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Comments
  • Lien
    Lien

    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
    The last one is awesome... First! dare i say!
  • Burn
    Burn

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
    "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... And I'm all out of bubblegum."
  • Lokonopa
    Lokonopa

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
    Kirby, F**K YEAH! Coming again to save the m-fing day, yeah.
  • uncletiki
    uncletiki

    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
    I for one in particular like the Amazing Mirror, as all the other colored Kirdby-like characters also look happy, and having a phone is just ridiculous. The Canvas Curse I can understand cause he's pissed off for being in more 2D than he is used to. Its either marketing or a really bad misconception.
  • Uver
    Uver

    Joined: Feb 2007
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
    im sorry, but air ride was a pretty good game. -says the man with a res evil 4 avatar-
  • Lentium
    Lentium

    Joined: Jan 2008
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
    They are going for that angry, violent retarded American dollar.... and it is so... so sweet.
  • SGSaint
    SGSaint

    Joined: Apr 2008
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
    Welcome to America! The land of many frowns.
  • DBucks8
    DBucks8

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
    what about it? im angry all the time.
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
    'Cause American Kirby can kick Japanese Kirby's squishy, round behind.
  • LinksOcarina
    LinksOcarina

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
    You don't **** with U.S Kirby....
  • Burn
    Burn

    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
    I wonder how the designers discussed the art for Amazing Mirror... "Okay, we can use the Japanese box art, but we should ditch the red guy as the badass and give his sword to Kirby. And the hat. And lower the cellphone a bit. Kirby needs to hold it like Jack Bauer from 24. Yes... YES! America will eat this up!"
  • NickKmet
    NickKmet

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
    Kirby... Kirby... Kirby, FUCK YEAH! Coming again, to save the mother ****ing day yeah, Kirby, FUCK YEAH! Freedom is the only way yeah, Terrorist your game is through cause now you have to answer too, Kirby, FUCK YEAH! So lick my butt, and suck on my balls, Kirby, FUCK YEAH! What you going to do when we come for you now, it’s the dream that we all share; it’s the hope for tomorrow FUCK YEAH!
  • NickKmet
    NickKmet

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
    interesting how all caps doesn't get censored....ooops....my bad. i'll probably get banned for that. great.....
  • Sodbuster
    Sodbuster

    Joined: Jan 2006
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
    I wonder if most Japanese would consider us angry, or just whoever does the Kirby box art.
  • Duke_Ferris
    Duke_Ferris

    Joined: Apr 1996
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
    Banning people. FUCK YEAH! Gonna bann their asses for Kirby to violate!
  • Brian_Rowe
    Brian_Rowe

    Joined: Jan 2008
    Posted: May 5th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
    I find the second set of boxes especially funny. Look closely and you can see that the graphic designer of the American box moved the sword-wielding Kirby to the forefront and palette-swapped the two.
  • Yokiro
    Yokiro

    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 1:40 am
    I'd probably be a little perturbed myself, it's a long flight from Japan to America.
  • wrathofaid
    wrathofaid

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 2:07 am
    FUCK YEAH BITCH CUNT SLUT HOE DICK PUSSY ASSHOLE CUMGUZZLER SHIT
  • Sjvan0
    Sjvan0

    Joined: Jun 2006
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 3:35 am
    I wonder if the European covers feature happy Kirby or GRRRR! I SHALL CRUSH YOU WITH MY AMERICANESS Kirby?
  • Servcrow
    Servcrow

    Joined: Jun 2007
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 5:50 am
    Does thio work in reverse as well? By that I mean do Ratchet and Clank set fire to orphans and kick puppies on their Japanese covers?
  • Odbarc
    Odbarc

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 6:10 am
    I named my dog Kirby. He ***** in the house, pukes in the corners, and barks constantly despite being hit for it. If my dog were Japanese, he'd poop outside, chew on bones and be cuddly... but he wouldn't know any English commands. :(
  • petrucci
    petrucci

    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
    I guess this is proof that america defiles all that is good and happy.
  • Battlemage
    Battlemage

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
    America is badass and the Japanese know it
  • kronos_question
    kronos_question

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
    American Kirby is angry because he has a stress lifestyle coupled with a bad diet
  • Rakon
    Rakon

    Joined: Mar 2007
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
    It makes perfect sense. Japanese Kirby is happy, U.S Kirby is angry, a Canadian Kirby would be drunk and playing hockey, and a French Kirby would be naked and smoking.
  • Battlemage
    Battlemage

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: May 6th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
    For the most part, Kirby already is naked...
  • bumblebee_tuna
    bumblebee_tuna

    Joined: Aug 2006
    Posted: May 7th, 2008 at 1:24 am
    It's Nintendo's attempt to make Kirby look less of a retarded pink blob for the critical (meaning we criticize too much) US......
  • bouncer32
    bouncer32

    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: May 8th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
    I'll say what's on everybdies minds. Japan hates us. If you weren;t thinking that, get a ****ing clue.
  • druglord
    druglord

    Joined: Mar 2006
    Posted: May 9th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
    Well think about it. In japan, weird is okay. In the US, ( Saying you Not knowing who kirby was) Kirby looks like gay pink puff ball. Which is true, but you would much rather as a pissed off one or the one who is happy sucking his oppents?
  • mnotme
    mnotme

    Joined: Jul 2010
    Posted: Jul 25th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
    @bumblebee_tuna

    "It's Nintendo's attempt to make Kirby look less of a retarded pink blob for the critical (meaning we criticize too much) US......"

    So they want him to look less american on the US box cover?
  • wonderphoque
    wonderphoque

    Joined: Aug 2010
    Posted: Aug 13th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
    its weird cause kirby 64 the crystal shards and kirby tilt n tumble both show kirby happy on the covers for us and japan...

    no sense is made...
  • oohaa
    oohaa

    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: Sep 2nd, 2010 at 12:36 am
    the japanese don't make these covers, the US company does

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