As Kirby: Triple Deluxe director Shinya Kumazaki told GameSpot in 2014: Cute Kirby was popular in Japan, but not in the West. “Cute, sweet characters are popular among people of all ages in ...
Kirby is an icon of Nintendo's lineup, but it hasn't always been easy for the "pink puffball' to connect with gamers. Thus, he was portrayed as "tough.