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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 the 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#Nintendo Switch Online|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>
'''''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]] along food-themed courses in order 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> ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' features three distinct game modes, including racing and battle modes, and also features online multiplayer via [[Nintendo Switch#Nintendo Switch Online|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">[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1546844171578871808 Nintendo of America]</ref> 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>


''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' is scheduled to release August 17th 2022, to be exclusively available as a digital download from the Nintendo eShop.
''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' is scheduled to release August 17th 2022, to be exclusively available as a digital download from the Nintendo eShop.


== Story ==
== Story ==
[[File:KDB Kirby falling into cake screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Kirby is shrunk down by the power of a magical fork, and now sits atop the relatively giant cake.]]
[[File:KDB Kirby falling into cake screenshot.png|thumb|left|200px|Kirby is shrunk down by the power of a magical fork, and now sits atop the relatively giant cake.]]
In ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'', Kirby is invited to a "gourmet festival" where he finds a cake, as shown in the opening scene. Instead of waiting for the festival to start, Kirby decides to eat the cake using the [[Dream Fork]]. In wielding the Dream Fork, Kirby is affected by its magical powers and is shrunk down significantly. From here, he is joined by other Kirbys as they roll around, eating the now relatively giant food.<ref name="Japanese site"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1546843037040803840 Kirby_JP Twitter post]</ref>
In ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'', Kirby is invited to a "gourmet festival" where he finds a cake, as shown in the opening scene. Instead of waiting for the festival to start, Kirby decides to eat the cake using the [[Dream Fork]]. In wielding the Dream Fork, Kirby is affected by its magical powers and is shrunk down significantly. From here, he is joined by other Kirbys as they roll around, eating the now relatively giant food.<ref name="Japanese site"/><ref>[https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1546843037040803840 Kirby_JP Twitter post]</ref>
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== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
[[File:KDB racing gameplay screenshot 02.png|thumb|200px|left|Many Kirbys and a Waddle Dee rolling down an ice cream-themed course and collecting strawberries.]]
[[File:KDB racing gameplay screenshot 02.png|thumb|200px|Many Kirbys and a Waddle Dee rolling down an ice cream-themed course and collecting strawberries.]]
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 appear to be 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 such as [[Bouncy]], [[Kabu]], and [[Gordo]], but with food motifs. There also exist a number of stage [[device]]s and [[hazard]]s, 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]].
''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' is an action multiplayer game with a core focus on racing and battle modes. The goal of each mode is to collect the most [[Strawberry|strawberries]] and grow to the largest size to be declared the winner, using whatever other items or course elements appear along the way to gain an advantage. Strawberries can be obtained along the various courses either out in the open, dropped from above, contained in boxes, or stolen from rivals.
 
There are three distinct types of gameplay as follows:
*'''Race''' - Kirbys race along a linear course from start to finish and collect strawberries along the way. At the end of each track are piles of strawberries 50, 20, and 10 strawberries large which are first-come, first-served.  
*'''Minigame''' - Kirbys roll around a small board and collect strawberries that appear while also knocking their opponents away until time runs out.
*'''Battle Royale''' - Kirbys battle opponents to steal their strawberries in an open area while avoiding the giant gloves and other hazards on the board.
 
Game modes can be played separately or together in a Grand Prix mode. Gameplay can take place in local or online [[Multiplayer]] and/or against [[CPU]] opponents. Collecting strawberries also allows the player to unlock different [[Colors]] and [[Costumes]] for their Kirby or obtain collectible [[Character Treat]]s to use as starting pedestals in races.


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|{{center|[[File:KDB Burning Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Burning]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Burning Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Burning]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Burning food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Burning Pepper<ref name="Official site"></ref>}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Burning food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''Burning Pepper'''<ref name="Official site">[https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/kirbys-dream-buffet-switch/ Official website]</ref>}}
|Race & Battle Royale
|All game modes
|Kirby turns into a ball with a chili pepper stem and can dash forward in a burning fireball, knocking opponents away.
|Kirby turns into a ball with a chili pepper stem and can dash forward in a burning fireball, knocking opponents away.
|This is the first time Burning has appeared as a distinct ability since ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''.
|This is the first time Burning has appeared as a distinct ability since ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''.
|-
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDB Drill Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Drill]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Drill Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Drill]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Drill food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Carrot}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Drill food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''ドリルキャロット''' (''Drill Carrot'')<ref name="japanese website">[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/a59xa/ Japanese official website]</ref>}}
|Battle Royale
|Battle Royale
|Kirby turns into a carrot and can dig through the ground to avoid attack, then pop up to hit opponents from below.
|Kirby turns into a carrot and can dig through the ground to avoid attack, then pop up to hit opponents from below.
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|-
|{{center|[[File:KDB Hi-Jump Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Hi-Jump]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Hi-Jump Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Hi-Jump]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Hi-Jump food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Gummy worm}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Hi-Jump food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''ハイジャンプグミ''' (''Hi-Jump Gummy'')<ref name="japanese website"/>}}
|Race
|Race
|Kirby turns into a gummy spring and can launch to a distant point ahead on the race track.
|Kirby turns into a gummy spring and can launch to a distant point ahead on the race track.
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|-
|{{center|[[File:KDB Jelly Kirby artwork.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Jelly]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Jelly Kirby artwork.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Jelly]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Jelly food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Gelatin}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Jelly food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''プルプルゼリー''' (''Jiggly Jelly'')<ref name="japanese website"/>}}
|Race
|Race & Battle Royale
|Kirby turns into an amorphous blob of jelly and can phase through breakable barriers.
|Kirby turns into an amorphous blob of jelly and can phase through breakable barriers and enemy attacks.
|This is a new ability to the series.
|This is a new ability to the series.
|-
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDB Needle Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Needle]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Needle Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Needle]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Needle food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Spiky candy}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Needle food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''ニードルキャンディー''' (''Needle Candy'')<ref name="japanese website"/>}}
|Battle Royale
|Battle Royale
|Kirby turns into spiky hard candy and can attack other racers by ramming into them.
|Kirby turns into spiky hard candy and can attack other racers by ramming into them.
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|-
|{{center|[[File:KDB Stone artwork.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Stone]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Stone artwork.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Stone]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Stone food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Chocolate bar}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Stone food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''ストーンチョコ''' (''Stone Chocolate'')<ref name="japanese website"/>}}
|Battle Royale
|Battle Royale
|Kirby turns into a brick of chocolate and pounds the ground, creating a shockwave that can damage opponents.
|Kirby turns into a brick of chocolate and pounds the ground, creating a shockwave that can damage opponents.
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|-
|{{center|[[File:KDB Tornado artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Tornado]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Tornado artwork.png|125px]]<br>'''[[Tornado]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Tornado food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Tornado Frosting<ref name="Official site"></ref>}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Tornado food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''Tornado Frosting'''<ref name="Official site"></ref>}}
|Race
|Race & Battle Royale
|Kirby turns into a cup of frosting and can spin around, creating a vortex that grabs strawberries from a distance.
|Kirby turns into a cup of frosting and can spin around, creating a vortex that grabs strawberries from a distance.
|
|
|-
|-
|{{center|[[File:KDB Wheel Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Wheel]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Wheel Kirby screenshot.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Wheel]]'''}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Wheel food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>Doughnut}}
|{{center|[[File:KDB Wheel food item artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''ホイールドーナツ''' (''Wheel Donut'')<ref name="japanese website"/>}}
|Race
|All game modes
|Kirby turns into a doughnut and can dash at high speed through opponents to knock them away.
|Kirby turns into a doughnut and can dash at high speed through opponents to knock them away.
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*[[Kabu]] (with sprinkles on top)<ref name="Announcement trailer"/>
*[[Kabu]] (with sprinkles on top)<ref name="Announcement trailer"/>
*[[Shotzo]]
*[[Shotzo]]
== Stages ==
[[File:KDB Battle Royale Stage thumbnail 1.jpg|thumb|200px|Thumbnail image of a stage based on [[Elfilin]].]]
''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' contains at least 16 stages, though none of them are known by name as of now. It is also not currently known what portion of these stages are race courses, minigame stages, or Battle Royale arenas. It is said that if more strawberries are collected, more stages will become available, though it is not entirely clear if this means that collecting strawberries in courses makes the Grand Prix longer, or if strawberries are used to unlock additional courses.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/a59xa/ ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' Japanese site]
*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/a59xa/ ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' Japanese site]
*[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/197347a7-2e79-466a-b2ce-e28a228fa6bc Japanese Nintendo article detailing ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'']
*[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/197347a7-2e79-466a-b2ce-e28a228fa6bc Japanese Nintendo article detailing ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'']
*[https://topics.nintendo.co.jp/article/3ddd5308-6e6e-403f-b0c8-345c9733727d Second Japanese Nintendo article detailing ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'']


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Kirby's Dream Buffet
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Digital cover art for Kirby's Dream Buffet
Details
Developer(s) HAL Laboratory
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Release date(s) August 17th, 2022[1]
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch[2]
Rating(s) ESRB: Everyone
PEGI: 3+
CERO: All Ages
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Kirby's Dream Buffet is an upcoming Kirby spin-off game for the Nintendo Switch eShop.[2] In it, Kirby is shrunk by the Dream Fork and must face off against Waddle Dees and other multi-colored Kirbys in collecting the most strawberries along food-themed courses in order 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.[3] Kirby's Dream Buffet features three distinct game modes, including racing and battle modes, and also features online multiplayer via Nintendo Switch Online.[4] The game also features the familiar Copy Abilities[5] in a new form, as Copy Food abilities.[6][7]

Kirby's Dream Buffet is scheduled to release August 17th 2022, to be exclusively available as a digital download from the Nintendo eShop.

Story

Kirby is shrunk down by the power of a magical fork, and now sits atop the relatively giant cake.

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Kirby is invited to a "gourmet festival" where he finds a cake, as shown in the opening scene. Instead of waiting for the festival to start, Kirby decides to eat the cake using the Dream Fork. In wielding the Dream Fork, Kirby is affected by its magical powers and is shrunk down significantly. From here, he is joined by other Kirbys as they roll around, eating the now relatively giant food.[7][8]

Gameplay

Many Kirbys and a Waddle Dee rolling down an ice cream-themed course and collecting strawberries.

Kirby's Dream Buffet is an action multiplayer game with a core focus on racing and battle modes. The goal of each mode is to collect the most strawberries and grow to the largest size to be declared the winner, using whatever other items or course elements appear along the way to gain an advantage. Strawberries can be obtained along the various courses either out in the open, dropped from above, contained in boxes, or stolen from rivals.

There are three distinct types of gameplay as follows:

  • Race - Kirbys race along a linear course from start to finish and collect strawberries along the way. At the end of each track are piles of strawberries 50, 20, and 10 strawberries large which are first-come, first-served.
  • Minigame - Kirbys roll around a small board and collect strawberries that appear while also knocking their opponents away until time runs out.
  • Battle Royale - Kirbys battle opponents to steal their strawberries in an open area while avoiding the giant gloves and other hazards on the board.

Game modes can be played separately or together in a Grand Prix mode. Gameplay can take place in local or online Multiplayer and/or against CPU opponents. Collecting strawberries also allows the player to unlock different Colors and Costumes for their Kirby or obtain collectible Character Treats to use as starting pedestals in races.

Copy Abilities

There are a total of eight different Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Buffet, which are acquired from Copy Foods contained within Food Boxes or out in the open. While most of these abilities are from earlier titles, they have all been given food-based redesigns. These abilities are limited-use, and some only appear in the race modes while others only appear in the Battle Royale matches. The following are the Copy Abilities in the game:

Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Buffet  
Ability Copy Food Game mode Description Notes
KDB Burning food item artwork.png
Burning Pepper[9]
All game modes Kirby turns into a ball with a chili pepper stem and can dash forward in a burning fireball, knocking opponents away. This is the first time Burning has appeared as a distinct ability since Kirby: Canvas Curse.
KDB Drill food item artwork.png
ドリルキャロット (Drill Carrot)[10]
Battle Royale Kirby turns into a carrot and can dig through the ground to avoid attack, then pop up to hit opponents from below.
KDB Hi-Jump food item artwork.png
ハイジャンプグミ (Hi-Jump Gummy)[10]
Race Kirby turns into a gummy spring and can launch to a distant point ahead on the race track.
KDB Jelly food item artwork.png
プルプルゼリー (Jiggly Jelly)[10]
Race & Battle Royale Kirby turns into an amorphous blob of jelly and can phase through breakable barriers and enemy attacks. This is a new ability to the series.
KDB Needle food item artwork.png
ニードルキャンディー (Needle Candy)[10]
Battle Royale Kirby turns into spiky hard candy and can attack other racers by ramming into them.
KDB Stone food item artwork.png
ストーンチョコ (Stone Chocolate)[10]
Battle Royale Kirby turns into a brick of chocolate and pounds the ground, creating a shockwave that can damage opponents.
KDB Tornado food item artwork.png
Tornado Frosting[9]
Race & Battle Royale Kirby turns into a cup of frosting and can spin around, creating a vortex that grabs strawberries from a distance.
KDB Wheel food item artwork.png
ホイールドーナツ (Wheel Donut)[10]
All game modes Kirby turns into a doughnut and can dash at high speed through opponents to knock them away.

Enemies

Enemies in Kirby's Dream Buffet are largely intended as obstacles on race courses and Battle Royale stages and targets in minigame boards. In the latter case, they can be seen carrying stacks of strawberries on some boards and can be defeated by bumping into them.

The following enemies have been revealed to be in the game:

Stages

File:KDB Battle Royale Stage thumbnail 1.jpg
Thumbnail image of a stage based on Elfilin.

Kirby's Dream Buffet contains at least 16 stages, though none of them are known by name as of now. It is also not currently known what portion of these stages are race courses, minigame stages, or Battle Royale arenas. It is said that if more strawberries are collected, more stages will become available, though it is not entirely clear if this means that collecting strawberries in courses makes the Grand Prix longer, or if strawberries are used to unlock additional courses.

Trivia

Gallery

Main article: Kirby's Dream Buffet/gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese カービィのグルメフェス[11]
kābyi no gurume fesu
Kirby's Gourmet Fest
Chinese 卡比的美食節[12]
kǎ bǐ dì měi shí jié
Kirby's Gourmet Fest
Dutch Kirby's Dream Buffet -
French Kirby's Dream Buffet -
German Kirby's Dream Buffet -
Italian Kirby's Dream Buffet -
Korean 커비의 드림 뷔페[13]
keobiui deulim bwipe
Kirby's Dream Buffet
Portuguese Kirby's Dream Buffet -
Spanish Kirby's Dream Buffet -


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