• @ieightpi
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    161 year ago

    sorta related but not really. cheap cheap is a the sound a bird makes, yet Nintendo named a fish this.

    • @schmidtster
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      181 year ago

      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.

      • @ieightpi
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        31 year ago

        I love this kinda of trivia. Thanks for the share

        • @schmidtster
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          1 year ago

          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

          • @ieightpi
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            11 year ago

            Ooh this is a good guess.