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The '''Nintendo Switch''' is an eighth-generation home console system released worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. It is the successor to the [[Wii U]] and is currently the newest home console from Nintendo.
The '''Nintendo Switch''' is an eighth-generation home console system released worldwide on March 3rd, 2017. It is the successor to the [[Wii U]] and is currently the newest home console from Nintendo.


The main selling point of the Switch is its versatility, advertised as a console that can be moved easily between TV mode, tabletop mode, and handheld mode. The controllers, known as the Joy-Con, come in a pair and can also be played in various different ways, including being split for multiplayer use, or attached to the Switch itself in handheld mode. It also has a [[Nintendo Switch News Channel|news channel]] on the console for news and posts related to Nintendo Switch games.
The main selling point of the Switch is its versatility, advertised as a console that can be moved easily between TV mode, tabletop mode, and handheld mode. The controllers, known as the Joy-Con, come in a pair and can also be played in various different ways, including being split for [[multiplayer]] use, or attached to the Switch itself in handheld mode. It also has a [[Nintendo Switch News Channel|news channel]] on the console for news and posts related to Nintendo Switch games.


==Varieties==
==Varieties==
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*'''Nintendo Switch (OLED model)''' - Released in October of 2021, this version features a wider 7-inch OLED display, 64GB of internal storage, a wide adjustable stand for tabletop mode, and enhanced audio. It also comes bundled with a new dock, featuring a built-in wired LAN port.
*'''Nintendo Switch (OLED model)''' - Released in October of 2021, this version features a wider 7-inch OLED display, 64GB of internal storage, a wide adjustable stand for tabletop mode, and enhanced audio. It also comes bundled with a new dock, featuring a built-in wired LAN port.


==[[amiibo]] compatibility==
==''Kirby'' games==
The Nintendo Switch, like the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] before it, is compatible with amiibo. To activate an amiibo figurine in a given game, the player must first be prompted by the game itself, then place the amiibo base-down onto the joystick of the Joy-Con (R). This will have various effects, based on the amiibo used, and the game being played.
<gallery>
KSA Boxart NA.jpg|'''''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'''''
SKC eShop artwork.jpg|'''''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'''''
Kirby Fighters 2 Banner.jpg|'''''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'''''
KatFL Boxart NA.jpg|'''''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'''''
KDB cover art.jpg|'''''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'''''
File:KRtDLD Boxart NA.jpg|'''''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'''''
</gallery>
 
Physical cartridges are compatible with Tencent Nintendo Switch consoles, but none have actually been released in China.
 
===Nintendo Switch Online===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|-
!colspan=3|Game available through Nintendo Switch Online
|-
!Name
!On
!Release date
|-
|'''''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'''''
|Nintendo Entertainment System - NSO
|February 13, 2019
|-
|'''''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'''''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System - NSO
|September 5, 2019
|-
|'''''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'''''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System - NSO
|September 5, 2019
|-
|'''''[[Kirby Super Star]]'''''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System - NSO
|December 12th, 2019
|-
|'''''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'''''
|Nintendo 64 - NSO + EP
|May 20, 2022
|-
|'''''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'''''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System - NSO
|July 21, 2022 (International versions only)
|-
|'''''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)]]'''''
|Super Nintendo Entertainment System - NSO
|July 21, 2022 (Japanese and Chinese versions)<br>September 6, 2023 (International versions)
|-
|'''''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'''''
|Game Boy - NSO
|February 8, 2023
|-
|'''''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'''''
|Game Boy - NSO
|March 15, 2023
|-
|'''''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'''''
|Game Boy - NSO
|June 5, 2023
|-
|'''''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'''''
|Game Boy Advance - NSO + EP
|September 29, 2023
|}


An example would be the bronze Kirby statue in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', which gives [[Fragment]]s when an amiibo is scanned in.
===Other games featuring ''Kirby'' characters===
<gallery>
Smash Ultimate Box Art.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
Tetris 99 logo.png|''[[harddrop:Tetris 99|Tetris 99]]''
Part Time UFO NS logo.jpg|''[[nwiki:Part Time UFO|Part Time UFO]]''
</gallery>


==Profile icons==
==Profile icons==
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===Nintendo Switch Online===
===Nintendo Switch Online===
{{incomplete|Needs icons for ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'', ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''}}
{{incomplete|Needs icons for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''}}
An update on February 28th, 2022 added a Missions & Rewards section where players can earn Platinum Points from weekly tasks or redeem them for icon elements, each divided into "Characters", "Backgrounds", and "Frames". A "Character" element must be used in order to create an icon. "Character" elements cost 10 Platinum Points, while "Background" and "Frame" elements cost 5 Platinum Points. Each month features one game with their own icon elements, as well as a ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Horizons|Animal Crossing: New Horizons]]'' section that feature [[nookipedia:Villager|villagers]] whose birthday is the current month.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2022/missions-and-rewards-added-to-nintendo-switch-online/ Missions and Rewards added to Nintendo Switch Online]</ref>
An update on February 28th, 2022 added a Missions & Rewards section where players can earn Platinum Points from weekly tasks or redeem them for icon elements, each divided into "Characters", "Backgrounds", and "Frames". A "Character" element must be used in order to create an icon. "Character" elements cost 10 Platinum Points, while "Background" and "Frame" elements cost 5 Platinum Points. Each month features one game with their own icon elements, as well as a ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing: New Horizons|Animal Crossing: New Horizons]]'' section that feature [[nookipedia:Villager|villagers]] whose birthday is the current month.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2022/missions-and-rewards-added-to-nintendo-switch-online/ Missions and Rewards added to Nintendo Switch Online]</ref>


====''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''====
====''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''====
From April 7th, 2022 to May 5th, 2022, 80 icon elements pertaining to ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' were available to the service as a "special reward", with the icons being changed every Thursday. These sets of icons were were made available again from July 20, 2022 to August 17, 2022.
From April 7th, 2022 to May 5th, 2022, 80 icon elements pertaining to ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' were available to the service as a "special reward", with the icons being changed every Thursday. These sets of icons were were made available again from July 20, 2022 to August 17, 2022, and once again in late December 2022, on December 23rd and December 31st only.


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====''Kirby's Dream Buffet''====
====''Kirby's Dream Buffet''====
In September 2022, ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' had icons dedicated to it released.
From August 31st, 2022 to September 13th, 2022, ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' had icons dedicated to it released, in two waves that lasted a week each. These sets of icons were were made available again only on December 29th, 2022 and January 6th, 2023.
 
{| cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="margin: 0 auto; width:500px"
|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border=1 style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
! colspan=5 | Week 1 (August 31, 2022 - September 6, 2022)
|-
!colspan=5|Characters
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Stone Kirby.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Jelly Kirby.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Bronto Burt.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Food Box.png|100px]]
|-
| [[Kirby]]
| [[Stone]] Kirby
| [[Jelly]] Kirby
| [[Bronto Burt]]
| [[Food Box]]
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Wheel Donut.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby intro.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Elfilin Cake.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Ecstatic Kirby.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby Strawberry.png|100px]]
|-
| [[Copy Food|Wheel Donut]]
| [[Kirby]] (from the opening)
| [[Elfilin Cake]]
| Ecstatic [[Kirby]]
| [[Kirby]] going after a [[strawberry]]
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby Keeby Yellow.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby Mint Chocolate.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Character - Kirby Chocolate.png|100px]]
! rowspan=2 |
! rowspan=2 |
|-
| [[Kirby]] ([[Color|Keeby Yellow]])
| [[Kirby]] ([[Color|Mint Chocolate]])
| [[Kirby]] ([[Color|Chocolate]])
|-
!colspan=5|Backgrounds
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Background 1.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Background 2.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Background 3.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Background 4 - Results screen icon.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Background 5 - Ice Cream icon.png|100px]]
|-
| Orange pattern
| Blue pattern
| Tan stripes
| Results screen icon
| [[Ice Cream]] icon
|-
!colspan=5|Frames
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Frame 1.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 1 - Frame 2.png|100px]]
! rowspan=2 |
! rowspan=2 |
! rowspan=2 |
|-
| Pink ring
| Yellow ring
|}
|-
|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border=1 style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
! colspan=5 | Week 2 (September 7, 2022 - September 13, 2022)
|-
!colspan=5|Characters
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Kirby.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Tornado Kirby.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Kabu.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Cappy.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Strawberry Mountain.png|100px]]
|-
| [[Kirby]]
| [[Tornado]] Kirby
| [[Kabu]]
| [[Cappy]]
| [[Strawberry|Strawberry Mountain]]
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Invincible Candy.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Waddle Dee.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Character - Magolor Cake.png|100px]]
! rowspan=2 |
! rowspan=2 |
|-
| [[Invincible Candy]]
| [[Waddle Dee]]
| [[Magolor Cake]]
|-
!colspan=5|Backgrounds
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Background 1.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Background 2.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Background 3.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Background 4 - Hamburgers icon.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Background 5 - Chiffon Cake icon.png|100px]]
|-
| Pink pattern
| Yellow pattern
| Tan argyle
| [[Hamburgers]] icon
| [[Chiffon Cake]] icon
|-
!colspan=5|Frames
|-
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Frame 1.png|100px]]
! [[File:NSO KDB September 2022 Week 2 - Frame 2.png|100px]]
! rowspan=2 |
! rowspan=2 |
! rowspan=2 |
|-
| Blue ring
| Orange ring
|}
|}


====''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''====
====''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''====
In November 2022, ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' had icons dedicated to it released, exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members.
From November 2nd, 2022 to December 6th, 2022, ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' had ten icons dedicated to it released, exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members.


====''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''====
====''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''====
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|[[Magolor]]
|[[Magolor]]
|[[Ice]] Kirby
|[[Ice]] Kirby
|King Dedede [[Costumes#Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Dress-Up Mask]]
|King Dedede [[Mask|Dress-Up Mask]]
|-
|-
!colspan=5|Backgrounds
!colspan=5|Backgrounds
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|Orange gradient with dots
|Orange gradient with dots
|Yellow band with dots and a blue background
|Yellow band with dots and a blue background
|}
|-
|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border=1 style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
!colspan=5|Week 3 (March 10, 2023 - March 17, 2023)
|-
!colspan=5|Characters
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Grand Hammer.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Beam.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Water.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Ninja.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - King Dedede.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Grand Hammer]] Kirby
|[[Beam]] Kirby
|[[Water]] Kirby
|[[Ninja]] Kirby
|[[King Dedede]]
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Kirby looking.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Manager Magolor.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Waddle Dee Dress-Up Mask.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Elfilin Dress-Up Mask.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Character - Marx Dress-Up Mask.png|100px]]
|-
|Kirby looking
|Manager Magolor
|[[Waddle Dee]] Dress-Up Mask
|[[Elfilin]] Dress-Up Mask
|[[Marx]] Dress-Up Mask
|-
!colspan=5|Backgrounds
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Background 1.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Background 2.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Background 3.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Background 4.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Background 5.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Dream Land]]
|Blue circle with a big star
|Yellow checkered bar with a big star
|Blue background with stars
|Yellow background with stars
|-
!colspan=5|Frames
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Frame 1.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Frame 2.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Frame 3.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Frame 4.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 3 - Frame 5.png|100px]]
|-
|Blue bar with yellow stars
|Yellow checkered frame
|Blue band with a yellow checkered background
|Blue gradient with dots
|Orange gradient with dots and stars
|}
|-
|
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" border=1 style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
!colspan=5|Week 4 (March 17, 2023 - March 24, 2023)
|-
!colspan=5|Characters
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Snow Bowl.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Hammer.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Whip.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Sword.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Meta Knight.png|100px]]
|-
|[[Snow Bowl]] Kirby
|[[Hammer]] Kirby
|[[Whip]] Kirby
|[[Sword]] Kirby
|[[Meta Knight]]
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Kirby inhaling.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Sleep.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Chef Kawasaki Dress-Up Mask.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Adeleine Dress-Up Mask.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Character - Interdimensional Magolor.png|100px]]
|-
|Kirby [[Inhale|inhaling]]
|[[Sleep]] Kirby
|[[Chef Kawasaki]] Dress-Up Mask
|[[Adeleine]] Dress-Up Mask
|Interdimensional Magolor
|-
!colspan=5|Backgrounds
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Background 1.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Background 2.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Background 3.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Background 4.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Background 5.png|100px]]
|-
|Yellow bar with stars
|Light blue checkered background that fades
|Yellow circle with a big star
|Yellow background with stars
|Blue background with stars
|-
!colspan=5|Frames
|-
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Frame 1.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Frame 2.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Frame 3.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Frame 4.png|100px]]
![[File:NSO KRtDLD March 2023 Week 4 - Frame 5.png|100px]]
|-
|Yellow bar with white stars
|Blue background with yellow band and dotted lines
|Blue background with surrounding yellow stars
|Gold band with a star, and a yellow checkered background
|Blue gradient with dots and stars
|}
|}
|}
|}


==''Kirby'' games==
==amiibo compatibility==
<gallery>
The Nintendo Switch, like the [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] before it, is compatible with [[amiibo]]. To activate an amiibo figurine in a given game, the player must first be prompted by the game itself, then place the amiibo base-down onto the joystick of the Joy-Con (R). This will have various effects, based on the amiibo used, and the game being played.
KSA Boxart NA.jpg|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
SKC eShop artwork.jpg|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''
Kirby Fighters 2 Banner.jpg|''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''
KatFL Boxart NA.jpg|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
KDB cover art.jpg|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
File:KRtDLD Boxart NA.jpg|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
</gallery>


Physical cartridges are compatible with Tencent Nintendo Switch consoles, but none have actually been released in China.
An example would be the bronze Kirby statue in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', which gives [[Fragment]]s when an amiibo is scanned in.
 
===Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online===
====February 13, 2019====
*''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 
===Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online===
====September 4, 2019====
*''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
====December 12, 2019====
*''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
====July 21st, 2022====
*''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'' (International versions only)
*''[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)]]'' (Japanese and Chinese versions only)
 
===Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack===
====May 20, 2022====
*''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
 
===Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online===
====February 8th, 2023====
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
====Coming soon====
*''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''
 
===Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online===
====Coming soon====
*''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
 
==Other games featuring ''Kirby'' characters==
<gallery>
Smash Ultimate Box Art.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
Tetris 99 logo.png|''[[harddrop:Tetris 99|Tetris 99]]''
Part Time UFO NS logo.jpg|''[[nwiki:Part Time UFO|Part Time UFO]]''
</gallery>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
KSA Tip Image Co-op.png|[[List of Kirby Star Allies loading screen tips|Tip image]] of a [[Burning Leo]] joining [[Kirby]] in ''Kirby Star Allies'' [[multiplayer|co-op]]
NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1-4 promotional image.jpg|Promotional image for Nintendo Switch Online profile icon elements
NSO KatFL April 2022 Week 1-4 promotional image.jpg|Promotional image for Nintendo Switch Online profile icon elements
NSO KatFL July 2022 Week 5 promotional image.jpg|Promotional image for Nintendo Switch Online profile icon elements
NSO KatFL July 2022 Week 5 promotional image.jpg|Promotional image for Nintendo Switch Online profile icon elements