Kirby's creators on developing accessible games, and the darker horrors of the series

The idea is first cultivated at HAL Laboratory. Once the plan starts taking shape, we share it with Nintendo and move onto the collaboration phase. Every game begins from one small idea and then expands in a way that is a good fit for the Kirby series. During this process, if there is an idea that matches the game design we have in mind, we adopt it regardless of whether it's an existing or new element. We don't automatically assume something will be part of the new game because it was there before.