Why isn't Kirby popular in the states?

[Arawn.Chernobog]

This image explains it:

Left: Japan

Right: US

In the US people won't buy games unless they're full of gritty realism, anger and angst and a lot of macho tough guys and skimpy-clothed women! AMERICA, We like to pretend we're tough!


PS: Further evidence on how the US does not want HAPPINESS in their games, because being happy is for pussies!

http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=407

 

[migo]

I think Kirby got some Sonic treatment, although not quite as bad, also, being a Nintendo exclusive character he got rather pitiful exposure across 2 console generations. He also came in late with the NES, so while everyone knows Super Mario Land on the GameBoy and Super Mario Bros on the NES, and then Super Mario World on SNES, and so on, when Nintendo was big, that's the character everyone knows. Kirby was less known all around.

 

[Con Carne]

America is against fat people and hookers. Kirby is fat and he sucks on everything.
He's a closet commodity (aka a guilty pleasure.)