List of Kirby media

The Kirby video game series is a franchise of platform games and other genres (including puzzle and racing games) published and produced by Nintendo. The games have been developed by Japan-based HAL Laboratory, a Nintendo second-party developer.^[1] All Kirby video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the 8th generation of video game consoles. The series debuted in Japan on April 27, 1992, with Hoshi no Kirby,^[a] which later was released in the North American and PAL regions in August 1992 as Kirby's Dream Land.^[2]

The Kirby series' logo as of 2022

The series revolves around Kirby, the series' protagonist, and his adventures in the fictional world of Pop Star. A common gameplay element is Kirby's ability to copy enemy skills, allowing him to use them to progress through levels. This and other changes in gameplay from traditional platform games distinguish the series from other entries in the genre.^[3][4][5] Currently, the series contains thirty-nine games. A one-hundred episode anime series based on the video games, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, was created in Japan and formerly distributed by 4Kids TV in North America. A special 101st episode was created for the now retired Nintendo Video service, and was not in the anime style of the original 100 episodes.^[6] The Kirby series is among the best-selling video game franchises with over twenty million games sold worldwide.^[7] The franchise was conceived by Masahiro Sakurai as a game series for beginners, to which he partially attributes the series' success.^[8]

Video games

Platform games

Traditional

Title	Details
Kirby's Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: April 27, 1992[9] NA: August 1, 1992[2] PAL: August 3, 1992[2]	Release years by system: 1992 – Game Boy[2] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby.[b][2][9] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[2][10]
Kirby's Adventure Original release date(s):[11] JP: March 23, 1993 NA: May 1, 1993 PAL: December 1, 1993	Release years by system: 1993 – Nintendo Entertainment System[11] 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)[12] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (3D Classics) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2016 – NES Classic Edition 2018 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari.[c][11][13]
Kirby's Dream Land 2 Original release date(s):[14] JP: March 21, 1995 NA: May 1, 1995 PAL: July 31, 1995	Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy[14] 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2.[d][14][15] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[10][14]
Kirby Super Star Original release date(s):[16] JP: March 21, 1996 NA: September 20, 1996 PAL: January 23, 1997	Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[16] 2009/2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2017 – SNES Classic Edition 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby's Fun Pak and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe.[e][16][17] The game is split into six shorter stories with events that interweave between them.[3]
Kirby's Dream Land 3 Original release date(s): JP: March 27, 1998[18] NA: November 1, 1997[19] PAL: July 24, 2009 (Wii Virtual Console)	Release years by system: 1997 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[20] 2009 – Wii (Virtual Console)[21] 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3.[f][18][22]
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Original release date(s):[23] JP: March 24, 2000 NA: June 26, 2000 PAL: June 22, 2001	Release years by system: 2000 – Nintendo 64[23] 2008 – Wii (Virtual Console)[24] 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 64.[g][23][25]
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror Original release date(s):[26] JP: April 15, 2004 PAL: July 2, 2004 NA: October 18, 2004	Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance[26] 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2023 - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū.[h][26][27]
Kirby: Squeak Squad Original release date(s):[28] JP: November 2, 2006 NA: December 4, 2006 EU: June 22, 2007	Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS[28]
	Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby Mouse Attack and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan.[i][28][29]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Original release date(s):[30] JP: October 27, 2011 NA: October 24, 2011 EU: November 25, 2011	Release years by system: 2011 – Wii[30]
	Notes: Released in Europe and Australia as Kirby's Adventure Wii and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii.[j]
Kirby: Triple Deluxe Original release date(s):[31] JP: January 11, 2014 NA: May 2, 2014 EU: May 16, 2014	Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Triple Deluxe.[k]
Kirby: Planet Robobot Original release date(s): JP: April 26, 2016 NA: June 10, 2016 EU: June 10, 2016 AU: June 11, 2016	Release years by system: 2016 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Robobo Planet.[l]
Kirby Star Allies Original release date(s): WW: March 16, 2018	Release years by system: 2018 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Star Allies.[m]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land Original release date(s): WW: March 25, 2022	Release years by system: 2022 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Discovery[n]

Non-traditional

Title	Details
Kirby: Canvas Curse Original release date(s):[32] JP: March 24, 2005 NA: June 13, 2005 EU: November 25, 2005 AU: April 6, 2006	Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo DS[32]
	Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby: Power Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby.[o][32][33]
Kirby's Epic Yarn Original release date(s):[30] JP: October 14, 2010 NA: October 17, 2010 EU: February 25, 2011	Release years by system: 2010 – Wii[30]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby.[p]
Kirby Mass Attack Original release date(s):[34] JP: August 4, 2011 NA: September 19, 2011 EU: October 28, 2011 AU: October 27, 2011	Release years by system: 2011 – Nintendo DS[34]
	Notes: Released in Japan as Atsumete! Kirby.[q]
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Original release date(s):[35] JP: January 22, 2015 NA: February 20, 2015 EU: May 8, 2015	Release years by system: 2015 – Wii U
	Notes: Known in Europe and Australia as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow.[r]

Remakes

Traditional

Title	Details
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Original release date(s):[36] JP: October 25, 2002 NA: December 2, 2002 PAL: September 26, 2003	Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance[36] 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi Deluxe.[s][36][37] Remake of Kirby's Adventure.[38]
Kirby Super Star Ultra Original release date(s):[39] NA: September 29, 2008 JP: November 6, 2008 EU: December 18, 2009	Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS[39]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe.[t][39][40] Remake of Kirby Super Star.[41] The game includes full-motion video, a graphical upgrade, and touch-screen support, all of which were not available in the original.[3]
Kirby's Dream Collection Original release date(s):[42] NA: September 16, 2012 JP: July 19, 2012	Release years by system: 2012 – Wii[42]
	Notes: Includes Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.[42] Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 20-shūnen Special Collection.[u]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Original release date(s):[43] WW: February 24, 2023	Release years by system: 2023 – Nintendo Switch[43]
	Notes: Despite the original being known as "Kirby's Adventure Wii" in PAL regions, the remake is known as "Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe" in both North America and PAL regions. Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii Deluxe.[v]

Non-traditional

Title	Details
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Original release date(s):[44] WW: March 8, 2019	Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Remake of Kirby's Epic Yarn. Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby Plus.[w]

Spin-offs

Title	Details
Kirby's Pinball Land Original release date(s):[45] JP: November 27, 1993 NA: November 30, 1993 PAL: December 1, 1993	Release years by system: 1993 – Game Boy[45] 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby's Pinball.[x][45][46] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[10][45]
Kirby's Dream Course Original release date(s):[47] JP: September 21, 1994 NA: February 1, 1995 PAL: August 24, 1995	Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[47] 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)[48] 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby Ball or Kirby Bowl.[y][47][49] A Kirby golf game.[47] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[10][47]
Kirby's Avalanche Original release date(s):[50] PAL: February 1, 1995 NA: April 25, 1995	Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[51] 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console)[52] 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online)
	Notes: Known as Kirby's Ghost Trap in the PAL region.[53] A Kirby puzzle game.[50] Based on Compile's Puyo Puyo.[52]
Kirby's Block Ball Original release date(s):[54] JP: December 14, 1995 NA: May 13, 1996 EU: August 29, 1996	Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy[54] 2011/2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Block Ball.[z][54][55] A breakout clone skinned with the Kirby franchise.[56] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[10][54]
Kirby no Omochabako Original release date(s):[57] JP: February 8, 1996	Release years by system: 1996 – Satellaview (a Super Famicom add-on)[57]
	Notes: Originally released exclusively in Japan.[57] 8 mini-games released over the Satellaview to advertise Japanese release of Kirby Super Star.[57] Translated literally as Kirby's Toy Box.[aa]
Kirby's Star Stacker Original release date(s):[58] NA: July 7, 1997 JP: March 18, 1997 EU: August 28, 1997	Release years by system: 1997 – Game Boy[58] 1998 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System[59] 2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2012/2013 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) (Game Boy version) 2022/2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) (SNES version) 2025 - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) (Game Boy version)
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu.[ab][58][60] Later released exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom under the same title.[58][61][60] A Kirby puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo and Tetris.[56] Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan.[10][58]
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Original release date(s):[62] JP: August 26, 2000 NA: April 9, 2001	Release years by system: 2000 – Game Boy Color[62]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Koro Koro Kirby.[ac][62][63][64] The first Game Boy Color game to use motion controls.[62]
Kirby Air Ride Original release date(s):[65] JP: July 11, 2003 NA: October 13, 2003 EU: February 27, 2004	Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube[65]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Airride.[ad][65][66] A Kirby arcade racing game.[67]
Kirby Fighters Deluxe Original release date(s):[68] WW: 2015	Release years by system: 2015 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
	Notes: An expanded version of the minigame Kirby Fighters from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Original release date(s):[68] WW: 2015	Release years by system: 2015 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
	Notes: An expanded version of the minigame Dedede's Drum Dash from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe Original release date(s):[69] WW: 2017	Release years by system: 2017 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
	Notes: An expanded version of the minigame Kirby 3D Rumble from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Kirby's Blowout Blast Original release date(s):[69] WW: 2017	Release years by system: 2017 – Nintendo 3DS (eShop)
	Notes: An expanded version of the minigame Kirby 3D Rumble from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Kirby Battle Royale Original release date(s):[70] WW: 2017	Release years by system: 2017 – Nintendo 3DS
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby Battle Deluxe![ae].
Super Kirby Clash Original release date(s):[71] WW: 2019	Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: A free-to-play follow-up to Team Kirby Clash Deluxe with new content.
Kirby Fighters 2 Original release date(s):[citation needed] WW: 2020	Release years by system: 2020 – Nintendo Switch
	Notes: A sequel to Kirby Fighters Deluxe with new characters, stages, and game modes.
Kirby's Dream Buffet Original release date(s):[72] WW: August 17, 2022	Release years by system: 2022 – Nintendo Switch[72]
	Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby's Gourmet Festival.[af][72][73] A Kirby party video game with each "Gourmet Grand Prix" containing 2 races, a unique minigame, and a battle royale.[74]
Kirby Air Riders Original release date(s):[75] WW: 2025	Release years by system: 2025 – Nintendo Switch 2
	Notes: A sequel to Kirby Air Ride

Canceled

Title	Details
Kid Kirby Cancellation date: 1995	Proposed system release: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
	Notes: Was planned to use the SNES Mouse.
Kirby's Air Ride Cancellation date: N/A	Proposed system release: Nintendo 64
	Notes: Was later released on the GameCube in 2003 as Kirby Air Ride.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 Cancellation date:[76] 2002	Proposed system release: GameCube/Game Boy Advance[76]
	Notes: Sequel to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the Game Boy Color.[76] Used the Game Boy Advance as a controller for the GameCube game using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable to connect the two together; the Game Boy Advance is used as a motion sensor as it was in the first Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.[76]
Kirby for GameCube Cancellation date: N/A	Proposed system release: GameCube
	Notes: Elements of the game were used in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Untitled Kirby game for Wii[78] Cancellation date: N/A	Proposed system release: Wii
	Notes: Elements of the game were used in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Other media

Title	Details
Kirby: Right Back at Ya! 2001–2003 – 100-episode television series[79]	Notes: Distributed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment for a four-year run showing all one hundred episodes, from 2002 to 2006.[79]
Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives In Pupupu 1994–2006 2017–present – Manga[80]	Notes: Long-running Kirby manga series.

Notes

1. Japanese: 星のカービィ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī; lit. Kirby of the Stars
2. Japanese: 星のカービィ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī; lit. Kirby of the Stars
3. Japanese: 星のカービィ夢の泉の物語, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Yume no Izumi no Monogatari; lit. Kirby of the Stars: The Story of the Fountain of Dreams
4. Japanese: 星のカービィ2, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī 2; lit. Kirby of the Stars 2
5. Japanese: 星のカービィ スーパーデラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Sūpā Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars Super Deluxe
6. Japanese: 星のカービィ3, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī 3; lit. Kirby of the Stars 3
7. Japanese: 星のカービィ64, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī 64; lit. Kirby of the Stars 64
8. Japanese: 星のカービィ 鏡の大迷宮, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Kagami no Daimeikyū; lit. Kirby of the Stars: The Great Labyrinth of the Mirror
9. Japanese: 星のカービィ 参上! ドロッチェ団, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Sanjō! Dorotche Dan; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Calling on the Dorocche Gang!
10. Japanese: 星のカービィWii, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Wii; lit. Kirby of the Stars Wii
11. Japanese: 星のカービィ トリプルデラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Toripuru Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Triple Deluxe
12. Japanese: 星のカービィ ロボボプラネット, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī: Robobo Puranetto; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Robobo Planet
13. Japanese: 星のカービィ スターアライズ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Sutā Araizu; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Star Allies
14. Japanese: 星のカービィ　ディスカバリー, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābi Disukabarī; lit. Kirby of the Stars: Discovery
15. Japanese: タッチ!カービィ, Hepburn: Tacchi! Kābī
16. Japanese: 毛糸のカービィ, Hepburn: Keito no Kābī; lit. Yarn Kirby
17. Japanese: あつめて！カービィ, Hepburn: Atsumete! Kābī; lit. Gather! Kirby
18. Japanese: タッチ！カービィ スーパーレインボー, Hepburn: Tacchi! Kābī Sūpāreinbō
19. Japanese: 星のカービィ 夢の泉デラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Yume no Izumi Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars: The Fountain of Dreams Deluxe
20. Japanese: 星のカービィ ウルトラスーパーデラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Urutora Sūpā Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars Ultra Super Deluxe
21. Japanese: 星のカービィ 20周年スペシャルコレクション, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābī Ni-ju-shūnen Supesharu Korekushon; lit. Kirby of the Stars 20th Anniversary Special Collection
22. Japanese: 星のカービィ Wii デラックス, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābyi Wii Derakkusu; lit. Kirby of the Stars Wii Deluxe
23. Japanese: 毛糸のカービィ プラス, Hepburn: Keito no kābyi purasu; lit. Yarn Kirby Plus
24. Japanese: カービィのピンボール, Hepburn: Kābī no Pinbōru
25. Japanese: カービィボウル, Hepburn: Kābī Bouru
26. Japanese: カービィのブロックボール, Hepburn: Kābī no Burokku Bōru
27. Japanese: カービィのおもちゃ箱, Hepburn: Kābī no Omochabako
28. Japanese: カービィのきらきらきっず, Hepburn: Kābī no Kirakira Kizzu; lit. Kirby's Sparkling Kids
29. Japanese: コロコロカービィ, Hepburn: Koro Koro Kābī; lit. Roly-Poly Kirby
30. Japanese: カービィのエアライド, Hepburn: Kābī no Earaido; lit. Kirby's Airride
31. Japanese: カービィ バトルデラックス!, Hepburn: Kābī Batoru Derakkusu!
32. Japanese: カービィのグルメフェス, Hepburn: Kābī no Gurume Fesu; lit. Kirby's Gourmet Festival