Nintendo, the gaming powerhouse that insists on keeping its adorable characters squeaky clean, has kicked off a grand purge of player-made creations in the marketplace of Kirby Air Riders. The villain of this tale? A certain Chef Kawasaki making waves (and not the delicious kind) in a bikini.
The Bikini Conspiracy Begins
This saga kicked off in Japan back in 2020, proving that the internet truly is a bottomless abyss of creativity—and memes. It all started when a piece of fan art depicted our culinary friend, Chef Kawasaki, wearing something more akin to a beach accessory than a chef’s outfit. Naturally, that ignited a flame of creativity—one that Nintendo would soon try to extinguish.
Creating Chaos in My Machines Mode
Enter My Machines mode, where players can indulge in their wildest imaginative dreams by slapping stickers and designs onto their machines. With a little bit of artistic flair (and a sprinkle of sheer absurdity), players discovered they could create a plethora of bizarre designs, from the sublime to the ridiculous. Who knew drawing Kirby-style machines could be such a gateway to hilarity?
These designs could then be showcased in the Machine Market, a sort of flea market for the digital age. Players could exchange their hard-earned race coins for these creations without any pesky microtransactions—just good, clean, coin-based commerce. Interestingly, every time one of these wild designs sold, the price would crawl upward—like a slightly intoxicated tortoise climbing a hill.
Enter the Micro Bikini Madness
Little did players know, Nintendo was not one to let such shenanigans persist. Just six hours after the design surfaced, it was yanked from the marketplace faster than a chef dropping a hot frying pan. A fellow user lamented, “Deleted. I’ll never forgive Nintendo.” High drama, indeed!
The Aftermath: A Second Attempt
As if scripted by a sitcom writer, this second design met the same fate as its predecessor. No sooner had it reached its zenith when it too was whisked away from the marketplace. The cycle of scandal and absurdity prevailed, leading to yet another upload—this time featuring our bikini-clad chef holding cooking pots like they were cannonballs ready to launch at unsuspecting players.
