Kirby Sucks Wii Once Again - New Trailer

By Jorge Ba-oh 28.01.2011 28

Kirby Sucks Wii Once Again - New Trailer on Nintendo gaming news, videos and discussion

Today Nintendo announced a brand new Kirby platformer in development for Wii by the folk at HAL Laboratories. First footage awaits...

The pink puffball's current Wii adventure, Kirby's Epic Yarn isn't even out in Europe yet, with a February launch on the cards, but Nintendo has confirmed plans for a more traditional style side-scrolling platformer for fans to dribble over.

Despite solid reviews, including a gold rating of 36/40 in Japanese magazine Famitsu, it looks like Kirby is returning to a more tried and teseed approach in his new game, which appears to be the old Hoshi no Kirby title that originated on the GameCube and appeared on Japanese Wii lists for several years before GoodFeel's Fluff's Epic Yarn was transformed into a Kirby outing and people presumed Kirby's Adventure was no more.

You will suck up enemies, gain powers and wield enormous weapons through lush, adorable environments held together through an explosion of colourful Kirby charm - and it all looks to be Kirby at its best, back to basics. The best thing? Well, Nintendo of Japan announced that this Wii platformer will hit in 2011! Where is the new Kirby game for Nintendo DS, though, that was revealed late last year? All things were quiet on the Nintendo DS front at the retailer meeting in Japan.

Excited? Take a look at the first snippets of the new Kirby game in motion:


 

More details came out of the retailer briefing, so check back soon...

Box art for Kirby's Adventure Wii
Also known as

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Developer

HAL Laboratory

Publisher

Nintendo

Genre

2D Platformer

Players

4

C3 Score

Rated $score out of 10  9/10

Reader Score

Rated $score out of 10  9/10 (1 Votes)

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SirLink is offline. SirLink 28.01.2011#1

Looks awesome. Day 1 buy for sure. Smilie I just love platformers. Smilie

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RudyC3 is offline. RudyC3 28.01.2011#2

Back to the Kirby 64 style. Me like that Smilie

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JoshSL is offline. JoshSL 28.01.2011#3

Omg yay!! Smilie

All I can say is it had better have CoOp.
Is this what became of Kirby GC?

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SuperShyGuy62 is offline. SuperShyGuy62 28.01.2011#4

ABOUT FREAKING TIME!

This is exactly what a Kirby game should be. Nothing like Epic Yarn. Thank God they actually did the series something right. Hopefully this could be the return of the Dark Matter. (Zero Three)


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GreythaGreat is offline. GreythaGreat 28.01.2011#5

Looks and sounds like a true sequel to Crystal Shards! I'm pumped!

...Isn't announcing this Kirby title kinda random though? It just came out of nowhere haha

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SirLink is offline. SirLink 28.01.2011#6

GreythaGreat said:
Looks and sounds like a true sequel to Crystal Shards! I'm pumped!

...Isn't announcing this Kirby title kinda random though? It just came out of nowhere haha

I bet they saw our C3 topic about Kirby and just had to announce it. Smilie Really funny how things go sometimes. I'm surprised too that they didn't keep that for E3 though.

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PK Mongoose is offline. PK Mongoose 28.01.2011#7

This. This is Kirby's DKCR. This will be awesome.

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Agul is offline. Agul 28.01.2011#8

Awesome! I can't wait. Smilie

P.S. Really nice article headline, guys... Smilie

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Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 28.01.2011#9

I can't believe something as well reviewed as Epic Yawn can get so much criticism - are people that scared of a style change?

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Marzeee is offline. Marzeee 28.01.2011#10

Most people want the same old games though, unfortunately.

I'll be getting Epic Yarn, I doubt I will get this.

 
Teetrab is offline. Teetrab 28.01.2011#11

Speak of the devil! About damn time. Although I was looking for multiplayer in this trailer like the last GC kirby trailer.

Its just that 3D kirby games are far and few in between which makes this one a rarity.

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SirLink is offline. SirLink 28.01.2011#12

Darkflame said:
I can't believe something as well reviewed as Epic Yawn can get so much critism are people that scared of a style change?

From what I've seen, there are a lot of different reasons. Some didn't like that Kirby's trademark power was taken away for this game even if that was made up by other power-ups you get throughout the game, so it's just the stealing enemy powers by sucking them in that's missing.

Another reason I've seen(which is completely stupid in my eyes) is that you can't die in Kirby's Epic Yarn and that it's extremely easy. I like challenging games a lot but that doesn't mean that I can't have fun with easy games. A lot of them also seem to ignore that in order to unlock all the levels and extra stuff, you actually have to step it up and get the best ranks in every level which actually is quite challenging from what I've read/seen.

Lastly, its style. I suspect that most who criticized that are either scared of a style change OR feel that they're too manly to play such a cute looking game. Therefore, supported by its apparent lack of difficulty, they call it a game for little kids and give it a pass.

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Teetrab is offline. Teetrab 28.01.2011#13

Marzy said:
Most people want the same old games though, unfortunately.

So I guess you won't be getting the 3DS then? Smilie

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Marzeee is offline. Marzeee 28.01.2011#14

I've already said on a number of occasions that I'm not getting one.

 
Teetrab is offline. Teetrab 28.01.2011#15

Well excuuuuuuse me princess! For not following whatever you say!

Personally what turned me off from getting the yarn kirby was that they took out his copy ability.

Even canvas curse had a copy ability even though the controls weren't traditional. But to each his own.

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Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 28.01.2011#16

Teetrab said:
Marzy said:
Most people want the same old games though, unfortunately.

So I guess you won't be getting the 3DS then? Smilie

If the 3DS is anything like the DS, it will have some of the best and most inventive new games. Just not at launch (aside from perhaps the built in stuff).

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RudyC3 is offline. RudyC3 28.01.2011#17

Marzy said:
Most people want the same old games though, unfortunately.

I'll be getting Epic Yarn, I doubt I will get this.

I like both personally, innovation AND old-school revivals. And if I have the money for it, I'll be getting both =).

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Pete (guest) 29.01.2011#18

This looks good but also boring. Been here, done that but in 2D. WHY no 3d platformer like Mario?

LKR000 is offline. LKR000 29.01.2011#19

This kinda popped outta nowhere didn't it xD
Both this and epic yarn look great, can't wait to get them.

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Sonic_13 is offline. Sonic_13 29.01.2011#20

I wonder if "New Super Mario Bros.", "Donkey Kong Country Returns", and this new Kirby game all use the same game engine?

 
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RudyC3 is offline. RudyC3 29.01.2011#21

Seems you play it holding the Wii remote on its side, judging from what can be seen in the background in the video at 0:04.

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meeto_0 is offline. meeto_0 29.01.2011#22

Looks good I might buy if its challenging.

The skeptic in me says nintendo has realised that its ten times faster to put out side scrollers then 3D worlds.

If only multi platform games like dead space 2 could be easily ported to the wii. Nintendo wouldnt have to struggle so much.

 
Jimmy2000 is offline. Jimmy2000 29.01.2011#23

meeto_0 said:

The skeptic in me says nintendo has realised that its ten times faster to put out side scrollers then 3D worlds.

Good thing that 2D platformers are exactly 10 times better than 3D platformers Smilie

 
Harry (guest) 29.01.2011#24

It's a kirby game, it won't be challanging.

PK Mongoose is offline. PK Mongoose 29.01.2011#25

Is it some kind of fad for guests to be little dicks about everything?

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