Nintendo Switch: new Kirby game announced for 2018
During the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced three Kirby games at once:
- Team Kirby Clash Deluxe on Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo eShop, already available)
- Kirby’s Blowout Blast on Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo eShop, releasing this Summer worldwide)
- Multiplayer game for the Nintendo 3DS (releasing this Winter worldwide)
And today, during the Nintendo Spotlight at E3 2017, Nintendo announced a fourth Kirby game, this time for the Nintendo Switch. Unfortunately, it will not be released before 2018, but at least, you will have the game mentioned just above to help you wait until it’s ready!
Here’s the debut trailer:
Here’s what the game is all about:
The pink puff is back—in HD—and he’s not alone.
Kirby™ is back—and he’s finally on the Nintendo Switch console in HD! But this time, he’s not alone. Recruit enemies by hitting them with hearts and gather helpers for a party of up to four characters. On top of that, you can join with up to three friends for a different kind of team-up action!
Features:
- The newest Kirby title comes to the Nintendo Switch console in HD
- Recruit up to three enemies as helpers by hitting them with hearts
- Returning copy abilities include, Sword, Fire, Water, Bomb, Broom and many more!
- Imbue copy abilities with different elements, such as wind, water, fire and electricity, by borrowing or giving them to helpers to add more attack power, unleash powerful attacks, or solve puzzles
- Up to 4 players can join in with the horizontal Joy-Con™ controller configuration, or 8 Joy-Con with 4 Joy-Con Grips
Finally, here’s some screenshots:
