Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

It’s been three years since the launch of Kirby Star Allies, but a new art book recently arrived in Japan. It included an interview with Shinya Kumazaki, the game’s director.

Kumazaki also left a message at the end of the book. After discussing some of the difficulties HAL Laboratory went through while making Star Allies, he also spoke vaguely about the series’ future. Kumazaki mentioned moving on to the “next phase” of Kirby and “planning for the next stage of our future.”

Kumazaki’s message, translated by Nintendo Everything, is as follows:

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Kirby’s Dream Land, the very first entry in the Kirby series, came out on April 27, 1992 in Japan. That means the Kirby series as a whole is now 29 years old.

To celebrate the series’ birthday, a new piece of art was posted on the official Japanese Twitter account. Get a look at the image above.

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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards has been around for two decades, but a hidden cheat code was just found this week. Japanese fan shirokirby first shared the news, which was then relayed by Graample.

Players can easily obtain 100% completion on a third save file by plugging in a second controller and following a series of inputs. You’ll need to hold L and press C up, C up, R, C right, C left, then start.

Here’s a look:

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Kirby Star Allies has turned three years old, and to celebrate, HAL Laboratory shared some new art for the game. We’ve included the special piece above.

Kirby Star Allies first debuted on March 16, 2018 on Switch.

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Posted on 6 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Kirby director Shinya Kumazaki shared a comment with Famitsu regarding ambitions for 2021. Next year, the series will be 29 years old.

Kumazaki shared the following, as translated by Nintendo Everything:

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Posted on 9 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

HAL Laboratory’s Part Time UFO landed on Switch earlier today. For a look at some footage, check out the video below.

Part Time UFO is out now on Switch via the eShop.

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Back in 2018, Kirby developer HAL Laboratory released a game for mobile known as Part Time UFO. It’s now making the jump to Switch and can be purchased today.

We have the following overview and trailer for Part Time UFO:

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Nintendo and HAL Laboratory recently brought Kirby Fighters 2 to Switch, but if you haven’t purchased the game yet, you can still give it a shot. That’s because a new demo is now available worldwide – simply visit the eShop for access.

Here’s a trailer promoting the demo:

Kirby Fighters 2, along with its demo, can be found on the Switch eShop now.

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Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

It’s been quite some time since Kirby Star Allies landed on Switch, but it’s been revealed that a new art book for the game is seeing release in Japan next year. Kirby Star Allies: The Original Art Book is slated for March 16, 2021.

Fans can expect over 500 pieces of sketches, concepts, and artwork will be featured. An interview with the development team will be included, too.

There’s currently no word on a western release, but we’ll give you a heads up when import pre-orders are live.

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Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch eShop, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo and HAL Laboratory dropped Kirby Fighters 2 on Switch a couple of hours ago. For a look at some footage, have a look at the videos below.

Kirby Fighters 2 is out now on Switch as an eShop download.

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