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The game was later renamed to Twinkle Popo; however, after Nintendo became involved in its release, Nintendo and HAL chose to change the name of the game and its protagonist so that it would appeal to Western audiences. [3] The name "Kirby" was chosen from a list of potential names provided by Nintendo of America. [4]
John Joseph Kirby Jr. (October 22, 1939 – October 2, 2019) was an American attorney. He was most notable for his successful defense for Nintendo against Universal Studios over the copyrightability of the character Donkey Kong in 1984, from which Nintendo subsequently named the character Kirby to honor him.
Kirby is named after lawyer John Kirby, who defended Nintendo in the Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. case in 1984. Porky Pig from Looney Tunes is named two childhood classmates of creator Friz Freleng, nicknamed "Porky" and "Piggy". Mario is named after Nintendo of America's former warehouse landlord Mario Segale. [22] [23]
Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, a psychiatric hospital in New York City; 51985 Kirby, an asteroid named after Jack Kirby; Loteki Supernatural Being (1990–2007), also known as Kirby, the only dog to have won all three major international dog shows in the same year
Kirby's name was chosen as a tribute to the lawyer, John Kirby. [6] [5] Originally, Shigeru Miyamoto suggested Kirby should be yellow. [6] The second game, Kirby's Adventure, was released in Japan on March 23, 1993, in North America on May 1, 1993, and Europe on September 12, 1993.
After its defeat, Kirby faces the leader of Dark Matter, a giant white creature with a single red eye called Zero (ゼロ), a large eyeball with a red iris that shoots blood at Kirby. [91] After Kirby defeats him, he detaches from his white eyeball and flies around as a faster, though weaker, form in a last-ditch effort to defeat Kirby.
Kirby was transferred to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Hanover after leaving UVA Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery. He hopes to be back working on the family farm with his ...
The character's middle name, Kirby, was conceived as a reference to comic book artist Jack Kirby. [ 11 ] Despite Man of Action receiving credit for creating the series, their involvement following the end of the original series in 2008 was minimal with the show's production and had already moved on to other projects.