In case you're forgetful — or just an old grouch — it's Valentine's Day, that heart-filled square on Cupid's calendar when lovers are variously delighted and/or obliged to gift each other cards, sweetmeats and other treats. Ahh, you can feel the amour in the air...
If you've gone and forgotten, fear not — Nintendo has you covered with a collection of five downloadable gift cards featuring the sweetest of all video game characters, Kirby.
As shared by Nintendo UK — and downloadable directly from its website — the five available designs feature the pink puffball in various states of cuteness, with the meme-friendly 'Karby' from the pink one's upcoming game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land also putting in an appearance:
Personally, this writer is more of a fan of Kirby's earlier automotive work, but the appeal of this slightly more disturbing tarp-like take on a Kirby car is undeniable.
So, if you're at work and cursing yourself for forgetting this most lovey-dovey of days, there's still time to do better than a box of chocs and some petrol station-forecourt flowers on the way home! If in doubt, print it out. That's what they say, isn't it? Or is that boarding passes when your phone battery is on the blink...
Let us know below which of these designs you deign suitably lovely enough to send to the object of your desires.
- Further reading: Where To Pre-Order Kirby And The Forgotten Land On Switch
[source twitter.com]
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Unpopular opinion, Kirby with such elastic form like that was not really cute to see for me.
From @forestminish
@Anti-Matter I agree, it hurts to watch it, it made me extremely uncomfortable
A big handful of Necco Sweethearts to each and all! 💜
@Anti-Matter I don't think it's that much of an unpopular opinion, as I see people on youtube comments saying the same thing? Maybe it is unpopular, or not, but it can look strange and/or creepy if looked at in certain ways.
I don't find it cute, but I do I find it more funny and interesting than creepy myself, but I can see why people would find it either strange or creepy or both.
These Kirby cards kinda suck. XD
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@Anti-Matter No I agree I didn't like it that much either. Idk to me it was just so not Kirby....if that makes sense.
I like the Nintendo community is slowly finding out that Kirby is an eldritch monster.
I feel like I would doubt my relationship if someone sent me a valentine's image.
At least make your own!
I find Kirby's new mode rather cool. Too bad some doesn't see it that way though I do understand why.
I see YT commenters mostly use "horrific" to describe it. Weird sure, but horrific? I don't think so. I can understand it being gross though since Kirby's basically has a mouthful of car rust. 😂
St Valentine's Day is about beheadings!
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If someone sent me this for Valentine's day, and nothing else? I would stop talking to them.
It's cute for kids though, I guess?
Kirby doing weird things with his form has been around for awhile now. Whether it was sucking up whole giant monsters like in Triple Deluxe or ripping his face off and throwing a version of it with teeth in K64. 🤷♀️ Sakurai himself had a horror game idea for Kirby with Marx's original design being scarier. He referred to Kirby as the "pink demon". The current director Shinya Kumazaki is just expanding on these ideas and the image and funny concept of Kirby being one of Nintendo's cutest yet very powerful characters. Showing all the ways he can be molded and stretched with no problem.
I think it's great and it's very much Kirby lol.
Puyo Puyo gets the spotlight once more.
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