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The '''''Kirby''''' series of games is one of the few long running [[Nintendo]] game series, debuting on the [[Game Boy]] and making its home console debut on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. ''Kirby'' games are generally developed by [[HAL Laboratory]], but are always published by Nintendo exclusively for their home console and portable gaming systems. The games star the titular character {{wk|Kirby}}, a round pink with the trademark ability of being able to inhale enemies and copy their powers.
 
The '''''Kirby''''' series of games is one of the few long running [[Nintendo]] game series, debuting on the [[Game Boy]] and making its home console debut on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. ''Kirby'' games are generally developed by [[HAL Laboratory]], but are always published by Nintendo exclusively for their home console and portable gaming systems. The games star the titular character {{wk|Kirby}}, a round pink with the trademark ability of being able to inhale enemies and copy their powers.
  
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===Main series===
 
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The ''Kirby'' series began in 1992, with the release of ''Kirby's Dream Land''. Core games in the ''Kirby'' series are 2D platforming games, in which the character can fly indefinitely as well as inhale enemies and either spit them out or swallow them to obtain a {{wk|Copy Ability}}, allowing Kirby to use that enemy's powers. ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', the second title in the series, was the first to feature Copy Abilities. Many following games have since added their own unique features and abilities.
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The ''Kirby'' series began in 1992, with the release of ''Kirby's Dream Land''. Core games in the ''Kirby'' series are platforming games, in which the character can fly indefinitely as well as inhale enemies and either spit them out or swallow them to obtain a {{wk|Copy Ability}}, allowing Kirby to use that enemy's powers. ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', the second title in the series, was the first to feature Copy Abilities. Many following games have since added their own unique features and abilities.
  
 
===Spin-off games===
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''|1995|1995|1995|1995|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''|1995|1995|1995|1995|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''|1996|1996|1997|1997|N/A|[[Super  Nintendo]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''|1996|1996|1997|1997|N/A|[[Super  Nintendo]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''|1998|1997|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Super  Nintendo]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''|1998|1997|2009 (VC)|2009 (VC)|N/A|[[Super  Nintendo]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''|2000|2000|2001|2001|N/A|[[Nintendo 64]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''|2000|2000|2001|2001|N/A|[[Nintendo 64]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby & the Amazing Mirror]]''|2004|2004|2004|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''|2004|2004|2004|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''|2006|2006|2007|2007|2007|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''|2006|2006|2007|2007|2007|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''|2011|2011|2011|2011|2012|[[Wii]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''|2011|2011|2011|2011|2012|[[Wii]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]|2016|2016|2016|2016|2016|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]|2016|2016|2016|2016|2016|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''|2018|2018|2018|2018|2018|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''|2018|2018|2018|2018|2018|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''|2022|2022|2022|2022|2022|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
 
{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Kirby|section_title=Spin-off games}}
 
{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Kirby|section_title=Spin-off games}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''|1993|1994|1993|1993|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''|1993|1994|1993|1993|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally]]''|1996|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Satellaview]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally]]''|1996|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Satellaview]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby no Omochabako: Cannonball]]''|1996|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Satellaview]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby no Omochabako: Cannonball]]''|1996|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Satellaview]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker]]''|1997|1997|1997|1997|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy)]]''|1997|1997|1997|1997|N/A|[[Game Boy]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''|2000|2000|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Color]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''|2000|2000|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Color]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''|2003|2003|2004|2004|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''|2003|2003|2004|2004|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Battle Royale]]''|2017|2018|2017|2017|2018|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Battle Royale]]''|2017|2018|2017|2017|2018|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''|2019|2019|2019|2019|2019|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''|2019|2019|2019|2019|2019|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''|2020|2020|2020|2020|2020|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''|2022|2022|2022|2022|2022|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
 
{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Kirby|section_title=Ports and remakes}}
 
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Super Star Stacker]]''|1999|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Super Nintendo]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (SNES)]]''|1999|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Super Nintendo]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''|2002|2002|2003|2004|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''|2002|2002|2003|2004|N/A|[[Game Boy Advance]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''|2008|2008|2009|2008|2008|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''|2008|2008|2009|2008|2008|[[Nintendo DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition]]''|2012|2012|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Wii]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition]]''|2012|2012|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Wii]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''|2019|2019|2019|2019|2019|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''|2019|2019|2019|2019|2019|[[Nintendo 3DS]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''|2023|2023|2023|2023|2023|[[Nintendo Switch]]}}
 
{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Kirby|section_title=Cancelled games}}
 
{{GameList/section|colorscheme=Kirby|section_title=Cancelled games}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kid Kirby]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Super Nintendo]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kid Kirby]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Super Nintendo]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[List of third party Kirby games#Jaguar Machine Sashi Senyou Soft: Kirby Family|Jaguar Machine Sashi Senyou Soft: Kirby Family]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Color]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[List of third party Kirby games#Jaguar Machine Sashi Senyou Soft: Kirby Family|Jaguar Machine Sashi Senyou Soft: Kirby Family]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Color]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2|Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Color]]}}
 
{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2|Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Game Boy Color]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Bowl 64]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo 64]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby Ball 64]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo 64]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Roll-o-Rama|Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Kirby (Nintendo GameCube)|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]]}}
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{{GameList/cell|''[[Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii)]]''|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|N/A|[[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Wii]]}}
  
 
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Kirby
星のカービィ
Kirby of the Stars
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Creator: Masahiro Sakurai
First game: Kirby's Dream Land (1992)
Best-selling game: Kirby and the Forgotten Land (7.52 million[1] copies)
Latest game: Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
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The Kirby series of games is one of the few long running Nintendo game series, debuting on the Game Boy and making its home console debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Kirby games are generally developed by HAL Laboratory, but are always published by Nintendo exclusively for their home console and portable gaming systems. The games star the titular character Kirby, a round pink with the trademark ability of being able to inhale enemies and copy their powers.

Overview

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Main series

The Kirby series began in 1992, with the release of Kirby's Dream Land. Core games in the Kirby series are platforming games, in which the character can fly indefinitely as well as inhale enemies and either spit them out or swallow them to obtain a Copy Ability, allowing Kirby to use that enemy's powers. Kirby's Adventure, the second title in the series, was the first to feature Copy Abilities. Many following games have since added their own unique features and abilities.

Spin-off games

Other media

A 100 episode animated adaptation of the series, titled Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, was produced by Warpstar Inc. and aired from 2001 to 2003 in Japan over four seasons. The series was later licensed by 4Kids Entertainment for broadcast in English, airing from 2002 to 2006. In Japan episodes of the series were broadcast on the Minna no Theater Wii channel from 2009 to 2012, and in Europe episodes were released through the Kirby TV Channel in 2011. In 2012, a two-part video based on the series, titled "Kirby 3D", was released in Japan in 2009 over the Wii no Ma service, and was later released for Nintendo 3DS in stereoscopic 3D over the Nintendo Video service in 2012, where it was first broadcast worldwide.

Games

Game JP release NA release EU release AUS release KOR release Platform
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Main games
Kirby's Dream Land 1992 1992 1992 1992 N/A Game Boy
Kirby's Adventure 1993 1993 1993 1993 N/A Nintendo Entertainment System
Kirby's Dream Land 2 1995 1995 1995 1995 N/A Game Boy
Kirby Super Star 1996 1996 1997 1997 N/A Super Nintendo
Kirby's Dream Land 3 1998 1997 2009 (VC) 2009 (VC) N/A Super Nintendo
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards 2000 2000 2001 2001 N/A Nintendo 64
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror 2004 2004 2004 N/A N/A Game Boy Advance
Kirby: Squeak Squad 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 Nintendo DS
Kirby's Return to Dream Land 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 Wii
Kirby: Triple Deluxe 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Kirby: Planet Robobot 2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 Nintendo 3DS
Kirby Star Allies 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 Nintendo Switch
Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 Nintendo Switch
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Spin-off games
Kirby's Pinball Land 1993 1994 1993 1993 N/A Game Boy
Kirby's Dream Course 1994 1995 1995 1995 N/A Super Nintendo
Kirby's Avalanche N/A 1995 1995 1995 N/A Super Nintendo
Kirby's Block Ball 1995 1996 1995 1995 N/A Game Boy
Kirby no Omochabako: Baseball 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby no Omochabako: Hoshi Kuzushi 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby no Omochabako: Arrange Ball 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby no Omochabako: Guru Guru Ball 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby no Omochabako: Pachinko 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby no Omochabako: Pinball 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby no Omochabako: Ball Rally 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby no Omochabako: Cannonball 1996 N/A N/A N/A N/A Satellaview
Kirby's Star Stacker (Game Boy) 1997 1997 1997 1997 N/A Game Boy
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2000 2000 N/A N/A N/A Game Boy Color
Kirby Air Ride 2003 2003 2004 2004 N/A Nintendo GameCube
Kirby Slide N/A 2003 N/A N/A N/A eReader (Game Boy Advance)
Kirby: Canvas Curse 2005 2005 2005 2006 N/A Nintendo DS
Hoshi no Kirby: KiraKira Medal Land 2006 N/A N/A N/A N/A Arcade
Hoshi no Kirby: Medal Land no Mahou no Tou 2007 N/A N/A N/A N/A Arcade
Kirby's Epic Yarn 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011 Wii
Kirby Mass Attack 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 Nintendo DS
Kirby Fighters Deluxe 2014 2014 2015 2015 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe 2014 2014 2015 2015 2014 Nintendo 3DS
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse 2015 2015 2015 2015 N/A Wii U
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe 2017 2017 2017 2017 N/A Nintendo 3DS
Kirby's Blowout Blast 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017 Nintendo 3DS
Kirby: Battle Royale 2017 2018 2017 2017 2018 Nintendo 3DS
Super Kirby Clash 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Nintendo Switch
Kirby Fighters 2 2020 2020 2020 2020 2020 Nintendo Switch
Kirby's Dream Buffet 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 Nintendo Switch
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Ports and remakes
Kirby's Star Stacker (SNES) 1999 N/A N/A N/A N/A Super Nintendo
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land 2002 2002 2003 2004 N/A Game Boy Advance
Kirby Super Star Ultra 2008 2008 2009 2008 2008 Nintendo DS
Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition 2012 2012 N/A N/A N/A Wii
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 Nintendo 3DS
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 Nintendo Switch
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Cancelled games
Kid Kirby N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Super Nintendo
Jaguar Machine Sashi Senyou Soft: Kirby Family N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Game Boy Color
Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Game Boy Color
Kirby Ball 64 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo 64
Kirby's Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo GameCube
Untitled Kirby prototypes (Nintendo GameCube, Wii) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nintendo GameCube, Wii

External links

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References

  1. ↑ Financial Results Explanatory Material. Nintendo (May 7, 2024). Retrieved September 20, 2024.


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Main series

Kirby's Dream Land • Adventure (Nightmare in Dream Land) • Dream Land 2 • Super Star (Ultra) • Dream Land 3 • 64: The Crystal Shards • Amazing Mirror • Squeak Squad • Return to Dream Land (Deluxe) • Triple Deluxe • Planet Robobot • Star Allies • Forgotten Land

Other games
Compilation
Spin-off
Other
Arcade
Canceled
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