Kirby for Nintendo GameCube: Difference between revisions

'''''Kirby for Nintendo GameCube'''''{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071202061129/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2005/gc_soft/ Nintendo of Japan website (archived)]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6dBh5yVgGY&t=131s Kirby GCN - Nintendo Press Kit E3 2005 - hungrygoriya - YouTube]</ref>}} was the tentative title for an unreleased mainline ''Kirby'' game developed for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. Announced in 2004, it featured a revamped [[Helper]] system based on that of ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', alongside the camera perspective used in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. It began development in 2000, shortly after development for ''Kirby 64'' concluded,{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref name="IwataAsks>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/kirby-dream-land/0/0/ Iwata Asks - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Page 1]</ref>}} and was planned for release shortly after ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' in 2003.{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref name="IwataAsks" />}} However, due to issues designing levels to be playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer, it was canceled shortly after its announcement.{{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Kirby for Nintendo GameCube|<ref name="IwataAsks" />}} Had it been released as intended, it would have been the eighth game in the main series.

The third and final version was a 2D platformer done with clean 2D graphics, similar in art style to ''[[mariowiki:Wario Land: Shake It!|Wario Land: Shake It!]]''. Only a few screenshots of this game were ever released, but the backdrop and layout looked very similar to [[Cookie Country]] from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''. The [[Super Ability|Super Abilities]] were planned to appear in this build, and they ended up being included in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/kirby-dream-land/0/2/ Iwata Asks - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Page 3]</ref> One noticeable aspect shown in this build is a counter for [[Treasure]]s on the heads-up display, suggesting similar gameplay mechanics to ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''.

The game was developed for the Wii, judging by the widescreen proportions of the screenshot, starting development immediately after the cancellation of the previous build. It was pretty close to completion,<ref>[https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/kirby-dream-land/0/1/ Iwata Asks - Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Page 2]</ref> and it was canceled in early 2010 for unknown reasons.<ref name="IwataAsks" />