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==Name Origin== | ==Name Origin== | ||
In | [[File:Popopo.jpg|thumb|right|230px|"It's an easy name to remember. I'm Popopo." - as the large pink title in translation from Japanese says, Kirby is in this magazine scan referred as Popopo.]] | ||
During the early development of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', Kirby went by the name Popopo (known in Japan as ポポポ), but Nintendo eventually decided they wanted something that would more appeal to the Western audience. | |||
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 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 - GameInformer]</ref> | |||
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==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
