List Of Kirby Media
The series revolves around Kirby, the series' protagonist, and his adventures in the fictional world of Pop Star. A common gameplay element is Kirby's ability to copy enemy skills, allowing him to use them to progress through levels. This and other changes in gameplay from traditional platform games distinguish the series from other entries in the genre. Currently, the series contains thirty-nine games. A one-hundred episode anime series based on the video games, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, was created in Japan and formerly distributed by 4Kids TV in North America. A special 101st episode was created for the now retired Nintendo Video service, and was not in the anime style of the original 100 episodes. The Kirby series is among the best-selling video game franchises with over twenty million games sold worldwide. The franchise was conceived by Masahiro Sakurai as a game series for beginners, for which he partially attributes the series' success.
Video games
Platform games
Traditional
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Release years by system: 1992 – Game Boy 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 1993 – Nintendo Entertainment System 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (3D Classics) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2016 – NES Classic Edition 2018 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2009/2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2017 – SNES Classic Edition 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 1997 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2009 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 2000 – Nintendo 64 2008 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2023 - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2011 – Wii |
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Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: 2016 – Nintendo 3DS |
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Release years by system: 2018 – Nintendo Switch |
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Release years by system: 2022 – Nintendo Switch |
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Non-traditional
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Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2010 – Wii |
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Release years by system: 2015 – Wii U |
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Remakes
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Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console) |
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Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS |
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Release years by system: 2012 – Wii |
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Release years by system: 2023 – Nintendo Switch |
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Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo 3DS |
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Spin-offs
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Release years by system: 1993 – Game Boy 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) |
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Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
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Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy 2011/2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) |
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Release years by system: 1996 – Satellaview (a Super Famicom add-on) |
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Release years by system: 1997 – Game Boy 1998 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2012/2013 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) (Game Boy version) 2022/2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) (SNES version) |
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Release years by system: 2000 – Game Boy Color |
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Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube |
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- Kirby Fighters Deluxe - Released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Kirby Fighters from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe - Released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Dedede's Drum Dash from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- Team Kirby Clash Deluxe - Released in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a free to play game. It is a more complete version of the minigame Team Kirby Clash from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
- Kirby's Blowout Blast - Released in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Kirby 3D Rumble from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
- Kirby Battle Royale (Known in Japan as Kirby Battle Deluxe!) - Released in 2017 on Nintendo 3DS.
- Super Kirby Clash - Released in 2019 as a free to play game on the Nintendo Switch. It plays like Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, but has a different story, different bosses and many other notable changes.
- Kirby Fighters 2 - Released in 2020 on the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to Kirby Fighters Deluxe, but with new playable characters, new stages, and new challenge modes.
Canceled titles
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Proposed system release: Nintendo 64 |
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Cancellation date: 2002 |
Proposed system release: GameCube/Game Boy Advance |
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- Kid Kirby - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Canceled
- Kirby GCN (Hoshi no Kirby GC in Japan) - GameCube - Canceled
Other media
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2001–2003 – 100-episode television series |
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1994–2006 2017–present – Manga |
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