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{{quote|Turn enemies into allies with Friend Hearts! Combine your pals' powers to invoke mighty Friend Abilities as you fight to save the world! Play with up to four players by sharing Joy-Con.|Other Games section in ''Super Kirby Clash'' and ''Kirby Fighters 2'', and Past Adventures section in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' and ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''}} | {{quote|Turn enemies into allies with Friend Hearts! Combine your pals' powers to invoke mighty Friend Abilities as you fight to save the world! Play with up to four players by sharing Joy-Con.|Other Games section in ''Super Kirby Clash'' and ''Kirby Fighters 2'', and Past Adventures section in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' and ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''}} | ||
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'''''Kirby Star Allies''''' is a [[Kirby (series)|main-series ''Kirby'' game]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]] released in 2018, making it the first main-series release on a home console since ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' in 2011. It is a side-scrolling platformer game with three-dimensional visuals that succeeds the [[Nintendo 3DS]] titles of ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' in general style, though it takes on a set of features and attributes more reminiscent of titles like ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. In place of a special power-up or vehicle specifically for [[Kirby]], ''Kirby Star Allies'' features extensive [[multiplayer]] co-op, allowing Kirby to recruit allies from [[Helper|various on-stage enemies]] or summon [[Dream Friend|special partners]] from the [[Dream Palace]]s. With the aid of these partners, Kirby can then perform [[Friend Ability|combination moves]], including some special transformations that can only be done with a full party of four. | '''''Kirby Star Allies''''' is a [[Kirby (series)|main-series ''Kirby'' game]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]] released in 2018, making it the first main-series release on a home console since ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' in 2011. It is a side-scrolling platformer game with three-dimensional visuals that succeeds the [[Nintendo 3DS]] titles of ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' in general style, though it takes on a set of features and attributes more reminiscent of titles like ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. Designed as a "culmination" title of the whole series, the game is largely designed around celebrating it, including several references to past titles in multiple forms, and was released as part of [[Kirby Anniversary|the series' 25th anniversary celebration]]. In place of a special power-up or vehicle specifically for [[Kirby]], ''Kirby Star Allies'' features extensive [[multiplayer]] co-op, allowing Kirby to recruit allies from [[Helper|various on-stage enemies]] or summon [[Dream Friend|special partners]] from the [[Dream Palace]]s. With the aid of these partners, Kirby can then perform [[Friend Ability|combination moves]], including some special transformations that can only be done with a full party of four. | ||
''Kirby Star Allies'' was initially announced at E3 2017, known then as '''''Kirby for Nintendo Switch'''''. It subsequently released on March 16, 2018 in nearly all regions, seeing a later release in Hong Kong and South Korea. Unlike past mainline games in the series, ''Kirby Star Allies'' received a number of free updates over the course of the next several months; this was done to keep interest in the game, as well as "keep long-time fans happy".<ref>[https://kotaku.com/kirby-star-allies-developers-explain-how-they-improved-1833813511 Kotaku interview about the updates of ''Kirby Star Allies'']</ref> The added content mostly came in the form of additional Dream Friends and an [[Heroes in Another Dimension|Extra Mode]] that involved them heavily, along with extra bosses and bug fixes. While ''Kirby Star Allies'' received mixed impressions from reviewers, it sold pretty well, and is, as of December 2021, the third best selling gaming in the series, with almost 4 million copies sold worldwide.<ref>[https://www.perfectly-nintendo.com/cesa-white-book-2022-additional-shipment-data-for-nintendo-games-nintendo-switch/ CESA White Book 2022: additional shipment data for Nintendo and third-party games (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS)]</ref> Moreover it, alongside the following main-series game, ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', are considered a big, connected project that led HAL Laboratory to finally create a mainline 3D ''Kirby'' game.<ref>[https://gigi9714.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/translation-of-the-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-interview-from-the-june-2022-edition-of-nintendo-dream/ Translation of the ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' interview from Nintendo Dream's June 2022 edition]</ref> | ''Kirby Star Allies'' was initially announced at E3 2017, known then as '''''Kirby for Nintendo Switch'''''. It subsequently released on March 16, 2018 in nearly all regions, seeing a later release in Hong Kong and South Korea. Unlike past mainline games in the series, ''Kirby Star Allies'' received a number of free updates over the course of the next several months; this was done to keep interest in the game, as well as "keep long-time fans happy".<ref>[https://kotaku.com/kirby-star-allies-developers-explain-how-they-improved-1833813511 Kotaku interview about the updates of ''Kirby Star Allies'']</ref> The added content mostly came in the form of additional Dream Friends and an [[Heroes in Another Dimension|Extra Mode]] that involved them heavily, along with extra bosses and bug fixes. While ''Kirby Star Allies'' received mixed impressions from reviewers, it sold pretty well, and is, as of December 2021, the third best selling gaming in the series, with almost 4 million copies sold worldwide.<ref>[https://www.perfectly-nintendo.com/cesa-white-book-2022-additional-shipment-data-for-nintendo-games-nintendo-switch/ CESA White Book 2022: additional shipment data for Nintendo and third-party games (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS)]</ref> Moreover it, alongside the following main-series game, ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', are considered a big, connected project that led HAL Laboratory to finally create a mainline 3D ''Kirby'' game.<ref>[https://gigi9714.wordpress.com/2022/07/31/translation-of-the-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-interview-from-the-june-2022-edition-of-nintendo-dream/ Translation of the ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' interview from Nintendo Dream's June 2022 edition]</ref> | ||