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'''''Kirby's Dream Buffet''''' is an upcoming [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']] spin-off game for the [[Nintendo Switch]] eShop.<ref name="Announcement trailer"/> In it, [[Kirby]] is shrunk by the [[Dream Fork]] and must face off against [[Waddle Dee]]s and other multi-colored [[Kirby (species)|Kirbys]] in collecting the most [[Strawberry|strawberries]] atop a now giant cake<ref name="NoA announcement>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1546844171578871808 Nintendo of America]</ref> in order to grow bigger for a final fight.<ref name="Official site">[https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/kirbys-dream-buffet-switch/ Official website]</ref> General gameplay will revolve around playing various kinds of mini-games in various food-themed stages, grabbing strawberries to grow in size. Becoming larger grants various benefits to the Kirby in question, including rolling faster down hills, and is the metric by which the winner is decided.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1546843211406413825 Kirby_JP Twitter post]</ref> The mini-games include racing and reaching a goal of strawberries, collecting falling strawberries, and snatching strawberries of others by blowing them away.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1546843399323795456 Kirby_JP Twitter post]</ref> The game can be played locally with up to [[Multiplayer|four players]]<ref name="NoA announcement"/> and also features online multiplayer via Nintendo Switch Online.<ref name="NoE multiplayer>[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1546846847314104320 Nintendo of Europe]</ref> The game also features the familiar [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]]<ref name="NoA announcement/> in a new form, as [[Copy Food]] abilities.<ref name="NUK foods">[https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1546849367348363264?s=20&t=zVVXIb2e9ME6Ni9Huezz3w Nintendo UK]</ref><ref name="Japanese site">[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/197347a7-2e79-466a-b2ce-e28a228fa6bc Japanese Nintendo article for the game]</ref>

It is currently unknown to what extent ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' will have a story. However, a bit of backstory is shared on Nintendo's Japanese site announcing the game. It is explained that Kirby was invited to a "gourmet festival", where he found the cake shown in the opening scene. He decided to dig in using the [[Dream Fork]] instead of waiting for the festival to start, and as a result, he was shrunk down by the fork's magical powers. From there, he is joined by other Kirbys as they begin to roll around eating the now relatively giant food.<ref name="Japanese site"/>

The gameplay of ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' revolves around racing along various food-themed courses and/or battling in food-themed arenas to collect strawberries and grow larger in size, with the goal being to be the heaviest contestant by the end of the event. These events are supervised by two giant floating white gloves who greatly resemble [[Master Hand & Crazy Hand]], though they have yet to be confirmed as such. In the race courses, there are a number of enemies that populate the stages, resembling classic enemies from the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] such as [[Bouncy]], [[Kabu]], and [[Gordo]], but with food motifs. There also exist a number of stage devices and hazards, including what appear to be [[Bumper]]s and [[Dash Panel]]s, also made to resemble food. Along the way, Kirbys can collide with [[Food Box]]es to uncover various [[Copy Food]] abilities, with those revealed including [[Stone]], [[Wheel]], and [[Tornado]].