Kirby and the Rainbow Curse - also known as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush in Europe and Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow in Japan - has already received some high praise in early reviews from Japan; the touch controls have been cited as a strong point, for example. As those that have gone hands on with a demo or watched footage may also agree, the clay-based visual style is rather charming.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is also the second Nintendo game in North America to be available on the eShop to pre-load before the release date; it'll have some limited amiibo support, too.
Kirby is already available in Japan and will be released in North America on 20th February. Unfortunately European fans won't be able to receive their copy until the latter half of the year, but anyone can take a look at the commercial below and get a Kirby fix until then. It's certainly going for a cuteness overload, but let us know if you're in the US and have spotted this one in a TV ad break.
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Meanwhile in Europe...
But from the looks of it amiibo support for it will be near impossible bc scalpers have pre ordered all the king dedede and meta knight amiibo, and will more than likely buy all stock at retailers. Hurrah NOA!
@Inkling
Hey that's my line.
I wonder why it has a different title in Europe. Could be the word Curse on non-English translation.
Anyway, if they didn't delay this on Europe, it could be my first Kirby game. I guess no Kirby for me ever.
KirbyKirbyKirby.com?
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30 second commercial w/ zero seconds dedicated to amiibo support.
I guess Ntinedo realizes their amiibo supply line sucks and game implementation is lackluster.
Its a day 1 purchase - I'm till upset it's not coming out this Friday as was originally planned - but we'll be using amiibo in this game as much as that commercial shows them being used.
@BensonUii Kirby: Canvas Curse was called Kirby: Power Paintbrush in Europe. The European title was probably changed to match the European name of Canvas Curse. Just like how Canvas Curse and Rainbow Curse are called ''Touch! Kirby'' and Touch! Kirby: Super Rainbow'' in Japan.
@Octane
Aha! Thanks! It's nice to know.
I wonder what Shibata's excuse for making Europe wait is. As it stands, there's nothing out on the Wii U in Europe until Splatoon in May.
meh... still looks like a kirby line drawing auto play game to me.
Ah, it's good old old times again when Nintendo didn't know what Europe is.
Im gonna buy this, but i live in europe so we will like never get it :/
@rjejr Or you know, they just aren't dedicating any time in this ad to mention the small extra features that amiibos ad. Most Smash Bros commercials made no mention of amiibo either, the game they were first made for.
@RainbowGazelle
Really? No Mario Party 10 or Mario vs DK in March either?
@ikki5
Looks can be deceiving. Canvas Curse came across the same way but it's actually one of the more solid DS titles out there. The gameplay is incredibly challenging to master, and as such makes for a very fun and addictive game.
@JaxonH Both games are coming in March though Mario vs DK is an eshop title. Usually "nothing coming out" comments are referring to retail titles.
It's such a lovely game.
There a very few companies out there who can realise a particular style of art so well as Nintendo does when it chooses to use it in one of it's games; be it cut out paper, crayon drawings, yarn/felt, clay[mation] or whatever.
There's some genuinely talented artists and indeed creative designers at Nintendo.
@Grumblevolcano
Right. Guess I've just always looked at Mario vs DK as a retail title since it had retail releases on GBA, DS and even 3DS.
Such a freaking waste of time.
NOPE!
I don't think i'd care even if it wasn't delayed in Europe. Drawing on the gamepad doesn't sound like a good time to me. Game is cute as heck, but it's not for me.
Makes no sense at all why the European release will be at the end of summer.
Seriously this is just stupid. It should be released now alongside the North American release.
The only reason I'm not annoyed for the Euopean delay is that i'm totally not interested in the game. I would love to have a Kirby platformer, but I guess I'll have to settle with the wii-VC kirby...
Will this game be download only or physical as well?
I am glad they are putting up a commercial, but I just cannot find the energy to get excited about anything Kirby. It is just one of those things I do not understand the appeal of.
I have been enjoying the 30 second ads for Majora's Mask that have been playing on Cruchyroll lately however.
Every time I see a Wii U commercial, I want them to make one with the opening track from Billy Corben's documentary The U.
Meh, generic commercial. Doesn't really "wow" me like the article title implies.
@VeeFlamesNL IIRC, the site was originally made to promote the cartoon show that aired in the US on the Fox Box (formerly Fox Kids), along with whatever game was released at the time (Nightmare in Dreamland, AIr Ride, etc.). The name of the site itself is based off a few lyrics of the English opening of the cartoon.
By the looks of it, they use the domain to direct folks to the latest Kirby games, now. And I guess the reason why it's not just Kirby.com is because that leads you to a site that sells vacuums (ironically enough).
I love the artstyle, and the trailer on the eShop practically sold it to my sister, but the gameplay aspect has not hooked me at all. I'll probably wait on it until it strikes my fancy.
@DTFaux Haha. Whatever the idea behind using that domain, I find it funny and catchy(I love how it's a reference to the cartoon, as you said), and a good idea at that. Consumers would never forget that website address!
...and Kirby vacuums?
I hope this is an awesome Kirby title. I love Kirby, but I think I'll wait for some well trusted reviews for this one. I'm watching you, Rainbow Curse.
"Kirby's Canvas Curse" US commercial is miles better than this one.
Looks like an ipad game, no thank you!
And in Europe we have to wait until September time for some reason. Hopefully theirs a decent reason for this. Though my guess is it's in a similar reason to why Captain Toad was delayed, budget problems??
@Luffymcduck
Lol... this is a joke right??? Lol... Nintendo "forgeting" about Europe... Bah ha ha. this must be the joke of the day.
The game looks great. But it looks like you're going to be looking at the Gamepad a lot to draw those lines, which is a huge bummer. Those Murphy levels on the last Rayman almost ruined that game for me.
As much as I want to support the creativity, I can't shake the ipad feeling. And there's a reason I don't game on an ipad, let alone own one..
That is the GREATEST video game commercial I've seen in the last 20 years.
Look at all that GAMEPLAY.
The game looks fun, but there are two things wrong with it (even if I still end up getting it). 1) The game at 39.99USD is overpriced, and 2) i feel its a better fit for 3DS and wonder why Nintendo thought it would be the best choice for the wii U.
@JaxonH Mario vs Donkey Kong is download, whilst I was talking retail. But yes, I'll give you Mario Party 10. I forgot about it, mainly because I couldn't give a flying crap about it.
@RainbowGazelle
Like I was saying to @Grumblevolcano, I forget Mario vs DK is download because the previous games in the series (GBA, DS, even 3DS) has gotten a retail release. It's weird seeing a traditionally retail game as download only, especially when other small titles like Captain Toad or Kirby Rainbow Curse still receive physical releases.
Maybe this one is smaller in scope than previous entries though and that's why...
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