minus-square@ieightpilink16•9 months agosorta related but not really. cheap cheap is a the sound a bird makes, yet Nintendo named a fish this.
minus-square@schmidtsterlink18•9 months agoNintendo named it puku-puku which is a common onomatopoeia for bubbling noises in Japan. Lots of Japanese names and puns got lost in translation back then.
minus-square@schmidtsterlink1•edit-29 months agoMy guess is that the translator localizer thought it was akin to a flying fish since they jump out of the water. Cheep cheep makes slight sense with that train of thought. Also follows the onomatopoeia part
sorta related but not really. cheap cheap is a the sound a bird makes, yet Nintendo named a fish this.
Nintendo named it puku-puku which is a common onomatopoeia for bubbling noises in Japan.
Lots of Japanese names and puns got lost in translation back then.
I love this kinda of trivia. Thanks for the share
My guess is that the translator localizer thought it was akin to a flying fish since they jump out of the water. Cheep cheep makes slight sense with that train of thought. Also follows the onomatopoeia part
Ooh this is a good guess.