Kirby's such a lovable little cream puff! I just want to squeeze him and be his best friend forever! But why does he always look so angry on the U.S. box art? Marketers must think Americans love angry eyes. Just look at these comparisons between the Japanese and the U.S. box art for Kirby games [via Game Revolution]:
Am I the only American who feels vaguely insulted by this? Where did this stereotype come from? It makes me so angry! Would any of my European or Canadian friends like to share what their Kirby box art looks like?
Didn't Jeremy Parish have a piece on this some time ago?
Yeah, this is not exactly anything new. The article linked is from two years ago.
well when kirby comes to america he eats at mcdonalds, so he ingests a few pounds of animal growth hormone which in turn makes him rage, American style.
As they say on TvTropes.org, American Kirby is Hardcore! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AmericanKirbyIsHardcore)