Kirby Battle Royale
Template:Game Kirby: Battle Royale (Japanese: カービィ バトルデラックス! Kirby Battle Deluxe!) is an upcoming action-multiplayer spin-off game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is set to release on November 30th, 2017 in Japan and January 19th, 2018 in North America.
History
On April 12, 2017, in celebration of Kirby's 25th anniversary, a Nintendo Direct teased about an "upcoming Kirby multiplayer action game for the holidays". Many vocal Kirby fans expected this game to be a sequel/remake to Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. Others predicted a full-fledged, improved version of Kirby Fighters Deluxe. This game was unveiled as Kirby: Battle Royale on September 13, 2017 Nintendo Direct. A Copy Ability Poll was opened up on Kirby sections of the official Japanese, American, and European Nintendo websites.
On September 18, 2017, the official Kirby 25th Anniversary Twitter made a Tweet showcasing 3 new game modes. An article on Kirby Informer translated these modes as "Flag Shoot", "Attack Riders", and "Gather! Apples Catch", respectively.
The Twitter accounts of Kirby 25th Anniversary and Nintendo of Europe released an Interim Report on the Copy Ability Poll. The top 5 Copy Abilities from top to bottom were:
Overview
The basic premise of Battle Royale pits Kirby against several different clones of himself in various competitive games. These range from fights using Copy Abilities in the vain of Kirby Fighters Deluxe, but instead done in a 3-D space - to games where Kirbys try to collect gems and apples - to Boss battles where Kirbys compete to deal the most damage. At least 10 different game modes have been confirmed.
Each of these game-modes will feature both local and online multiplayer, making this the first entry in the Kirby series to have full online multiplayer, complete with matchmaking and a global ranking system. There will also be a single player adventure mode which features King Dedede in prominent speaking roles.
More information will surface as the release date approaches.
Copy Abilities
The following Copy Abilities have been confirmed to appear in this title:
Several of the abilities appear to be heavily re-worked for a 3-D space, including the Ice ability being able to create icy barriers, and the Tornado ability allowing Kirby to create a torrent that tosses other Kirbys around him into the air.
Gallery
- Battle Royale Wallpaper.jpg
Large landscape image based on the cover art.
- BR Kirby Cutter.png
Artwork of a shocked Kirby with the Cutter ability.
- BR Kirby Green.png
Artwork of a green Kirby with the Hammer ability.
- BR Kirby Orange.png
Artwork of an orange Kirby with the Spear ability.
- Sword Kirby Battle Royale.jpg
Artwork of the Sword ability
- Sword Kirby Battle Royale 2.jpg
A different artwork of the sword ability
- Whip Kirby Battle Royale.jpg
Artwork of the Whip ability
- Waddledees with cake.jpg
Artwork of some Waddle Dees
- BR Dedede.png
Artwork of King Dedede.
- BR Bandana Dee.png
Artwork of Bandana Waddle Dee.
- KBR 01.jpg
Screenshot of Twin Woods dropping Apples for the Kirbys.
- KBR 02.jpg
Screenshot from a haunted mansion where a ghost has spotted two Kirbys.
- KBR 03.jpg
Screenshot from a 'Attack Riders' game in a circular arena.
- KBR 04.jpg
Screenshot of Kirbys chasing after a Dedede-themed train to deposit ores.
- KBR 05.jpg
Screenshot of a 'Smash Hockey' game with Kirbys knocking the puck around.
- KBR 06.jpg
Screenshot of the Kirbys doing battle with Robo Bonkers.
- KBR 07.jpg
Screenshot of the Kirbys fighting in an arena.
- KBR 08.jpg
Screenshot of Ice Kirby making a barrier.
- KBR 09.jpg
Screenshot of Whip Kirby capturing another Kirby with his lasso.
- KBR 10.jpg
Screenshot of Parasol Kirby attacking another Kirby.
- KBR 11.jpg
Screenshot of Hammer Kirby charging his hammer.
- KBR 12.jpg
Screenshot of Doctor Kirby preparing to douse another Kirby with a concoction.
- KBR 13.jpg
Screenshot from the Single-Player mode as Dedede addresses Kirby and Bandana Dee.
Video Gallery
9/13 Nintendo Direct Reveal Trailer
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9/13 Nintendo Direct Reveal Trailer (JPN)
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First Gameplay Footage of 3 Newly Revealed Game Modes
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Trivia
- The title of this game may have been inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale.
- An exploit in the source code of the Copy Ability poll page was found that allowed a theoretically unlimited number of votes to be injected on any Copy Ability without having to wait until the next day. A link to the tally count of each candidate could be found when inspecting the vote button. This link only showed the tally count for the North American poll. Since September 19, 2017, this link now links to a blank Error 404 page and it is assumed that the exploit has been patched.
External Links
- Nintendo Direct 4/12/2017
- Japanese Article on Official Nintendo Website
- Japanese Website
- Japanese Tweet with Gameplay Footage, September 18, 2017
- Kirby Informer Article, September 18, 2017
- Nintendo AU NZ Tweet
- UK Website
- Nintendo UK Direct Article
- Interim Report, Nintendo of Europe