The year 2012 marked the series' 20th anniversary. Unlike the previous anniversaries, Nintendo made an effort to capitalize on it.

Kirby has been widely merchandised across a large variety of products. [55] He has been created in the form of statues [56] and numerous plush toys. [57] Two amiibo of Kirby were released for the Super Smash Bros. series and for the Kirby series in 2014 and 2016. [58] A limited edition Nendoroid of Kirby was produced for the character's 30th anniversary. [59] Reception and legacy Round little Kirby lives on the peaceful Planet Popstar, in Dream Land. He can inhale things with his big mouth, either copying their abilities or spitting them out again. In Smash Bros., Kirby can inhale opponents and copy their standard specials. He gets launched easily but recovers well. ”Gatehouse Road • Eastern Wall • Longview Corridor • Western Outer Wall • Inner Sanctum • Heavenly Hall • Sector A • Sector B • Sector C Void Termina may be related to Kirby, as his interests such as taking a nap is similar to Kirby's (as stated in Void's pause description), and his core form frequently assumes Kirby's neutral expression. a b c d e Walker, Ian (2018-12-09). "Kirby's creepy past makes him the perfect hero for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate". Polygon . Retrieved 2023-10-07. Kirby stars in all the games in the Kirby series, most of which are platformers, with one exception. Big Metalun • Bonkers • Boxy • Box Boxer • Buboo • Doc • Gao Gao • Mr. Frosty • Spinni • Storo • Tedhaun

Watts, Steve (22 February 2023). "Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe Review - Kirb Your Enthusiasm". GameSpot . Retrieved 2023-10-01. Beam • Bomb • Crash • Cutter • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Hi-Jump • Ice • Leaf • Mike • Needle • Ninja • Parasol • Sleep • Spark • Spear • Stone • Sword • Tornado • Water • Whip • Wing Most of the time, Tiff is like an older sibling to Kirby, although she refers to him as a friend. She helps him settle into Cappy Town and protects him from Kirby's other peers ( Tuff, Iroo, Spikehead, and Honey) who are often less considerate about his age and capabilities. She is the one who suggested building Kirby a house after King Dedede sabotages her efforts in finding Kirby a place to stay. As Kirby is too young to summon the Warp Star for himself, Tiff is the only one who can do it for him as she loves him the most. Marchiafava, Jeff (February 16, 2011). "Guinness Names Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time". Game Informer. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014 . Retrieved 13 October 2014.A round, pink ball of cuteness from a distant, peaceful star. He can swallow anything with his gigantic mouth, then spit it out as ammo. He has the handy ability to copy powers and use them as his own. His hovering ability lets him fly through the air with ease. He's so round, he's sometimes treated like a ball. ” When not referring to Kirby's species in the generic sense, the term "Kirbys" usually refers to only one character, who is none other than Kirby himself. Although he may be split into multiple separate entities, they are all part of him. In the English manual of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, the term "Kirbys" is used at certain points to illustrate the feature of having four differently colored versions of Kirby active in the game simultaneously. In Kirby Air Ride, since the other colors of Kirby are separate individuals, and the term refers to all of them. Unlike many other video game mascots, such as Link being Hylian or Pikachu being a Pokémon, Kirby's kind has never been given an official name, but has been referred to in various other ways, such as puffballs or cream puffs, or simply as "a Kirby." While Kirby is the one given the most emphasis, he is not the only member of his kind. There is evidence of the existence of other members of his species from the similar-looking characters seen in the ending of Kirby's Dream Land and the remake Spring Breeze in Kirby Super Star, although in Kirby Super Star Ultra, they are shown to have yellow feet, implying that they are most likely Waddle Dees. While not officially confirmed, Meta Knight is a likely member due to almost identical facial features to Kirby aside from color and minor differences. In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, players play different colored Kirbys in multiplayer games; in the case of the latter, they are the result of Kirby being divided into four by Dark Meta Knight. In general, members of the species all look similar, but sometimes have different colored skin, eyes, and feet. Sega Ikebukuro GiGO and namco Umeda store--a Japanese arcade and a shopping complex, respectively--collaborated with Dippin' Dots ice cream. In honor of Kirby's 25th Anniversary, both stores released Kirby-themed can badges and charms to sell alongside the frozen treats; the charms were sold separately at ¥350 apiece, while the can badges were sold with cups of Dippin' Dots ice cream for ¥‎800. They were released on July 1, 2017. [15] Viz publishing Kirby manga in North America". Viz Media. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013 . Retrieved 2010-02-23.

Whispy's Forest • Tempest Towers • Cloud Palace • Castle Dedede • Yin-Yarn Boss Battle • Meta Melon Isle • Battleship Halberd On August 1, 2017, Nintendo released a wallpaper and re-released Kirby 3D on the My Nintendo rewards program. The aforementioned Nintendo 3DS Theme was also made available as a reward. [19]

Beanbon • Big Beanbon • Big Kabu • Bigger Beanbon • Bio Spark • Blade Knight • Bouncy • Bronto Burt • Cappy • Capsule J2 • Crap • Flamer • Flotzo • Gordo • Grindarr • Hoohoo • Kabu • Little Woods • Mini Lobster • Mole • Oohroo • Parasol Waddle Dee • Parasol Waddle Doo • Scarfy • Skully • Squishy • Stactus • Starman • Sword Knight • Tac • Tookey • Twizzy • Twister • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Wheelie Some time after that, Kirby and the others find the Ancient Minister in a desert. Despite their best efforts against him and his R.O.B.s, the Subspace Bomb still explodes, and they narrowly escape the blast with Kirby flying away on his Warp Star as Link and Pit cling on to either side. Kirby and the others then aid Marth, Ike, Lucas, the Ice Climbers, and the Pokémon Trainer in warding off the Subspace Army troops that had come to face them on a mountain. Kirby Super Star also introduces the Helper system where Kirby could sacrifice a Copy Ability to create a Helper, an allied version of the enemy he had previously swallowed. Helpers have the same function as Gooey in Kirby's Dream Land 3. The new Helper would be controlled by the game or a second player. This feature has only been included in one later Kirby game, specifically, Kirby Star Allies, where Kirby can summon three helpers at once, though it was included in Kirby Super Star’s remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra. Helpers were meant to be included in the unreleased game Kirby GCN, where Kirby could summon three at once, similar to Kirby Star Allies. While she is friendly to most other people, especially to Kirby, she is slow to forgive and even slower to forget when it comes to King Dedede and Escargoon's schemes. Her intellect and past history with Dedede would often make her suspect that the King is up to no good when other people may believe what he said, and her efforts in discovering more about his plans make Kirby's eventual fight against the monster(s) a lot easier. She occasionally gets impatient with Kirby's inability to fend for himself in the mildest of situations, however, and sometimes gets fed up with him if only because her own temper got the better of her. The Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival will take place on 11th August, and it will be streamed online via the official Kirby YouTube channel for free! That's better than a Maximum Tomato.

Beam • Bomb • Cook • Copy • Crash • Cutter • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Ice • Jet • Mike • Mirror • Ninja • Paint • Parasol • Sleep • Starship • Stone • Suplex • Sword • Wheel • Wing • Yo-Yo This theme is called Kirby of the Stars, and is first played in Kirby's Dream Land, and at the end of Kirby's Adventure. It is re-used as the introductory music in the sub-game Spring Breeze, which is a remake of Kirby's Dream Land in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the first notes of the theme can be heard when booting up the game. During a Nintendo Direct presentation on September 13, 2017, Nintendo announced the third game: Kirby Battle Royale is a somewhat complex game that plays like a combination of Kirby's Blowout Blast and Kirby Fighters Deluxe. It features 10 game modes, some two-dimensional and some three-dimensional, and brings Copy Abilities into a 3D space for the first time. The game also features some references to past games. It was released in November 2017 in Japan and Europe, and January 2018 in North America. Starting from April 1st, 2022, Kirby Café locations started serving some commemorative dishes, with many including souvenirs themed after the anniversary.Kirby and the Forgotten Land was released during the series' 30th anniversary, with Kirby's Dream Buffet following soon after. Kuchera, Ben (2019-09-04). "Super Kirby Clash is Nintendo's newest Kirby game, and it's out now". Polygon . Retrieved 2023-10-24. A world in the image of its creator! ETERNALS (1976), a series conceived, written, and drawn by Kirby, stands out as one of his most visionary additions to Marvel Comics canon. In single player where additional Kirbys are controlled by the CPU, all the Kirbys existing simultaneously are part of Kirby himself with the exception of Kirby Air Ride, so each of them helps each other out, and share food with each other. In multiplayer and in certain sub-games such as Bomb Rally, the Kirbys exhibit some sort of friendly rivalry since such is the nature of the sub-games, although certain activities they partake in like crashing Air Ride Machines into each other and tossing bombs to each other to see who it explodes on don't look particularly "friendly". In Kirby's Dream Course’s multiplayer, Kirby and Keeby compete with each other to enter the golf hole first. In any case, Kirbys are never seen harboring ill intentions towards each other. Beam Mode • Bomb Mode • Cutter Mode • ESP Mode • Fire Mode • Halberd Mode • Ice Mode • Jet Mode • Mike Mode • Parasol Mode • Spark Mode • Stone Mode • Sword Mode • Wheel Mode