‘Kirby’ was considered too round for ‘Kirby And The Forgotten Land’
Nintendo originally thought Kirby was too round for his first 3D platform game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land.In a new developer blog, director Tatsuya Kamiyama spoke on the challenges of creating Kirby And The Forgotten Land, saying that the team considered the iconic pink character to be too round for his first 3D platform game (via Eurogamer).“Of course. The first challenge – and we knew this from the start – was that Kirby’s character design was not a perfect fit for full 3D gameplay,” Kamiyama said.“Kirby’s silhouette is perfectly round.