Iwata Asks about Kirby's Return to Dream Land, UK translation: "(Editor's note: the main Kirby series refers to the set of games that, in Japanese, have "Star Kirby" in their title. In these games, Kirby uses his signature Copy Ability of inhaling enemies to absorb their powers.)" Kirby Anthology Coming This Year for Wii, Says Nintendo". Kotaku.com. 21 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10 . Retrieved 2013-06-17. Iwata Asks: Kirby's Return to Dream Land". iwataasks.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015 . Retrieved 16 February 2022. On July 12, 2022, a new Nintendo Switch title in the Kirby series was announced, titled Kirby's Dream Buffet. It is a multiplayer party game, and was released on the Nintendo eShop on August 17, 2022. [32] [33] [34] A remake of Kirby's Return to Dream Land for the Nintendo Switch, titled Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe was revealed during the Nintendo Direct event held on September 13, 2022 and was released on February 24, 2023. It features new Mecha and Sand Abilities and the graphical style of a comic book. [35]

Hagues, Alana (2022-08-11). "Kirby's Dream Buffet Rolls Out Japanese Release Date". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11 . Retrieved 2022-08-11. Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11 . Retrieved 13 May 2018. Reynolds, Ollie (2022-07-12). "Kirby's Dream Buffet Announced For Switch, Looks A Lot Like Fall Guys". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12 . Retrieved 2022-07-12. During the Nintendo Direct event held on September 23, 2021, a new Nintendo Switch title in the Kirby series was revealed, titled Kirby and the Forgotten Land. It is the first true 3D entry in the mainline series (fourth overall since the spin-offs Kirby Air Ride, Kirby's Blowout Blast, and Kirby Battle Royale) and was released on March 25, 2022, [30] [31] becoming the highest-selling game in the series. The game was co-developed with Japanese video game company Vanpool. Kirby Super Star, known as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe in Japan and Kirby's Fun Pak in Europe, was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan on March 21, 1996, in North America on September 20, 1996, and in Europe on January 23, 1997. Kirby Super Star is composed of eight separate games, and features several characters and abilities which have not appeared since in the series. The game features "Helpers", which can be created by sacrificing the ability in use, to help the player dispatch enemies.A remake of the Game Boy title of the same name. Never saw an original release on the SNES outside of Japan, but was later released in other regions via Nintendo Switch Online.

A Tasty Sneak Peek at Kirby Manga Mania". The Mary Sue. 2021-05-07. Archived from the original on 2021-09-14 . Retrieved 2021-09-14. Touch-based gameplay [ edit ] Kirby: Canvas Curse, released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS, introduced touch-based gameplay to the series. The Kirby series includes 39 games, and has sold over 40 million units worldwide, making it one of Nintendo’s best-selling franchises and putting it in the top 50 best-selling video game franchises of all time. The second game, Kirby's Adventure, was released in Japan on March 23, 1993, in North America on May 1, 1993, and Europe on September 12, 1993. Kirby's Adventure gave Kirby the ability to gain special powers when he ate certain enemies, called Copy Abilities; the game contained a total of 25 different ones to use. These powers replaced Kirby's inhale and could be used until Kirby sustained damage causing him to drop the ability, or the player voluntarily discarded it to obtain another one. As one of the last games created for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Kirby's Adventure featured advanced graphics and sound that pushed the hardware's capabilities to the limit, including pseudo 3D effects on some stages. [4] It was remade in 2002 on the Game Boy Advance, retitled Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, featuring updated graphics and sound, multiplayer support, and the ability to play as Meta Knight.So far, the platform to feature the most original Kirby games is the Nintendo 3DS, with seven entries. Caranza, Alma (4 March 2016). "Nintendo Direct Reveals Paper Mario: Color Splash, Kirby: Planet Robobot, And Virtual Console Additions". Mxdwn. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016 . Retrieved 4 March 2016. A 2.5D main-series game for Nintendo GameCube featuring a revamped Helper system based on that of Kirby Super Star, four-player multiplayer, and the camera perspective of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It was scrapped due to issues designing levels playable in both single player and multiplayer. Had it released, it would have become the eighth mainline Kirby game. Three more builds followed, with only the last being released as Kirby's Return to Dream Land. The three unreleased builds are collectively referred to by fans as "the three lost Kirby games". Foster, George (2022-08-11). "Kirby's Dream Buffet Launches August 17". TheGamer. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11 . Retrieved 2022-08-11.