While it's not exactly a major milestone, Masahiro Sakurai – the creator of Kirby – has decided to celebrate the pink puffball's 28th birthday on Twitter, by sharing a funny Smash Bros. Ultimate screenshot replacing the heads of Ganondorf and Cloud.
In a follow-up tweet underneath this, Sakurai mentions how it can often be a struggle when adding a new fighter to Smash Bros. because he always has to consider Kirby's copy ability. Obviously every character in the game provides Kirby with a new ability, new looks, and effects – meaning Kirby is constantly being updated, like no other fighter.
The first Kirby game, Kirby's Dream Land, was released on the original Game Boy (in Japan) on 27th April 1992 and was eventually followed by a sequel in 1995. The character's most recent release is Super Kirby Clash on the Switch eShop. Kirby is also regularly voted as the number one character by readers of Nintendo Dream magazine in Japan.
What would you like Kirby's next adventure to be? Leave a comment down below.
[source nintendoenthusiast.com]
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Hard to believe that I was reading about Kirby's Dreamland in Nintendo Power in 1992 as an upcoming game that I really wanted and thought was adorable, but would never get as much attention because he wasn't Mario....
That's an interesting point, Kirby technically is the most reworked character in smash.
I always love kirby, hope he gets a new switch game soon, but hal also made eggerland/adventures of lolo and I wish we'd get a new adventures of lolo game, lolo made appearance in dreamland 1 as a boss
Happy Birthday, Kirby. Here's to more years of snacking, sleeping and slaying cosmic abominations.
I needuh monsta ta clobba dat dere kirbeh
Star Allies was pretty classic Kirby so they'll probably go nuts with the next one. Dream Course 2, anyone?
Theory: Sakurai implanted the copy ability for Kirby in Smash so he can keep revisiting Kirby whenever a new fighter is in development.
Of course it's major milestone.
Happy Birthday Kirby, your the greatest. One day you'll be in Mario Kart, never stop dreaming.
I really enjoy Kirby, but I'm just not really drawn to Star Allies. I'm hoping an ambitious Kirby project is revealed within the next couple of years.
Ah yes, the Warlock and Soldier copy abilities....waaaait a minute...
Always when i see kirby, i see Majin Buu from DBZ
Leave it to Sakurai to brighten our lives with his positivity and creativity. Thank you, Sakurai-Sama.
@Ardisan MEMORIES.
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