In the U.S., something was different: Kirby, the epitome of kawaii with a puffy pink marshmallow face, had a dangerous mean streak. It began with an infamous 1994 print ad (embedded below ...

Nintendo rebranded Kirby as the "Super Tough Pink Puff" to appeal to older children and boys. Former Nintendo employees are talking about the difference between Kirby games' box art in Japan and ...

Nintendo's little pink powerpuff got his start on the Game Boy with Kirby's Dream Land, but it wasn't until this late-generation NES sequel arrived that he gained his trademark trait – absorbing ...