Kirbys popularity

Kirby is popular in many ways, for old fans he will make them reminisce about his golden days. Kids will think he is just too cute especially the females lol

The real point is: Really how could anyone hate Kirby, with probably only Pikachu giving competition he is the most loveable nintendo all-star and i dont care if anyone hates him because Kirby is a classic, a loveable puffball and one of nintendos elite heroes(being Mario, Link, Pikachu, Fox and Kirby) the fact is Kirby is a great and no amount of critisizing him for being 'childish' can change that

Jigglypuff just came back from writing on Kirby's face, she told me that she was cuter and more of a hero. (I just couldn't hurt her feelings and tell her that Kirby was here first)

Kirby is my favorite video game character. I have great memories of playing Kirby Superstar with my friends.

if Mario and Link were dumped (By some strange twist) Kirby would be next in line for the throne of nintendoSwixer-Swaxer

No...Probably Samus/Metroid.

I would never concider him an elite franchise for Nintendo. Nintendo has TLoZ, All Mario games, and Metroid as the big three. I would concider Kirby in the supporting class with Fox, Pikman ect. becuase non of them have had a excellent game like OoT or SMG.-Zills-

He is the elite character! not games out of the characters he is coming right behind Mario, Link and Pikachu

[QUOTE="Swixer-Swaxer"]if Mario and Link were dumped (By some strange twist) Kirby would be next in line for the throne of nintendo-Zills-

No...Probably Samus/Metroid.

seriously give it up no one wants samus as nintendos mascot

yes yes...many people have been known to take a liking towards kirby, and i dont blame them

Nintendo mascots are loveable, classic and unique, Samus is not loveable. Sam,us is not classic. Samus is not uniquie. Samus was nintendos quick plan to get a first person shooter releasedSwixer-Swaxer

A pink circle is classic and unique. Aswell Kirby has only been a successful franchise on portable consoles so not really mascot material. I would put Star Fox ahead of him aswell as Captain Olimar. and Captain Falcon for that matter...

Samus is not loveable. Swixer-Swaxer

I think he is talking about the classic Metriod series, not the Metriod Prime series. But I have to agree that if Mario and Zelda series was gone, Kirby would be next in line.

Nintendo mascots are loveable, classic and unique, Samus is not loveable. Sam,us is not classic. Samus is not uniquie. Samus was nintendos quick plan to get a first person shooter releasedSwixer-Swaxer

That's what just killed what was left of your credibility.

[QUOTE="Swixer-Swaxer"]Nintendo mascots are loveable, classic and unique, Samus is not loveable. Sam,us is not classic. Samus is not uniquie. Samus was nintendos quick plan to get a first person shooter released-Zills-

A pink circle is classic and unique. Aswell Kirby has only been a successful franchise on portable consoles so not really mascot material. I would put Star Fox ahead of him aswell as Captain Olimar. and Captain Falcon for that matter...

What? Last time I checked Kirby Superstar and Kirby 64 was not on portable systems.

Nintendo mascots are loveable, classic and unique, Samus is not loveable. Sam,us is not classic. Samus is not uniquie. Samus was nintendos quick plan to get a first person shooter releasedSwixer-Swaxer

I like Kirby, but you're telling us not to hate on Kirby, but you're hating on Samus. Samus is a good game, and just because some people like Samus more than Kirby does not give you a reason to force your opinion on them. How is Samus not unique? Samus IS classic. All that aside, I do like Kriby, and so do my friends.

Here's the one problem, wouldn't Kirby kind of reinforce the Nintendo's for kiddies stereotype?hiphops_savior

Kirby is awesome. :Pbededog

[QUOTE="hiphops_savior"]Here's the one problem, wouldn't Kirby kind of reinforce the Nintendo's for kiddies stereotype?bededog

I'm going to be having some nightmares tonight...

Here's the one problem, wouldn't Kirby kind of reinforce the Nintendo's for kiddies stereotype?hiphops_savior

Fully agree. Besides, not too many people know Link as they know Mario and Link. Some people don't know Samus. So I would say Link by far.

you know what nintendo should do make anther kirby game so it can be better than super mario galaxy and orcarina of time

THAT WOULD BE AWSOME!!!

We need another 3-D console Kirby platformer. I'm getting sick of all these handheld games.Super-Mario-Fan

Seriously , I Agree

Nintendo mascots are loveable, classic and unique, Samus is not loveable. Sam,us is not classic. Samus is not uniquie. Samus was nintendos quick plan to get a first person shooter releasedSwixer-Swaxer

(sorry, can't just let this one go)

So, how do you mean classic? Samus has been around since before Kirby (Metroid came out in 1987, Kirby in 1991), not to mention one of the only female main characters of a video game at that time (that made her unique, right?)...i shouldn't even have to point out the fact that there was fifteen years between the first Metroid and Prime (not a quick plan...convenient opportunity, maybe)...

Edit: whoops, submitted too soon :)

On topic though, Kirby is one of my favorite characters in games...i mean, who wouldn't want the ability to eat and get the ability of almost any animal?

I believe the mascot rank goes like this.

Mario
Link
Donkey Kong
Pikachu
Samus
Kirby

The top 5 are considered to be the main Nintendo franchises in my book... Kirby is pretty much a secondary mascot like Fox McCloud or Wario.

Nintendo mascots are loveable, classic and unique, Samus is not loveable. Sam,us is not classic. Samus is not uniquie. Samus was nintendos quick plan to get a first person shooter releasedSwixer-Swaxer

Here's the one problem, wouldn't Kirby kind of reinforce the Nintendo's for kiddies stereotype?hiphops_savior

Well. firstly, I think that suits Nintendo. Theyre old school. Look at Sega - theyre first mascot was Alex Kidd, and then Sonic. I dont really seem to remember people back in the 16 bit era calling Nintendo "kiddy" - it was mostly after the Playstation was released. The only thing I can think of that made them more "kiddy" than Sega was toning down blood and gore. But they still had mostly the same types of games. Thats hardly a reason.

I think Sony consoles would be even more popular if they had a similar mascot. They did try it with Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, but they were third party characters, so it didnt really work. Now remind me who do Microsoft have? Master Chief? Pah. Hes not a mascot, hes generic and has no personality. Theres nothing likable about him, he only becomes a mascot in the sense that he personifies the 360 demographic - people who are either obsessed with looking macho, or closet homosexuals.

Secondly, I dont think it really matters that much, you cant really make the kiddy image worse. Although we know its not really kiddy, (last time I checked, the GC was the only console to have had every Resident Evil to date) Nintendo's image will never go away.

Although I think Kirby would make a great mascot, I think the pinkness would put most people off. Donkey Kong seems to have been totally forgotten. To hell with Fox, Kirby and Samus, Donkey Kong is proper old school.

Well to me if Nintendo lost Mario, Samus would be the next mascot but thats just my opinioin because Metroid is my favorite franchise.

now that i think about it, it would kind of like a 3d kirby game on the wii. that would be kinda of cool right?

and yes i like kirby a lot. i like all nintendo characters

Kirby is cute, clone powers, and eats alot of food and never gets any bigger like me but im still fit and eat alot of food.

Even kirby is what always make the Super Smash Bros. Series.

I would never concider him an elite franchise for Nintendo. Nintendo has TLoZ, All Mario games, and Metroid as the big three. I would concider Kirby in the supporting class with Fox, Pikman ect. becuase non of them have had a excellent game like OoT or SMG.-Zills-

i don'y consider metroid to be in the big three. metroid has only been popular, lately. no one cared about metroid til metroid pprime came out

He's my numba one brawler!

Kirby is awomse in that his games are simple and yet so enjoyable. You don't really need any motivation to save dream land, Kirby is just fun.

And personally I really love the simplitic art style the series brings us.

[QUOTE="hiphops_savior"]Here's the one problem, wouldn't Kirby kind of reinforce the Nintendo's for kiddies stereotype?Quofan

I think Sony consoles would be even more popular if they had a similar mascot. They did try it with Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, but they were third party characters, so it didnt really work. Now remind me who do Microsoft have? Master Chief? Pah. Hes not a mascot, hes generic and has no personality. Theres nothing likable about him, he only becomes a mascot in the sense that he personifies the 360 demographic - people who are either obsessed with looking macho, or closet homosexuals.

Yeah, he doesn't have a personality if you just never played Halo. Seriously though, that was a gross gernalization of the X-box demographic.

Take it to system wars, fanboy.

Kirby is awomse in that his games are simple and yet so enjoyable. You don't really need any motivation to save dream land, Kirby is just fun.

And personally I really love the simplitic art style the series brings us.

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[QUOTE="-Zills-"]I would never concider him an elite franchise for Nintendo. Nintendo has TLoZ, All Mario games, and Metroid as the big three. I would concider Kirby in the supporting class with Fox, Pikman ect. becuase non of them have had a excellent game like OoT or SMG.idofriar1313

i don'y consider metroid to be in the big three. metroid has only been popular, lately. no one cared about metroid til metroid pprime came out

Now, that was funny, do you remember a game named...Super Metroid, please never ever tell that Metroid got fame becasue of Prime (i love these games).

For me the big 3 of Nintendo are:Mario, Zelda, Metroid.

Kirby is really cute, funny, and i believe he is one of the few characters to never been in a bad game (wait...Kirby air ride, damn, sorry forget the last part). And yes, we need another Kirby 3D, plattaform game for the Wii.

[QUOTE="idofriar1313"]

[QUOTE="-Zills-"]I would never concider him an elite franchise for Nintendo. Nintendo has TLoZ, All Mario games, and Metroid as the big three. I would concider Kirby in the supporting class with Fox, Pikman ect. becuase non of them have had a excellent game like OoT or SMG.madsnakehhh

i don'y consider metroid to be in the big three. metroid has only been popular, lately. no one cared about metroid til metroid pprime came out

Now, that was funny, do you remember a game named...Super Metroid, please never ever tell that Metroid got fame becasue of Prime (i love these games).

For me the big 3 of Nintendo are:Mario, Zelda, Metroid.

Kirby is really cute, funny, and i believe he is one of the few characters to never been in a bad game (wait...Kirby air ride, damn, sorry forget the last part). And yes, we need another Kirby 3D, plattaform game for the Wii.

kirby for me is the no1.i still play kirbys dream land 1 and 2 on gameboy(such an amazing game,damn you nintendo not making a new kirbys dream land)

he is my main brawler(and second metaknight,imagine why!)

anyone who says kirby is for little kids lose credibility,i am 23 and i still love him ,he eats everything and he is cool what is there to hate in him hehe(and ofcourse in brawl i use him in pink color,his original one)

the only game i played as much as the kirbys dream land 1 is super mario land 2,i am waiting for a new kirby platformer ........

Nintendo mascots are loveable, classic and unique, Samus is not loveable. Sam,us is not classic. Samus is not uniquie. Samus was nintendos quick plan to get a first person shooter releasedSwixer-Swaxer

That's a whole new level of trolling.

Kirby is great. in order of mascots I'd say he's fourth.

Mario, Donkey Kong, Link, Kirby, Fox, Pikachu (Pokemon is fairly new and I think he's less versitile than the others)