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Kirby[a] is a video game series that serves as a branch of the wider Kirby franchise owned by HAL Laboratory. The series centers around the adventures of the titular character as he fights to protect and save his home on the Planet Popstar from a variety of threats. The majority of the games are side-scrolling platformers with puzzle-solving and beat 'em up elements. Kirby has the ability to inhale enemies and objects into his mouth, spitting them out as a projectile or eating them. If he inhales certain enemies, he can gain the powers or properties of that enemy manifesting as a weapon or power-up called a Copy Ability.

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PublisherNintendo
CreatorMasahiro Sakurai
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Genres
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PublisherNintendo
CreatorMasahiro Sakurai
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First releaseKirby's Dream Land
April 27, 1992
Latest releaseKirby Air Riders
November 20, 2025
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The first game in the series, Kirby's Dream Land, was conceived by Masahiro Sakurai as a video game for beginners, and released on April 27, 1992. The series is primarily developed by franchise owner HAL Laboratory, but also by other developers, including Nintendo, Good-Feel, Flagship, and Vanpool. The Kirby series includes 40 games, and has sold over 50 million units worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time.[1]

Video games

Mainline

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Traditional platformers
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Kirby's Dream Land

Original release date(s):
 Release years by system:
1992 – Game Boy[3]2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:


Kirby's Adventure

Original release date(s):[5]
  • JP: March 23, 1993
  • NA: May 1, 1993
  • PAL: December 1, 1993
 Release years by system:
1993 – Nintendo Entertainment System[5]
2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)[6]
2011 – Nintendo 3DS (3D Classics)
2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
2016 – NES Classic Edition
2018 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari.[c][5][7]


Kirby's Dream Land 2

Original release date(s):[8]
  • JP: March 21, 1995
  • NA: May 1, 1995
  • PAL: July 31, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Game Boy[8]
2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2.[d][8][9]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[4][8]


Kirby Super Star

Original release date(s):[10]
  • JP: March 21, 1996
  • NA: September 20, 1996
  • PAL: January 23, 1997
 Release years by system:
1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[10]
2009/2010 – Wii (Virtual Console)
2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
2017 – SNES Classic Edition
2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:
  • Known in Europe as Kirby's Fun Pak and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe.[e][10][11]
  • The game is split into six shorter stories with events that interweave between them.[12]


Kirby's Dream Land 3

Original release date(s):
  • JP: March 27, 1998[13]
  • NA: November 1, 1997[14]
  • PAL: July 24, 2009 (Wii Virtual Console)
 Release years by system:
1997 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[15]
2009 – Wii (Virtual Console)[16]
2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:


Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Original release date(s):[18]
  • JP: March 24, 2000
  • NA: June 26, 2000
  • PAL: June 22, 2001
 Release years by system:
2000 – Nintendo 64[18]
2008 – Wii (Virtual Console)[19]
2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:


Kirby & the Amazing Mirror

Original release date(s):[21]
  • JP: April 15, 2004
  • PAL: July 2, 2004
  • NA: October 18, 2004
 Release years by system:
2004 – Game Boy Advance[21]
2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
2023 - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū.[h][21][22]


Kirby: Squeak Squad

Original release date(s):[23]
  • JP: November 2, 2006
  • NA: December 4, 2006
  • EU: June 22, 2007
 Release years by system:
2006 – Nintendo DS[23]
Notes:
  • Known in Europe as Kirby Mouse Attack and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan.[i][23][24]


Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Original release date(s):[25]
  • JP: October 27, 2011
  • NA: October 24, 2011
  • EU: November 25, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 – Wii[25]
Notes:
  • Released in Europe and Australia as Kirby's Adventure Wii and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii.[j]


Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Original release date(s):[26]
  • JP: January 11, 2014
  • NA: May 2, 2014
  • EU: May 16, 2014
 Release years by system:
2014 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Triple Deluxe.[k]


Kirby: Planet Robobot

Original release date(s):
  • JP: April 26, 2016
  • NA: June 10, 2016
  • EU: June 10, 2016
  • AU: June 11, 2016
 Release years by system:
2016 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Robobo Planet.[l]


Kirby Star Allies

Original release date(s):
  • WW: March 16, 2018
 Release years by system:
2018 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Star Allies.[m]


Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Original release date(s):
  • WW: March 25, 2022
 Release years by system:
2022 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Discovery[n]
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Spin-offs

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Spin-offs
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Kirby's Pinball Land

Original release date(s):[27]
  • JP: November 27, 1993
  • NA: November 30, 1993
  • PAL: December 1, 1993
 Release years by system:
1993 – Game Boy[27]
2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Kirby's Pinball.[o][27][28]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[4][27]


Kirby's Dream Course

Original release date(s):[29]
  • JP: September 21, 1994
  • NA: February 1, 1995
  • PAL: August 24, 1995
 Release years by system:
1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[29]
2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)[30]
2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:


Kirby's Avalanche

Original release date(s):[32]
  • PAL: February 1, 1995
  • NA: April 25, 1995
 Release years by system:
1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[33]
2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)[34]
2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:


Kirby's Block Ball

Original release date(s):[36]
  • JP: December 14, 1995
  • NA: May 13, 1996
  • EU: August 29, 1996
 Release years by system:
1995 – Game Boy[36]
2011/2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
Notes:


Kirby no Omochabako

Original release date(s):[39]
  • JP: February 8, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996 – Satellaview (a Super Famicom add-on)[39]
Notes:
  • Originally released exclusively in Japan.[39]
  • 8 mini-games released over the Satellaview to advertise Japanese release of Kirby Super Star.[39]
  • Translated literally as Kirby's Toy Box.[r]
Kirby's Star Stacker

Original release date(s):[40]
  • NA: July 7, 1997
  • JP: March 18, 1997
  • EU: August 28, 1997
 Release years by system:
1997 – Game Boy[40]
1998 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[41]
2010 – Wii (Virtual Console)
2012/2013 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) (Game Boy version)
2022/2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) (SNES version)
2025 - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) (Game Boy version)
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu.[s][40][42]
  • Later released exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom under the same title.[40][43][42]
  • A Kirby puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo and Tetris.[38]
  • Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[4][40]


Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Original release date(s):[44]
  • JP: August 26, 2000
  • NA: April 9, 2001
 Release years by system:
2000 – Game Boy Color[44]
2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Koro Koro Kirby.[t][44][45][46]
  • The first Game Boy Color game to use motion controls.[44]


Kirby Air Ride

Original release date(s):[47]
  • JP: July 11, 2003
  • NA: October 13, 2003
  • EU: February 27, 2004
 Release years by system:
2003 – GameCube[47]
Notes:


Kirby: Canvas Curse

Original release date(s):[50]
  • JP: March 24, 2005
  • NA: June 13, 2005
  • EU: November 25, 2005
  • AU: April 6, 2006
 Release years by system:
2005 – Nintendo DS[50]
Notes:
  • Known in Europe as Kirby: Power Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby.[v][50][51]


Kirby's Epic Yarn

Original release date(s):[25]
  • JP: October 14, 2010
  • NA: October 17, 2010
  • EU: February 25, 2011
 Release years by system:
2010 – Wii[25]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby.[w]


Kirby Mass Attack

Original release date(s):[52]
  • JP: August 4, 2011
  • NA: September 19, 2011
  • EU: October 28, 2011
  • AU: October 27, 2011
 Release years by system:
2011 – Nintendo DS[52]
Notes:
  • Released in Japan as Atsumete! Kirby.[x]


Kirby Fighters Deluxe

Original release date(s):[53]
  • WW: 2014
 Release years by system:
2015 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Notes:
  • An expanded version of the minigame Kirby Fighters from Kirby: Triple Deluxe


Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe

Original release date(s):[53]
  • WW: 2014
 Release years by system:
2015 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Notes:
  • An expanded version of the minigame Dedede's Drum Dash from Kirby: Triple Deluxe


Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Original release date(s):[54]
  • JP: January 22, 2015
  • NA: February 20, 2015
  • EU: May 8, 2015
 Release years by system:
2015 – Wii U
Notes:
  • Known in Europe and Australia as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow.[y]


Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

Original release date(s):[55]
  • WW: 2017
 Release years by system:
2017 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Notes:
  • An expanded version of the minigame Kirby 3D Rumble from Kirby: Planet Robobot.


Kirby's Blowout Blast

Original release date(s):[55]
  • WW: 2017
 Release years by system:
2017 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
Notes:
  • An expanded version of the minigame Kirby 3D Rumble from Kirby: Planet Robobot.


Kirby Battle Royale

Original release date(s):[56]
  • WW: 2017
 Release years by system:
2017 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Kirby Battle Deluxe![z].


Super Kirby Clash

Original release date(s):[57]
  • WW: 2019
 Release years by system:
2019 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • A free-to-play follow-up to Team Kirby Clash Deluxe with new content.


Kirby Fighters 2

Original release date(s):[citation needed]
  • WW: 2020
 Release years by system:
2020 – Nintendo Switch
Notes:
  • A sequel to Kirby Fighters Deluxe with new characters, stages, and game modes.
Kirby's Dream Buffet

Original release date(s):[58]
  • WW: August 17, 2022
 Release years by system:
2022 – Nintendo Switch[58]
Notes:


Kirby Air Riders

Original release date(s):[61]
  • WW: November 20, 2025
 Release years by system:
2025 – Nintendo Switch 2
Notes:
  • A sequel to Kirby Air Ride
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Reissues

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Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Original release date(s):[62]
  • JP: October 25, 2002
  • NA: December 2, 2002
  • PAL: September 26, 2003
 Release years by system:
2002 – Game Boy Advance[62]
2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
Notes:


Kirby Super Star Ultra

Original release date(s):[65]
  • NA: September 29, 2008
  • JP: November 6, 2008
  • EU: December 18, 2009
 Release years by system:
2008 – Nintendo DS[65]
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe.[ac][65][66]
  • Remake of Kirby Super Star.[67]
  • The game includes full-motion video, a graphical upgrade, and touch-screen support, all of which were not available in the original.[12]


Kirby's Dream Collection

Original release date(s):[68]
  • NA: September 16, 2012
  • JP: July 19, 2012
 Release years by system:
2012 – Wii[68]
Notes:


Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

Original release date(s):[69]
  • WW: March 8, 2019
 Release years by system:
2019 – Nintendo 3DS
Notes:
  • Remake of Kirby's Epic Yarn.
  • Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby Plus.[ae]


Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Original release date(s):[70]
  • WW: February 24, 2023
 Release years by system:
2023 – Nintendo Switch[70]
Notes:
  • Despite the original being known as "Kirby's Adventure Wii" in PAL regions, the remake is known as "Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe" in both North America and PAL regions.
  • Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii Deluxe.[af]
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Canceled

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Canceled titles
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Kid Kirby

Cancellation date:
1995		 Proposed system release:
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Notes:

Was planned to use the SNES Mouse.

Kirby's Air Ride

Cancellation date:
N/A		 Proposed system release:
Nintendo 64
Notes:

Was later released on the GameCube in 2003 as Kirby Air Ride.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2

Cancellation date:[71]
2002		 Proposed system release:
GameCube/Game Boy Advance[71]
Notes:
Kirby for GameCube

Cancellation date:
N/A		 Proposed system release:
GameCube
Notes:

Elements of the game were used in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Untitled Kirby game for Wii

Cancellation date:
N/A		 Proposed system release:
Wii
Notes:

Elements of the game were used in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.[72]

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Other media

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Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

2001–2003 – 100-episode television series[73]		 Notes:
  • Distributed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment for a four-year run showing all one hundred episodes, from 2002 to 2006.[73]
Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives In Pupupu

1994–2006
2017–present – Manga[74]		 Notes:
  • Long-running Kirby manga series.
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ, Hoshi no Kābī; lit. "Kirby of the Stars")
  2. [b]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī; lit. Kirby of the Stars
  3. [c]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ夢の泉の物語, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Yume no Izumi no Monogatari; lit. Kirby of the Stars: The Story of the Fountain of Dreams
  4. [d]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ2, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī 2; lit. Kirby of the Stars 2
  5. [e]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ スーパーデラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Sūpā Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars Super Deluxe
  6. [f]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ3, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī 3; lit. Kirby of the Stars 3
  7. [g]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ64, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī 64; lit. Kirby of the Stars 64
  8. [h]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ 鏡の大迷宮, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Kagami no Daimeikyū; lit. Kirby of the Stars: The Great Labyrinth of the Mirror
  9. [i]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ 参上! ドロッチェ団, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Sanjō! Dorotche Dan; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Calling on the Dorocche Gang!
  10. [j]
    Japanese: 星のカービィWii, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Wii; lit. Kirby of the Stars Wii
  11. [k]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ トリプルデラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Toripuru Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Triple Deluxe
  12. [l]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ ロボボプラネット, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī: Robobo Puranetto; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Robobo Planet
  13. [m]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ スターアライズ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Sutā Araizu; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Star Allies
  14. [n]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ　ディスカバリー, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābi Disukabarī; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Discovery
  15. [o]
    Japanese: カービィのピンボール, Hepburn: Kābī no Pinbōru
  16. [p]
    Japanese: カービィボウル, Hepburn: Kābī Bouru
  17. [q]
    Japanese: カービィのブロックボール, Hepburn: Kābī no Burokku Bōru
  18. [r]
    Japanese: カービィのおもちゃ箱, Hepburn: Kābī no Omochabako
  19. [s]
    Japanese: カービィのきらきらきっず, Hepburn: Kābī no Kirakira Kizzu; lit. Kirby's Sparkling Kids
  20. [t]
    Japanese: コロコロカービィ, Hepburn: Koro Koro Kābī; lit. Roly-Poly Kirby
  21. [u]
    Japanese: カービィのエアライド, Hepburn: Kābī no Earaido; lit. Kirby's Airride
  22. [v]
    Japanese: タッチ!カービィ, Hepburn: Tacchi! Kābī
  23. [w]
    Japanese: 毛糸のカービィ, Hepburn: Keito no Kābī; lit. Yarn Kirby
  24. [x]
    Japanese: あつめて！カービィ, Hepburn: Atsumete! Kābī; lit. Gather! Kirby
  25. [y]
    Japanese: タッチ！カービィ スーパーレインボー, Hepburn: Tacchi! Kābī Sūpāreinbō
  26. [z]
    Japanese: カービィ バトルデラックス!, Hepburn: Kābī Batoru Derakkusu!
  27. [aa]
    Japanese: カービィのグルメフェス, Hepburn: Kābī no Gurume Fesu; lit. Kirby's Gourmet Festival
  28. [ab]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ 夢の泉デラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Yume no Izumi Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars: The Fountain of Dreams Deluxe
  29. [ac]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ ウルトラスーパーデラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Urutora Sūpā Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars Ultra Super Deluxe
  30. [ad]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ 20周年スペシャルコレクション, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Ni-ju-shūnen Supesharu Korekushon; lit. Kirby of the Stars 20th Anniversary Special Collection
  31. [ae]
    Japanese: 毛糸のカービィ プラス, Hepburn: Keito no kābyi purasu; lit. Yarn Kirby Plus
  32. [af]
    Japanese: 星のカービィ Wii デラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābyi Wii Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars Wii Deluxe

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