Topic: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - OT

That is actually pretty small for modern games.

I hope you can unlock the ability to play as Meta Knight & Dedede like in Canvas curse. Or at least have Dedede show up in the game, I wanna see him in claymation so badly!

maybe that is what their Amiibo will do

Well, sort of...

I meant that in comparison to Captain Toad with the same budget price

It's just between Captain Toad and Mario Kart 8 (without DLC) in space requirements.

Does anyone else think a demo for this game could really help spur sales?

Well the older audiences probably don't need to since they've already played Canvas Curse, but the younger audiences would certainly benefit from that, so yeah.

Has anybody ever actually seen this game listed anywhere at a budget price? It comes out in 5 weeks in the US and most places list $59.99 w/ only Target at $49.99 but a date of 5/31/15. (I haven't tried any EU/UK retailers since it's months away from release there.)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/kirby-and-the-rainbow-curse-ninte...
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Kirby-and-the-Rainbow-Curse-Wii-U/3...
http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/toys/kirby-and-the-rainbow-curs...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KWFCUNS/ref=bit_bit_org_1ba-cr_de...
http://www.target.com/p/kirby-and-the-rainbow-curse-for-ninte...

It comes out in 2 weeks in Japan, anybody know the price compared to Captain Toad and normal game prices? It was rumoured to be $3700 YEN so $30 US but my Google search for an actual Japanese retailer isn't going so well. Play-Asia only has $59.99 US.

@rjejr Wait another week or two. Five weeks is still too early in my experience to tell the actual price. These are still placeholder prices.

If this game doesn't end up being $30 or $40, then I will be canceling my pre-order. There are just too many games coming out next year, I'll have to move it to something else, and wait for Kirby to get a price drop. The game looks very nice, and it looks like it could be great fun for a while, but I don't want to pay more than $40 for it. I've got Splatoon, MGS5, and even Yoshi's Wooly World to worry about. Hopefully Yoshi is only $50 like Donkey Kong was, but even if it isn't, it looks like it could warrant having to pay $60 for it. Kirby on the other hand, looks to be a fun little game, but not exactly worth $50 or $60.

Makes sense considering some of those sites still don't have a date. I'll be back on the 23rd

Oh, and I care b/c my kid is looking forward to buying this w/ his own money. Hes only 10, but he'll notice the difference between $40 and $60. Though I still want a $50 bundle w/ the Kirby amiibo. Not mandatory, as a special edition option, like the UK offered w/ the Mario amiibo and SSBU.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Smash-amiibo-Character-Nintendo...

The game only has 28 levels, wich sounds pretty low (I don't remember how many levels Canvas curse had though). And while the game looks nice, it also looks very slow. But I buy it anyway. Canvas curse was great, and Triple Deluxe was MUCH better then I expected (It was my 3DS game of 2014). Funny thing is: Kirby games always seem to come out of nowhere. I mean: Almost no hype, and then massive impact. At least it works for me that way.

Canvas Curse only had 22 levels. Don't forget there are 40 challenge stages in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse as well. The levels are usually quite long in Kirby games, so I don't expect the game to be too short.

"Canvas Curse only had 22 levels. Don't forget there are 40 challenge stages in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse as well. The levels are usually quite long in Kirby games, so I don't expect the game to be too short"

Thanks for the information. There are also collectable figurines from the looks of it, so I guess there is enough meat on the bones.

Except we're talking about Nintendo, so reasonable expectations are off the table.

2 arguments -

1. Captain Toad was $40 so Kirby is $40, done.
2. Captain Toad was $40 so if Kirby is $40 do they then have to make Yoshi's Wooly World $40 as well? And then what abut Mario Maker? We don't even know if there is a "game" in that game. Can they sell a level editor for $60? Minecraft is $20 on consoles, Pushmo is $10. Disney Infinity gives you a huge toy box but also some real adventure gameplay.

Splatoon should be $60 as Nintedo enters their brave new world of online mutiplayer.

I would buy Kirby and the Rainbow Curse for $60. It perhaps being $40 (and Captain Toad being $40) is just a nice bonus to me.

EDIT: I just spoke to my mom, who bought the game for me as a gift, and she said Captain Toad was $49 ($49.99, I'm guessing), so maybe I'm just a liar. It IS less than $60 though, if that means anything.

EDIT 2: That price ($49.99) is from Amazon. My mom bought it at Best Buy (where it was $39.99 + tax), so hah! I didn't lie! Take that, me! ... plus tax.

It might not appear. It was covered in the November direct, it releases very soon in Japan, and it isn't a "Spring release". And there are probably many other games to cover.

Wait, it's releasing on...oh, wait, I forgot Europe and Kirby don't like each other.

I was not so enthusiastic that I'd put an exclamation point. This isn't Yoshi, after all.
I also didn't say my mom buys my games. I said it was a gift. You know, those holidays where people buy gifts for each other. Pretty famous around these parts.