I actually interpeted what Meta said about Epic Yarn wrong until I read his comment again.
It was supposed to be a completely new IP, they just slapped Kirby on it because Kirby is cute and sells (don't get me wrong, I freaking love Kirby). So yeah, they're not taking any chances on IPs for a LOOOONG time
It was supposed to be a completely new IP, they just slapped Kirby on it because Kirby is cute and sells (don't get me wrong, I freaking love Kirby). So yeah, they're not taking any chances on IPs for a LOOOONG time