The Kirby franchies has been around for 30 years.
(Picture: HAL Laboratory, Inc)Nintendo’s fluffy pink cloud who hoovers up anything in sight is on a roll. The latest game in the mainline Kirby series, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, is now officially the best-selling in a franchise that has been around for 30 years. By selling more than 5.27 million copies worldwide since March 25, the Nintendo Switch title has officially toppled the previous bestseller Kirby’s Dream Land, which sold 5.13 million copies.
For the uninitiated, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 3D open-world platformer that sees the doe-eyed fluffball racing through levels to rescue the Waddle-dees; monkey-like creatures that are scattered throughout the Kirby series. Along the way, players can inhale and spit out enemies and copy their characteristics and powers as part of the pink blob’s special abilities. While it lacks online multiplayer, you can grab a friend and play local co-op with the second player controlling Bandana Waddle-Dee.
