USA Covers' Kirby, also known as Angry Kirby, is a phenomenon where all Kirby's game covers on occident change Kirby's smile or naive appearence for an angry expression. This has often …

Jan 16, 2025 · Starting with 2002’s Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby’s U.S. box art added sharp eyebrows and intense facial expressions absent from the Japanese versions. Over time, …

Jan 28, 2025 · angry whenever he appeared in advertisements in the United States — whereas in Japanese ads, he was always portrayed as happy and smiling. It turns out that this was …

Jan 30, 2025 · Former Nintendo employees discussed why Kirby's look is different in the U.S. compared to its original Japanese version. Read to learn more why Kirby was marketed …

Apr 29, 2014 · "We know there is a serious side to Kirby as well." The director of Kirby: Triple Deluxe has explained why Nintendo's lovable pink rogue is often angrier in the West. Box art …

Jan 25, 2025 · Former Nintendo staff have provided insight into why Kirby used to look angry in the west compared to artwork in Japan.

Jan 29, 2025 · Longtime fans are likely familiar with the meme of American Kirby, which spawned because Nintendo used to always give Kirby an angry expression on US boxart for his games, …

Apr 28, 2014 · Why does Nintendo's loveable pink ball Kirby always seem to be happy when being advertised in Japan, but angry when he comes over to the US? Kirby: Triple Deluxe …

Apr 28, 2014 · They really can’t win by making kirby look angry on the box art. The people who wouldn’t be caught dead buying a game with a pink puffball on the cover probably won’t …

Apr 30, 2014 · America and Europe tend to be referred to as 'The West', but It's only the American covers that have angry Kirby, yet now that suddenly means all of the 'western' covers are …