HAL needed to sign off on Kirby
It’s still weird to me that Bowser and Donkey Kong are appearing in the newSkylandersgame, as part-amiibo nonetheless. Still, Nintendo has always bragged for years on end how they host the bestSkylanderssales and have been very receptive to the series, so it makes sense. As we know, Bowser and Donkey Kong are in, but apparently Fox McCloud and Kirby were in the developmental phases, too.
Kirby was nixed because HAL Laboratory, thoughbasicallyfirst-party (it’s weird), needed to sign off on the figure first, and apparently there were holdups with that. As for Fox, Nintendo opted to not take away fromStar Fox Zero, so they declined the character. Warrior Princess Peach was declined as well.
It’s a shame, as Kirby would have been the best fit in hisAir Ridegear.
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