twinkle Popo''. The large pink text says, "It's an easy name to remember. I'm Popopo."]] | ||
During the early development of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', Kirby went by the name Popopo (known in Japanese as ポポポ) | During the early development of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', Kirby went by the name Popopo (known in Japanese as ポポポ). Nintendo eventually decided to change the name, and polled Nintendo of America for suggestions, because they wanted the name to appeal to kids outside of Japan.<ref name="kirbysadventure">[http://shmuplations.com/kirbysadventure/ ''Kirby's Adventure'' developer interview]</ref> | ||
In an interview with [[nwiki:Shigeru Miyamoto|Shigeru Miyamoto]] at [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011|E3 2011]] by Game Informer, Miyamoto confirmed rumors that the name Kirby was partially inspired by an attorney [[wikipedia:John Kirby (attorney)|John Kirby]], who defended [[Nintendo]] in the case [[wikipedia:Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.|Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.]], in which [[wikipedia:Universal Studios|Universal]] alleged that ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' was a trademark infringement of ''[[wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]''. Miyamoto, however, explains that the name Kirby existed on a draft list of potential names for the character and that the name was partially chosen because of the trend that in Japan cute characters often use "very soft names with soft sounds in them". Miyamoto thought that the name Kirby had "harsh sounds" to it, and that "the juxtaposition of this cute character with this harsh-sounding name was very funny".<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/17/miyamoto-wii-amp-wii-u-are-colored-white-for-all-ages-appeal.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 Miyamoto Talks Wii, Zelda And Nintendo's Past - Game Informer]</ref> | In an interview with [[nwiki:Shigeru Miyamoto|Shigeru Miyamoto]] at [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011|E3 2011]] by Game Informer, Miyamoto confirmed rumors that the name Kirby was partially inspired by an attorney [[wikipedia:John Kirby (attorney)|John Kirby]], who defended [[Nintendo]] in the case [[wikipedia:Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.|Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.]], in which [[wikipedia:Universal Studios|Universal]] alleged that ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' was a trademark infringement of ''[[wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]]''. Miyamoto, however, explains that the name Kirby existed on a draft list of potential names for the character and that the name was partially chosen because of the trend that in Japan cute characters often use "very soft names with soft sounds in them". Miyamoto thought that the name Kirby had "harsh sounds" to it, and that "the juxtaposition of this cute character with this harsh-sounding name was very funny".<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/17/miyamoto-wii-amp-wii-u-are-colored-white-for-all-ages-appeal.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 Miyamoto Talks Wii, Zelda And Nintendo's Past - Game Informer]</ref> | ||