User:Pentium5dot1/UN:REQ explanations/Prefix: Kuru
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Kuru (disease)[edit | edit source]
A disease related to mad cow disease and CJD.
Kuru Kuru Kururin[edit | edit source]
There should be the usual sort of conspiracy theory to explain why none of the games in the series was released in North America (but make sure it's funny enough - claims that the game is a tool for brainwashing/hypnosis might be ok if done extremely carefully). A quick check of IGN shows that Nintendo was definitely thinking about it, though. (Note: The IGN ref seems to mix up the original game with its sequel Kururin Paradise. The first game did get released in Europe, which may be the source of the confusion.)
How to connect the two topics[edit | edit source]
Quoting the Wikipedia article on the disease: "The word kuru is taken from the Fore word "kuria/guria", 'to shake'." Is "shaking" close enough to "spinning/rotation"?
See also[edit | edit source]
- wikipedia:Special:PrefixIndex/Kuru, in case it helps (e.g. if you want information on other games in the Kururin series)