Kirby

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The genre-spanning series of games centering around the pink puffball known as Kirby.

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Overview

Kirby is a franchise that centers around the titular character who is a pink creampuff. Since debuting in the early 90s Kirby has gone on to star in more than 20 games. Kirby's trademark attack is his abillty to "Copy" or gain his enemies abilities, however this isn't present in all games.

A number of Kirby games's box art have been edited to make Kirby appear angry for western releases. Examples of this includes Kirby: Squeak Squad, Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland and Kirby: Canvas Curse.

Games

Kirby's Dream Land

17 February 1992

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Kirby's Adventure

23 March 1993

Platforms/Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii U

Kirby's Pinball Land

29 October 1993

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Kirby's Dream Course

21 September 1994

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/New Nintendo 3DS

Kirby's Avalanche

28 February 1995

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Wii Shop

Kirby's Dream Land 2

1 May 1995

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Kirby's Block Ball

14 December 1995

Platforms/Game BoyPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Kirby Super Star (Game)

21 March 1996

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Wii U

Kirby no Omochabako (Game)

31 December 1996

Platforms/Satellaview

Kirby's Star Stacker

25 January 1997

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Kirby's Dream Land 3

27 November 1997

Platforms/Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Wii U

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

24 March 2000

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii ShopPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/Nintendo 64

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

23 August 2000

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Game Boy Color

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

25 October 2002

Platforms/Game Boy AdvancePlatforms/Wii U

Kirby Air Ride (Game)

13 October 2003

Platforms/GameCube

Kirby Puzzle (Game)

30 November 2003

Platforms/Game Boy Advance

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

15 April 2004

Platforms/Game Boy AdvancePlatforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii U

Kirby: Canvas Curse

24 March 2005

Platforms/Nintendo DSPlatforms/Wii U

Kirby: Squeak Squad

2 November 2006

Platforms/Nintendo DSPlatforms/Wii U

Kirby: Super Star Ultra

29 September 2008

Platforms/Nintendo DS

Kirby's Epic Yarn

14 October 2010

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/WiiPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Kirby Mass Attack (Game)

4 August 2011

Platforms/Nintendo DSPlatforms/Wii U

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

24 October 2011

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Wii UPlatforms/Wii

Kirby’s Dream Collection Special Edition

16 September 2012

Platforms/Wii

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

11 January 2014

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Kirby Fighters Deluxe (Game)

23 July 2014

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe

23 July 2014

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Game)

22 January 2015

Platforms/Wii U

Kirby: Planet Robobot

28 April 2016

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe (Game)

12 April 2017

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Kirby's Blowout Blast

4 July 2017

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShop

Kirby Battle Royale (Game)

3 November 2017

Platforms/Nintendo 3DS eShopPlatforms/Nintendo 3DS

Kirby: Star Allies

16 March 2018

Platforms/Nintendo Switch

Super Kirby Clash (Game)

4 September 2019

Platforms/Nintendo Switch

Kirby Fighters 2 (Game)

23 September 2020

Platforms/Nintendo Switch

Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Game)

25 March 2022

Platforms/Nintendo SwitchPlatforms/Nintendo Switch 2

Kirby's Dream Buffet

17 August 2022

Platforms/Nintendo Switch

Kirby Air Riders (Game)

20 November 2025

Platforms/Nintendo Switch 2

Kirby and the World Beyond (Game)

January 2027

Platforms/Nintendo Switch 2

Franchise details

Name

Kirby

Features

40 games

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First game

Kirby's Dream Land

Aliases

Characters

• Has characters: Crazy Hand (Character), Master Hand (Character), Knuckle Joe (Character), Mario (Character), R.O.B. (Character), Wario (Character), Captain Falcon (Character), Ice Climbers (Character), King Dedede (Character), Kirby (Character), Luigi (Character), Meta Knight (Character), Princess Peach (Character), Toad (Character), Samus Aran (Character), Birdo (Character), Daroach (Character), Kracko (Character), Captain Vul (Character), Paint Roller (Character), Lala (Character), Lolo (Character), Poppy Bros. Jr (Character), Whispy Woods (Character), Squishy (Character), Hikari (Character), Marx (Character), Rick (Character), Dark Matter (Character), Gooey (Character), Kine (Character), Coo (Character), Acro (Character), Adeleine (Character), Zero Two (Character), Fatty Whale (Character), Shotzo (Character), Zero (Character), Prince Fluff (Character), Yin-Yarn (Character), Kabula (Character), Chef Kawasaki (Character), Escargoon (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Underwater (Location), Space (Location), Cave (Location), Forest (Location), Castle (Location), Desert (Location), Mountains (Location), Ocean (Location), Underground (Location), Dream Land (Location), Halberd (Location), Patch Land (Location), Pop Star (Location), Canyon (Location), The Sky (Location), Cabin (Location), Hollowed Tree (Location)

Concepts

• Has concepts: 2.5D (Concept), Breaking the Fourth Wall (Concept), Combo (Concept), Fire (Concept), Fire Manipulation (Concept), Ghost (Concept), Ninja (Concept), Not-So-Bad Guy (Concept), Palette Swap (Concept), Player Character (Concept), Teleportation (Concept), Villain (Concept), Freezing Weapons (Concept), Ice (Concept), Snow (Concept), Weather (Concept), Anthropomorphism (Concept), Collectible (Concept), Double Jump (Concept), Kid Friendly (Concept), Maps (Concept), Metroid (Concept), Non-Player Character (Concept), Unlockables (Concept), Sprite (Concept), Wrestling Moves in Non-Wrestling Games (Concept), 4 Player Co-op (Concept), Buddy Throw (Concept), Male Protagonists (Concept), Titular Protagonist (Concept), Recurring Boss (Concept), Jump (Concept), Spin-Off (Concept), Cutscene (Concept), Exploration (Concept), Theft (Concept), Third-Person Perspective (Concept), Portal (Concept), Mascot (Concept), Silent Protagonist (Concept), Puzzle (Concept), Explosion (Concept), Heads Up Display (Concept), Melee (Concept), Multiple Protagonists (Concept), Boss Fight (Concept), Evil Twin (Concept), Ground Pound (Concept), Minigame (Concept), Platform Exclusive (Concept), Shrinking Characters (Concept), Sleeping (Concept), Treasure Hoarding (Concept), Victory Pose (Concept), Vore (Concept), Boss (Concept), Mini-Boss (Concept), Dancing (Concept), Final Boss (Concept), Side-Scrolling (Concept), Asymmetric Co-Op (Concept), Finish Line (Concept), Idle Animations (Concept), Fight Yourself (Concept), Flight (Concept), Super Game (Concept), Boss Pattern (Concept), Collection Marathon (Concept), Hub World (Concept), Starting Grid (Concept), Bats (Concept), Crying (Concept), Multiple Endings (Concept), Multiple Enemy Boss Fight (Concept), Swinging (Concept), Broken English (Concept), Eating (Concept), Healing Food (Concept), Punctuation Mark Above Head (Concept), Swimming (Concept), Copy Ability (Concept), Magic (Concept), Shape-Shifting (Concept), Environmental Puzzles (Concept), Faceship (Concept), Pinball Character (Concept), Ultimate Weapon (Concept), Optional Boss (Concept), Shopping (Concept), Elephants (Concept), Rain (Concept), Achievements (Concept), Health (Concept), Lives (Concept), Transformation (Concept), Boss Assistance (Concept), Electricity (Concept), Item Throw (Concept), 2D (Concept), Temporary Invincibility (Concept), Sliding Down Ladders (Concept), Weak Spot (Concept), Hugging (Concept), Transforming Boss (Concept), Polygonal 3D (Concept), Rule of Three (Concept), Dragon (Concept), Block Puzzle (Concept), Fishing (Concept), Underwater Gameplay (Concept), Birds (Concept), Full-Screen Attack (Concept), Character Gets Big (Concept), Darkness (Concept), Unbeatable Enemy (Concept), Fish (Concept), Combat Racing (Concept), e-Reader (Concept), Music as a Weapon (Concept), Tips (Concept), Dreaming (Concept), Violent Plants (Concept), Peripheral Usage (Concept), Dog (Concept), Bonus Stage (Concept), Laps (Concept), Warping (Concept), Power Up (Concept), Angelic Bosses (Concept), Singing (Concept), Ice Stage (Concept), Gravity (Concept), Water Level (Concept), Spiders (Concept), Flying Enemies (Concept), Sentient Plant (Concept), Stationary Boss (Concept), Puzzle Platformer (Concept), Sleeping Enemies (Concept), Mount (Concept), Respawn Justification (Concept), Party Leader Dies, Game Over (Concept), Mole (Concept), Fireworks (Concept), Death (Concept), Moving Platform (Concept), Game Over (Concept), Waddle Doo (Concept), Rainbow (Concept), Tongue Attack (Concept), Holiday Themes (Concept), Secret Area (Concept), Whale (Concept), Jellyfish (Concept), Fairy (Concept), Digital Distribution (Concept), Boss Rush (Concept), Penguins (Concept), Solid Cloud (Concept), Exit Door (Concept), Hamsters (Concept), Cooperative Play (Concept), Toads (Concept), Games on which Anime are Based (Concept), Mr. Saturn (Concept), Interior Decorating (Concept), Overworld (Concept), Turn-Based (Concept), Enemy in the Background (Concept), In-Game Moves List (Concept), Sunset (Concept), Challenges (Concept), Continue (Concept), Countdown Timer (Concept), Enemy Health Indicator (Concept), Power Gauge (Concept), Extra Life (Concept), Checkpoint (Concept), Co-Op Tether (Concept), Difficulty Level (Concept), Linear Gameplay (Concept), New Game Plus (Concept), Food-Themed Stage (Concept), Combining Spells (Concept), Block Matching (Concept), E3 2010 (Concept), Waddle Dee (Concept), Interactive Environments (Concept), Gordo (Concept), Player vs Player (Concept), Motion Control (Concept), Platform Change (Concept), Puyo (Concept), Anniversary Edition (Concept), Auto-Scrolling Levels (Concept), Breath Meter (Concept), Cancelled Games (Concept), Comic Book Adaptation (Concept), Completion Percentage (Concept), Confirm Menu Choices (Concept), Digital Pinball (Concept), E3 1996 (Concept), E3 1997 (Concept), E3 2000 (Concept), E3 2003 (Concept), E3 2004 (Concept), E3 2005 (Concept), E3 2006 (Concept), E3 2008 (Concept), E3 2011 (Concept), Enemies Emerging From Eggs (Concept), Falling Blocks (Concept), Fodder Enemies (Concept), Foil Box Art (Concept), Game Title 64 (Concept), Gamescom 2009 (Concept), Gamescom 2010 (Concept), Gesture-Based Control (Concept), Greatest Hits (Concept), Harder Versions of Earlier Levels. (Concept), High Score (Concept), In-Game Achievement Menu (Concept), In-Game Achievements (Concept), Inappropriate Loot (Concept), Non-Standard Difficulty Differences (Concept), Oddly-Shaped Cartridge (Concept), Off-TV Play (Concept), Original Soundtrack Release (Concept), PAX Prime 2010 (Concept), PAX Prime 2011 (Concept), PAX Prime 2012 (Concept), Ranking System (Concept), Record Breakers (Concept), Remake (Concept), Reward Sound (Concept), Sequel is in a Different Genre (Concept), Sideways Wii Remote Gameplay (Concept), Silhouetted 2D (Concept), Single-Player Only (Concept), Sound Test (Concept), Stat Tracking (Concept), Subtitles (Concept), Super Game Boy Enhancement (Concept), Trilogy (Concept), Virtual Console (Concept), Wii Classic Controller Support (Concept), Wii U Pro Controller Support (Concept), World Map (Concept), Interactive Credits (Concept), One-Handed Gameplay (Concept), Pinball Stage (Concept), The End (Concept), Unlockable Difficulty Level (Concept), Parallax Scrolling (Concept), Screen Cleaner (Concept), Orca (Concept), NES Save Ability (Concept), Pointless Lives (Concept), Bronto Burt (Concept), Broom Hatter (Concept), Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program (Concept), Scarfy (Concept), Shared Lives in Co-Op (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Fireball (Object), Skull (Object), Spear (Object), Icicle (Object), Water (Object), Blocks (Object), Bow (Object), Bumper (Object), Dragoon (Object), Star Rod (Object), Tank (Object), Laser (Object), Spaceship (Object), Tomato (Object), Tire (Object), Hamburger (Object), Explosives (Object), Helmet (Object), Knife (Object), Rocket (Object), Coin (Object), Goggles (Object), Hat (Object), Mustache (Object), Switch (Object), Microphone (Object), Whip (Object), Airplane (Object), Cape (Object), Shuriken (Object), Sword (Object), Slingshot (Object), Bomb (Object), Professional Wrestling Ring (Object), Banana (Object), Bandana (Object), Fence (Object), Flowers (Object), Parachute (Object), Mirror (Object), Rope (Object), Hammer (Object), Club (Object), Key (Object), Hoverboard (Object), Arrow (Object), Wings (Object), Maxim Tomato (Object), Brick (Object), Cherry (Object), Yo-Yo (Object), Cell Phone (Object), Ladder (Object), Boomerang (Object), Fishing Rod (Object), Treasure Chest (Object), Cowboy Hat (Object), Spikes (Object), Mushroom (Object), Ball (Object), Vine (Object), Cane (Object), Chocolate (Object), Frying Pan (Object), Throne (Object), Stone (Object), Statue (Object), Apple (Object), 1-Up (Object), Kuribo's Shoe (Object), Star (Object), Turnip (Object), Lava (Object), Meat (Object), Dynamite (Object), Halo (Object), Submarine (Object), Tentacles (Object), Surfboard (Object), Candy (Object), Eye (Object), Fruit (Object), Button (Object), Door (Object), UFO (Object), Umbrella (Object), Bone (Object), Cake (Object), Column (Object), Pineapple (Object), Tree (Object), Paint (Object), Paint Brush (Object), Rock (Object), Balloon (Object), Goal (Object), Cactus (Object), Megaphone (Object), Cloud (Object), Cannon (Object), Needle (Object), Wheel (Object), Cauldron (Object), Ice Block (Object), Basket (Object), Paddle (Object), Lollipop (Object), Mallet (Object), Leaf (Object), Lily Pad (Object), String (Object), Cannonball (Object), Platform (Object), Fountain (Object), Mine Cart (Object), Tornado (Object), Palm Tree (Object), Gear (Object), Crane (Object), Crate (Object), Moai Head (Object), Hot Air Balloon (Object), Falchion (Object), Beanstalk (Object), Arrow Sign (Object), Chandelier (Object), Melon (Object), Pinball (Object), Pinball Flippers (Object), Staircase (Object), Warp Star (Object)

People

• Has people: Akito Nakatsuka (Person), Hiroshi Yamauchi (Person), Masahiro Sakurai (Person), Shigeru Miyamoto (Person), Gunpei Yokoi (Person), Jen Taylor (Person), Hitoshi Yamagami (Person), Kazumi Totaka (Person), Reiko Ninomiya (Person), Kensuke Tanabe (Person), Leslie Swan (Person), Nathan Bihldorff (Person), Makiko Ohmoto (Person), Jeff Miller (Person), Shogo Sakai (Person), William Barnes (Person), Hiroshi Sato (Person), Mike Fukuda (Person), Satoru Iwata (Person), Shingo Okamoto (Person), Satoshi Ueda (Person), Yuji Shibata (Person), Teresa Lillygren (Person), Kai Zeh (Person), Etsunobu Ebisu (Person), Janus Teramoto (Person), Jemini Hirono (Person), Masamitsu Niitani (Person), Masanobu Yamamoto (Person), Michael Kelbaugh (Person), Minoru Arakawa (Person), Satoshi Kobayashi (Person), Shigeharu Umezaki (Person), Takashi Saito (Person), Masaru Kobayashi (Person), Yuko Ito (Person), Isao Takahashi (Person), Kenji Matsuura (Person), Madoka Yamauchi (Person), Masaya Okada (Person), Tomoya Tomita (Person), Akihiro Kanno (Person), Akiko Hayashi (Person), Akiko Izumi (Person), Akiko Konagaya (Person), Akimitsu Ushikoshi (Person), Akio Hanyu (Person), Asami Kawabata (Person), Ashura Benimaru Itoh (Person), Atsuko Ichii (Person), Atsushi Kakuta (Person), Ayaka Kimura (Person), Ayaka Miyazawa (Person), Ayano Otsuka (Person), Bill Trinen (Person), Chieko Obikane (Person), Chiharu Itoh (Person), Chris Strauß (Person), Dai Suzuki (Person), Daisuke Morishita (Person), Daniel Owsen (Person), Eiji Nishikawa (Person), Eiji Noto (Person), Emi Masai (Person), Eric M. Bush (Person), Haruka Abe (Person), Hideki Fujii (Person), Hideto Fukushima (Person), Hidetoshi Seki (Person), Hiro Yamada (Person), Hiroaki Nakano (Person), Hiroaki Suga (Person), Hirokazu Ando (Person), Hironobu Kakui (Person), Hiroo Takeshita (Person), Hisatoshi Takeuchi (Person), Hisayo Osanai (Person), Hitoshi Kikkawa (Person), Jim Wornell (Person), Jun Ishikawa (Person), Katsuyoshi Sumitomo (Person), Kayomi McDonald (Person), Kazu Ozawa (Person), Kazuhiko Taniguchi (Person), Kazuhiro Yoshikawa (Person), Kazuki Sekimori (Person), Kazumasa Yonetani (Person), Kazunobu Sameshima (Person), Kazuo Yazawa (Person), Kazushige Masuda (Person), Kazuya Konishi (Person), Kazuya Miura (Person), Kazuyuki Nakamura (Person), Keiko Inoue (Person), Keita Sakunaga (Person), Keita Tanifuji (Person), Kenichiro Kita (Person), Kenshiro Ueda (Person), Kenta Nakanishi (Person), Kentaro Sei (Person), Koichi Yagi (Person), Koji Akaike (Person), Kouji Mori (Person), Koutarou Hiromatsu (Person), Kristin Kirby (Person), Kumiko Itoh (Person), Kunio Watanabe (Person), Kyle Hudson (Person), Mari Shirakawa (Person), Masa Matsubayashi (Person), Masaaki Fukunaga (Person), Masahiko Toda (Person), Masami Ishiguro (Person), Masami Yone (Person), Masashi Fujiura (Person), Masayoshi Tanimura (Person), Megumi Watanabe (Person), Michiko Takahashi (Person), Miyuki Murato (Person), Monami Matsuura (Person), Motomi Katayama (Person), Munemasa Kimura (Person), Naofumi Terazono (Person), Naoya Abe (Person), Nobuo Matsumiya (Person), Noriko Itoh (Person), Noriyuki Sato (Person), Rieko Kawahara (Person), Riki Fuhrmann (Person), Rui Uchida (Person), Ryoichiro Atono (Person), Ryuki Kuraoka (Person), Sachiko Hara (Person), Sachiko Nakamichi (Person), Sanae Kubota (Person), Satoko Ozaki (Person), Satoshi Ishida (Person), Satoshi Mitsuhara (Person), Sean Egan (Person), Seiji Otoguro (Person), Seika Abe (Person), Senji Hirose (Person), Shigefumi Kawase (Person), Shigenobu Kasai (Person), Shigeru Hashiguchi (Person), Shigeyuki Kawata (Person), Shin Hasegawa (Person), Shingo Yamada (Person), Shinichi Shimomura (Person), Shinya Kumazaki (Person), Shinya Sano (Person), Shinya Takahashi (Person), Sho Tajima (Person), Souta Sugisaki (Person), Tadanori Tsukawaki (Person), Tadashi Hashikura (Person), Tadashi Ikegami (Person), Tadashi Kamitake (Person), Takaaki Kawahara (Person), Takao Shimizu (Person), Takashi Nozue (Person), Takayuki Sugano (Person), Takeshi Sasaki (Person), Takuya Abe (Person), Tatsuhiro Tanoue (Person), Tatsuya Kamiyama (Person), Teruhiko Suzuki (Person), Teruyuki Gunji (Person), Tetsuya Abe (Person), Tetsuya Mochizuki (Person), Tetsuya Notoya (Person), Tim O'Leary (Person), Tom Slattery (Person), Tomohiro Kamochi (Person), Tomohiro Minemura (Person), Tomokazu Tsuruoka (Person), Tomoko Kitada (Person), Tomoko Mikami (Person), Tomoko Nagaya (Person), Tomomi Minami (Person), Tomonori Kowari (Person), Tomoyuki Iwakuro (Person), Tsutomu Taniguchi (Person), Tsuyoshi Fujita (Person), Tsuyoshi Komura (Person), Tsuyoshi Wakayama (Person), Yasuhiro Masuoka (Person), Yasuhiro Sakai (Person), Yoichi Yamamoto (Person), Yoshiaki Shinohara (Person), Yoshie Nobe (Person), Yoshihiro Hobo (Person), Yoshihiro Nagata (Person), Yoshiki Suzuki (Person), Yoshimi Takahashi (Person), Yoshiya Taniguchi (Person), Yuhei Matsuda (Person), Yuichi Nakamura (Person), Yuichi Ozaki (Person), Yuki Endo (Person), Yuki Honda (Person), Yukihiro Deguchi (Person), Yumiko Sano (Person), Yurie Hattori (Person), Yusuke Kataoka (Person), Yuuki Tanikawa (Person), Yuuta Kawakami (Person)