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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Kirby franchise. The first game, Hoshi no Kabi, translated to Kirby of the Stars, released in Japan on April 27th, 1992, which would later be released in other regions under the title known as Kirby's Dream Land. A myriad of Kirby titles have followed since pink puff ball's first outing and while many would agree that much of what came after has far and away surpassed Kirby's Dream Land, the same can not be said for sales. Many a Kirby fan adores Kirby Air Ride, Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Planet Robobot but none of those games or any other Kirby game has managed to sell more copies than Kirby's debut Game Boy title, which sits atop the throne at 5.13 million in lifetime sales. Welp, there's a new king coming to town and it goes by the name of Kirby and Forgotten Land.
If you've just escaped Another Dimension, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the first mainline 3D Kirby adventure. The game was released worldwide on March 25th, 2022 on the Nintendo Switch and has already sold more than 4.53 million copies. This makes Kirby and the Forgotten Land the fastest selling Kirby title but the fact it has been on store shelves less than six months with such huge numbers means that it will more than likely overtake Kirby's Dream Land as the best selling Kirby game.
Kirby has always been beloved by fans but the series has never had the sales of other Nintendo IPs such as Super Mario or the Legend of Zelda games. To see Kirby's latest game be so successful fills me with joy, especially as a long time fan of the tough cream puff. Those sales are well deserved. I for one cannot wait to see Kirby and the Forgotten Land overtake the sales of Kirby's Dream Land.
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