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Tuesday22nd May 2018
News Daroach Is Coming To Kirby Star Allies This Summer
Squad up
A few days ago, we shared with you a teaser from Nintendo of Japan showing off a silhouette of one of the characters planned for an inclusion in the upcoming summer update that’ll be adding in more Dream Friends to Kirby Star Allies. There were plenty of good guesses as to who the character would be, and now Nintendo of Japan has revealed...
Friday18th May 2018
News Nintendo Of Japan Teases the Next Addition to Kirby Star Allies
A new challenger!
The Dream Friends concept was an interesting inclusion in Kirby Star Allies, giving players the ability to play alongside special characters from across Kirby’s long history. Though the selection of Dream Friends is admittedly rather slim as of the time of writing, Nintendo has pledged to continue adding new friends in free...
Friday4th May 2018
News Nintendo Labo Drops To Fourth (And 17th) In The Japanese Charts
The Snack World Switch port also drops out of the top ten
Nintendo Labo has finally been knocked off the top spot as God of War sales continue to surge, while the arrival of the hotly-anticipated Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 has pushed out everyone with both its PS4 and PS Vita versions nabbing first and second places respectively...
Monday30th Apr 2018
News A Recent Datamine Has Unearthed New Dream Friends Coming To Kirby Star Allies
Mining for gold
Since its launch back in March, Nintendo has promised new dream friends would be periodically added to Kirby Star Allies. Of course, it's kept to schtum on exactly who those characters were going to be. Well, a recent datamine has revealed exactly who these additions are going to be. Of course, consider these spoilers if you want to...
Wednesday25th Apr 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Sets A New Series Sales Record
Surpassing Nightmare in Dreamland, at last
Last month Kirby Star Allies ended a relatively quiet start to 2018 as the first major first party release on the Switch. We thought it was pretty good, and while it didn’t seem like a particularly exceptional release in the pink puff’s long lineage, new NPD results show that it apparently was quite a...
Wednesday11th Apr 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Gobbles Up The Top Spot Again In The Japanese Charts
And Switch sells four times as many units as PS4
It's been another big week for Nintendo in the Land of the Rising Sun as Kirby Star Allies storms back into first place following a drop to number four last week. Splatoon 2 jumps back into the top three now that the PS4 and PS Vita versions of Super Robot Wars X have dropped further down the charts...
Thursday5th Apr 2018
News Nintendo Switch Continues To Dominate The Hardware Charts In Japan
The Switch reign continues
Last week's Japan charts are in, and they show Nintendo Switch holding onto the top spot in hardware sales with over 44,000 units sold. Even with a drop over 6,000 from the previous week, Switch sold almost three times as many machines as PlayStation 4, its nearest competitor. Sales in Japan have now topped 4 million...
Tuesday3rd Apr 2018
News Detective Pikachu Is Back On The Case With A Much Stronger Week Two In The UK Charts
Plus, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is back in the top five
Detective Pikachu didn't have the greatest of debuts in the UK, dropping at number 23 in its first week. Thankfully, its sophomore week was a lot more productive with sales rising by 76% (an incredible feat for a 3DS game in 2018), bringing it to number 15 in the multiplatform chart. It was also a...
Wednesday28th Mar 2018
News Detective Pikachu Has A Much Better Launch In Japan While Kirby Remains On Top
There's still love for Pokémon spin-offs in the East
While Detective Pikachu had a lackluster debut last week in the UK, the 3DS-based spin-off fared far better in Japan with a respectable 42,013 units sold. That puts it in fourth place with Kirby Star Allies performing well enough to hold off two big releases on PS4. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive...
News The First Wave Of Friends Have Arrived For Kirby Star Allies Players In North America
Friend zone
Kirby Star Allies has brought the little pink ball of gluttony back into our hearts, and he's brought plenty of friends along for the ride. In fact, Kirby is getting even more pals as the first wave of additional buddies arrives for users in North America. Spotted by eagle-eyed Twitter user Ilexand, the update brings four new buddies to...
News Kirby Star Allies Version 2.0 Is Now Available For Download
Try out the new characters!
Kirby Star Allies launched earlier this month, bringing with it a wonderful celebration of everything that fans love about the Kirby franchise. Part of this could be found in the Dream Palace feature, a special room that allows one to summon friends from across Kirby’s long history. Nintendo has promised to keep this...
Monday26th Mar 2018
News Detective Pikachu Is Off The Case As It Debuts At Number 23 In The UK Charts
And Kirby Star Allies drops to number 11
The latest UK multiformat charts are in for the last week and they show Detective Pikachu failing to break the multiformat top ten - in fact, it debuted as low as number 23. We really enjoyed our time with - and Nintendo Life's very own Ryan gave it an 8/10 - but it's clearly not proved a hit straight out of...
Friday23rd Mar 2018
Random Kirby Star Allies Is Getting The Twitch Plays Treatment
Switch on Twitch
Twitch Plays - where a community of viewers on the popular streaming platform use in-chat commands to control a game - have been growing in popularity for years, with both Zelda and Pokémon getting the gameplay by committee treatment over the years (among many others). Now it's the turn of Kirby Star Allies, and the
Wednesday21st Mar 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Gobbles Its Way To The Top Of The Japanese Charts
Splatoon 2 also sees a resurgance
The Media Create data for the Japanese multiformat charts is in, hot off the digital presses, and it shows Kirby Star Allies arriving on Japanese shores with quite the impressive debut. It enters the charts at number one, with 222,031 copies sold in its first week. Splatoon 2 has also had a great week, surging back...
Tuesday20th Mar 2018
Video Nintendo Releases Infectiously Upbeat Switch Spring Line-Up Video In Japan
Mario Tennis Aces! Splatoon 2 DLC! Donkey Kong! Kirby!
Nintendo's got a lot of forward momentum right now, but if 2018 is going to be anywhere near as successful as 2017, the company needs to keep hammering home the key "play anytime, anywhere" message of the Switch. That's precisely what it's doing in Japan with this new spring line-up commercial,...
Random Kirby Star Allies Has Revealed A Rather Embarrassing Secret For King Dedede
No wonder he keeps that helmet on
Kirby is back and he's brought some friends along for the ride in his latest adventure, Kirby Star Allies. In fact, one of these friends is actually arch-nemesis King Dedede, but hey, let's not split hairs. What is important, however, is that the game reveals - shock horror - that the blue meanie is actually as bald...
Monday19th Mar 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Denied UK Number One Chart Debut By Burnout Paradise
Mario Kart, Odyssey and Zelda also impress in the top ten
New Switch release Kirby Star Allies has made an robust start in the UK video game charts, dropping in at number two, just behind the remastered version of Burnout Paradise - which, it should be noted, launched on more than one system (Kirby is of course entirely exclusive to the Switch)...
Thursday15th Mar 2018
Nintendo Download 15th March (Europe)
Each and every new release on the European eShops
It's Thursday once again and there's a slew of new titles, DLC packs and other digital delights coming to the European eShops. Whether you're playing on 3DS, Wii U or Nintendo Switch, this week's Nintendo Download has it all. Kirby returns for a brand new adventure; experience the heart ache of Last...
Nintendo Download 15th March (North America)
Every new slice of gaming goodness on the NA eShops
There might not be a big Nintendo Direct dropping like we had last week, but that doesn't mean today's Nintendo Download drop is going to be any less exciting. In fact, we've got a huge haul of new titles, ranging from classic Neo Geo ports (because HAMSTER always has one of those up its sleeves),...
Wednesday14th Mar 2018
Deals Grab Kirby Star Allies And This Exclusive Pin Badge Set At Nintendo's Official UK Store
Nice pins
Kirby Star Allies lands on Nintendo Switch this Friday and our review will be with you later today. If you haven't pre-ordered this yet and live in the UK, you might be interested in this bundle from the Nintendo Official UK Store which includes the game in addition to a rather tempting Kirby pin bad set. <products...
Friday9th Mar 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Will Receive Free Updates Adding Fan-Favourite Playable Characters
The cutest character roster ever?
Kirby Star Allies is tantalisingly close to release now, with the 16th March getting literally closer by the minute, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo from giving us even more juicy details about the game. Yesterday's Nintendo Direct revealed that Kirby will be able to enter Dream Palaces where some...
Friday2nd Mar 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Has a Demo Live on the eShop Now
Give it a go!
Kirby Star Allies is the biggest release of this month on the Switch, and with just two weeks left until the game launches, excitement has never been higher. To capitalize on this, and perhaps to sway those who are on the fence, Nintendo has put out a short demo to give fans a taste of what’s to come. The demo still isn’t live on...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
Video Check Out How Kirby Star Allies Plays Out in Co-Op
You've got a friend in me
Although the idea of a co-op Kirby game has been done before in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, it's still a fun and refreshing way to float, fly, and gorge on your enemies as the amorphous pink blob. We decided to take this feature of Kirby Star Allies for a spin in the video above to see how it stacks up, so make sure you...
Nintendo Download 1st March (Europe)
The EU eShops have been updated, and we have all the details
March is here, and while the snow is falling in the Europe as the Beast from the East brings a late haul of snow, the Nintendo Download rolls on regardless. So if you're planning to increase the games in your digital library, you'll find a must-have set of new titles to tempt you and...
Monday12th Feb 2018
News Spread The Love With These Adorable Nintendo-Themed Valentine's Cards
Available to download for free
If you're planning to pluck up the courage to finally ask your crush on a date this Valentine's Day, or even if you just want to send your special someone a nice little message, these Nintendo-themed Valentine's cards might just do the trick. Featuring a whole host of well-known characters from your favourite Nintendo...
Video Meta Knight Is Bossing It In This New Kirby Star Allies Trailer
Knight knight
Here at Nintendo Life, we're more than a little excited for the latest entry in the Kirby series. In fact, we're so hyped for it we even put together 26 of our favourite facts about the upcoming co-op platformer. Well, now Nintendo has released a new Japanese trailer for Kirby Star Allies, this time focusing on long-time series baddie...
Tuesday6th Feb 2018
Video Gobble Up these 26 New Facts About Kirby Star Allies
Pink power
Kirby's had a bit of a hard time historically on home consoles. Kirby's Return to Dream Land went through so much developmental complications we assumed we'd never get it, and the only outing he received on Wii U was the spin-off Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. But that's all about to change with Kirby Star Allies, so we've rifled through...
Friday26th Jan 2018
Video Brand New Trailer For Kirby Star Allies Shows Off 8 Playable Characters
8x the cuteness
Kirby Star Allies is looking better and better with each video we feast our eyes on. It wasn't too long ago that we learnt all about the brand new copy abilities being introduced to the series in that Nintendo Direct Mini a couple of weeks back, and now we have a brand new Japanese trailer which shows off a whole bunch
Thursday11th Jan 2018
News Kirby Star Allies Releases This March on Switch and Introduces New Copy Abilities
You've gotta love Kirby
More news from today's Nintendo Direct Mini has revealed that Kirby Star Allies will be released for Nintendo Switch on 16th March. And you can actually pre-order it from the Nintendo eShop right now! The game is set to introduce some brand new copy abilities when it arrives on the console, bringing some fun new ways to...
Monday11th Dec 2017
News Kirby And Friends Are Getting Some Super Cute Big Chinned-Gachapon Toys
Think Funko Pop Vinyls only with huge jawlines
Funko isn't the only company turning your most beloved characters into oversized caricatures. Over in Japan, gachapon maker Panda no Ana has been making a name for itself with Shakurel Planet - a range of toy-capsules that contain miniature animals with oversized jaws - and it's now turned its attention...
