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04-29-2014, 09:10 AM
http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/7/3/3/5/8/nintendo-says-it-makes-kirby-angrier-for-western-box-art-1398770596568.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1673358.jpgThe director of Kirby: Triple Deluxe has explained why Nintendo's lovable pink rogue is often angrier in the West.
Box art for Kirby games usually shows the rotund character wearing a winning smile in his homeland of Japan. But the artwork is often changed for North America and Europe - here he has angry eyes and a scowl.
"For the Japanese versions we are, at [Kirby developer] HAL, involved in everything throughout development, including the package design," director Shinya Kumazaki told Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-is-kirby-always-angry-in-the-us-nintendo-explains/1100-6419263/). "The most powerful image of Kirby is that cute image, we think that's the one that appeals to the widest audience.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-29-why-so-serious-nintendo-explains-angry-western-kirby)
Box art for Kirby games usually shows the rotund character wearing a winning smile in his homeland of Japan. But the artwork is often changed for North America and Europe - here he has angry eyes and a scowl.
"For the Japanese versions we are, at [Kirby developer] HAL, involved in everything throughout development, including the package design," director Shinya Kumazaki told Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-is-kirby-always-angry-in-the-us-nintendo-explains/1100-6419263/). "The most powerful image of Kirby is that cute image, we think that's the one that appeals to the widest audience.
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-29-why-so-serious-nintendo-explains-angry-western-kirby)