{"id":7559,"date":"2022-03-24T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/nintendo-considered-kirby-too-round-for-3d-platform-games-before-developing-the-forgotten-land\/"},"modified":"2022-03-24T12:18:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T12:18:00","slug":"nintendo-considered-kirby-too-round-for-3d-platform-games-before-developing-the-forgotten-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/nintendo-considered-kirby-too-round-for-3d-platform-games-before-developing-the-forgotten-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo considered Kirby too round for 3D platform games before developing the Forgotten Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Nintendo&#8217;s pink ball Kirby has finally received his first 3D platform game with the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land.<\/p>\n<p>However, until now, the developers struggled with transitioning the character from pixels into three dimensions due to his round shape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-24-kirby-was-considered-too-round-for-3d-platform-games\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. 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