# List of Kirby media

The Kirby video game series is a franchise of platform games and other genres (including puzzle and racing games) published and produced by Nintendo. The games have been developed by Japan-based HAL Laboratory, a Nintendo second-party developer. All Kirby video games have been developed exclusively for Nintendo video game consoles and handhelds dating from the Nintendo Entertainment System to the 8th generation of video game consoles. The series debuted in Japan on April 27, 1992, with Hoshi no Kirby, which later was released in the North American and PAL regions in August 1992 as Kirby's Dream Land.
The series revolves around Kirby, the series' protagonist, and his adventures in the fictional world of Pop Star. A common gameplay element is Kirby's ability to copy enemy skills, allowing him to use them to progress through levels. This and other changes in gameplay from traditional platform games distinguish the series from other entries in the genre. Currently, the series contains thirty-nine games. A one-hundred episode anime series based on the video games, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, was created in Japan and formerly distributed by 4Kids TV in North America. A special 101st episode was created for the now retired Nintendo Video service, and was not in the anime style of the original 100 episodes. The Kirby series is among the best-selling video game franchises with over twenty million games sold worldwide. The franchise was conceived by Masahiro Sakurai as a game series for beginners, to which he partially attributes the series' success.

## Video games
### Platform games
#### Traditional

| Title | Details |
| Kirby's Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: April 27, 1992NA: August 1, 1992PAL: August 3, 1992 | Release years by system: 1992 – Game Boy 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby's Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: April 27, 1992NA: August 1, 1992PAL: August 3, 1992 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby. Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan. |
| Kirby's Adventure Original release date(s): JP: March 23, 1993NA: May 1, 1993PAL: December 1, 1993 | Release years by system: 1993 – Nintendo Entertainment System 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (3D Classics) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2016 – NES Classic Edition 2018 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby's Adventure Original release date(s): JP: March 23, 1993NA: May 1, 1993PAL: December 1, 1993 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari. |
| Kirby's Dream Land 2 Original release date(s): JP: March 21, 1995NA: May 1, 1995PAL: July 31, 1995 | Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby's Dream Land 2 Original release date(s): JP: March 21, 1995NA: May 1, 1995PAL: July 31, 1995 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2. Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan. |
| Kirby Super Star Original release date(s): JP: March 21, 1996NA: September 20, 1996PAL: January 23, 1997 | Release years by system: 1996 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2009/2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2017 – SNES Classic Edition 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby Super Star Original release date(s): JP: March 21, 1996NA: September 20, 1996PAL: January 23, 1997 | Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby's Fun Pak and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe. The game is split into six shorter stories with events that interweave between them. |
| Kirby's Dream Land 3 Original release date(s): JP: March 27, 1998NA: November 1, 1997PAL: July 24, 2009 (Wii Virtual Console) | Release years by system: 1997 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2009 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby's Dream Land 3 Original release date(s): JP: March 27, 1998NA: November 1, 1997PAL: July 24, 2009 (Wii Virtual Console) | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3. |
| Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Original release date(s): JP: March 24, 2000NA: June 26, 2000PAL: June 22, 2001 | Release years by system: 2000 – Nintendo 64 2008 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Original release date(s): JP: March 24, 2000NA: June 26, 2000PAL: June 22, 2001 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 64. |
| Kirby & the Amazing Mirror Original release date(s): JP: April 15, 2004PAL: July 2, 2004NA: October 18, 2004 | Release years by system: 2004 – Game Boy Advance 2011 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2023 - Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby & the Amazing Mirror Original release date(s): JP: April 15, 2004PAL: July 2, 2004NA: October 18, 2004 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū. |
| Kirby: Squeak Squad Original release date(s): JP: November 2, 2006NA: December 4, 2006EU: June 22, 2007 | Release years by system: 2006 – Nintendo DS |
| Kirby: Squeak Squad Original release date(s): JP: November 2, 2006NA: December 4, 2006EU: June 22, 2007 | Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby Mouse Attack and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Sanjō! Dorocche Dan. |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: October 27, 2011NA: October 24, 2011EU: November 25, 2011 | Release years by system: 2011 – Wii |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: October 27, 2011NA: October 24, 2011EU: November 25, 2011 | Notes: Released in Europe and Australia as Kirby's Adventure Wii and in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii. |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe Original release date(s): JP: January 11, 2014NA: May 2, 2014EU: May 16, 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe Original release date(s): JP: January 11, 2014NA: May 2, 2014EU: May 16, 2014 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Triple Deluxe. |
| Kirby: Planet Robobot Original release date(s): JP: April 26, 2016NA: June 10, 2016EU: June 10, 2016AU: June 11, 2016 | Release years by system: 2016 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Kirby: Planet Robobot Original release date(s): JP: April 26, 2016NA: June 10, 2016EU: June 10, 2016AU: June 11, 2016 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Robobo Planet. |
| Kirby Star Allies Original release date(s): WW: March 16, 2018 | Release years by system: 2018 – Nintendo Switch |
| Kirby Star Allies Original release date(s): WW: March 16, 2018 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Star Allies. |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land Original release date(s): WW: March 25, 2022 | Release years by system: 2022 – Nintendo Switch |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land Original release date(s): WW: March 25, 2022 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Discovery |

#### Non-traditional

| Title | Details |
| Kirby: Canvas Curse Original release date(s): JP: March 24, 2005NA: June 13, 2005EU: November 25, 2005AU: April 6, 2006 | Release years by system: 2005 – Nintendo DS |
| Kirby: Canvas Curse Original release date(s): JP: March 24, 2005NA: June 13, 2005EU: November 25, 2005AU: April 6, 2006 | Notes: Known in Europe as Kirby: Power Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby. |
| Kirby's Epic Yarn Original release date(s): JP: October 14, 2010NA: October 17, 2010EU: February 25, 2011 | Release years by system: 2010 – Wii |
| Kirby's Epic Yarn Original release date(s): JP: October 14, 2010NA: October 17, 2010EU: February 25, 2011 | Notes: Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby. |
| Kirby Mass Attack Original release date(s): JP: August 4, 2011NA: September 19, 2011EU: October 28, 2011AU: October 27, 2011 | Release years by system: 2011 – Nintendo DS |
| Kirby Mass Attack Original release date(s): JP: August 4, 2011NA: September 19, 2011EU: October 28, 2011AU: October 27, 2011 | Notes: Released in Japan as Atsumete! Kirby. |
| Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Original release date(s): JP: January 22, 2015NA: February 20, 2015EU: May 8, 2015 | Release years by system: 2015 – Wii U |
| Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Original release date(s): JP: January 22, 2015NA: February 20, 2015EU: May 8, 2015 | Notes: Known in Europe and Australia as Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush and in Japan as Touch! Kirby Super Rainbow. |

#### Remakes
##### Traditional

| Title | Details |
| Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: October 25, 2002NA: December 2, 2002PAL: September 26, 2003 | Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance 2014 – Wii U (Virtual Console) |
| Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Original release date(s): JP: October 25, 2002NA: December 2, 2002PAL: September 26, 2003 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi Deluxe. Remake of Kirby's Adventure. |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra Original release date(s): NA: September 29, 2008JP: November 6, 2008EU: December 18, 2009 | Release years by system: 2008 – Nintendo DS |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra Original release date(s): NA: September 29, 2008JP: November 6, 2008EU: December 18, 2009 | Notes: Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe. Remake of Kirby Super Star. The game includes full-motion video, a graphical upgrade, and touch-screen support, all of which were not available in the original. |
| Kirby's Dream Collection Original release date(s): NA: September 16, 2012JP: July 19, 2012 | Release years by system: 2012 – Wii |
| Kirby's Dream Collection Original release date(s): NA: September 16, 2012JP: July 19, 2012 | Notes: Includes Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 20-shūnen Special Collection. |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Original release date(s): WW: February 24, 2023 | Release years by system: 2023 – Nintendo Switch |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Original release date(s): WW: February 24, 2023 | Notes: Despite the original being known as "Kirby's Adventure Wii" in PAL regions, the remake is known as "Kirby's Return To Dream Land Deluxe" in both North America and PAL regions. Known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby Wii Deluxe. |

##### Non-traditional

| Title | Details |
| Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Original release date(s): WW: March 8, 2019 | Release years by system: 2019 – Nintendo 3DS |
| Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn Original release date(s): WW: March 8, 2019 | Notes: Remake of Kirby's Epic Yarn. Known in Japan as Keito no Kirby Plus. |

### Spin-offs

| Title | Details |
| Kirby's Pinball Land Original release date(s): JP: November 27, 1993NA: November 30, 1993PAL: December 1, 1993 | Release years by system: 1993 – Game Boy 2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) |
| Kirby's Pinball Land Original release date(s): JP: November 27, 1993NA: November 30, 1993PAL: December 1, 1993 | Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby's Pinball. Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan. |
| Kirby's Dream Course Original release date(s): JP: September 21, 1994NA: February 1, 1995PAL: August 24, 1995 | Release years by system: 1994 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2013 – Wii U (Virtual Console) 2019 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby's Dream Course Original release date(s): JP: September 21, 1994NA: February 1, 1995PAL: August 24, 1995 | Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby Ball or Kirby Bowl. A Kirby golf game. Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan. |
| Kirby's Avalanche Original release date(s): PAL: February 1, 1995NA: April 25, 1995 | Release years by system: 1995 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2007 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2022 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) |
| Kirby's Avalanche Original release date(s): PAL: February 1, 1995NA: April 25, 1995 | Notes: Known as Kirby's Ghost Trap in the PAL region. A Kirby puzzle game. Based on Compile's Puyo Puyo. |
| Kirby's Block Ball Original release date(s): JP: December 14, 1995NA: May 13, 1996EU: August 29, 1996 | Release years by system: 1995 – Game Boy 2011/2012 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) |
| Kirby's Block Ball Original release date(s): JP: December 14, 1995NA: May 13, 1996EU: August 29, 1996 | Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Block Ball. A breakout clone skinned with the Kirby franchise. Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan. |
| Kirby no Omochabako Original release date(s): JP: February 8, 1996 | Release years by system: 1996 – Satellaview (a Super Famicom add-on) |
| Kirby no Omochabako Original release date(s): JP: February 8, 1996 | Notes: Originally released exclusively in Japan. 8 mini-games released over the Satellaview to advertise Japanese release of Kirby Super Star. Translated literally as Kirby's Toy Box. |
| Kirby's Star Stacker Original release date(s): NA: July 7, 1997JP: March 18, 1997EU: August 28, 1997 | Release years by system: 1997 – Game Boy 1998 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2010 – Wii (Virtual Console) 2012/2013 – Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) (Game Boy version) 2022/2023 – Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) (SNES version) |
| Kirby's Star Stacker Original release date(s): NA: July 7, 1997JP: March 18, 1997EU: August 28, 1997 | Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu. Later released exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom under the same title. A Kirby puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo and Tetris. Re-released for download over the Nintendo Power system in Japan. |
| Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Original release date(s): JP: August 26, 2000NA: April 9, 2001 | Release years by system: 2000 – Game Boy Color |
| Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Original release date(s): JP: August 26, 2000NA: April 9, 2001 | Notes: Known in Japan as Koro Koro Kirby. The first Game Boy Color game to use motion controls. |
| Kirby Air Ride Original release date(s): JP: July 11, 2003NA: October 13, 2003EU: February 27, 2004 | Release years by system: 2003 – GameCube |
| Kirby Air Ride Original release date(s): JP: July 11, 2003NA: October 13, 2003EU: February 27, 2004 | Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby no Airride. A Kirby arcade racing game. |
| Kirby's Dream Buffet Original release date(s): WW: August 17, 2022 | Release years by system: 2022 – Nintendo Switch |
| Kirby's Dream Buffet Original release date(s): WW: August 17, 2022 | Notes: Known in Japan as Kirby's Gourmet Festival. A Kirby party video game with each "Gourmet Grand Prix" containing 2 races, a unique minigame, and a battle royale. |
* Kirby Fighters Deluxe - Released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Kirby Fighters from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
* Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe - Released in 2014 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Dedede's Drum Dash from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
* Team Kirby Clash Deluxe - Released in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a free to play game. It is a more complete version of the minigame Team Kirby Clash from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
* Kirby's Blowout Blast - Released in 2017 for the Nintendo 3DS eShop. It is a more complete version of the minigame Kirby 3D Rumble from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
* Kirby Battle Royale (Known in Japan as Kirby Battle Deluxe!) - Released in 2017 on Nintendo 3DS.
* Super Kirby Clash - Released in 2019 as a free to play game on the Nintendo Switch. It plays like Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, but has a different story, different bosses and many other notable changes.
* Kirby Fighters 2 - Released in 2020 on the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to Kirby Fighters Deluxe, but with new playable characters, new stages, and new challenge modes.

### Canceled

| Title | Details |
| Kirby's Air Ride Cancellation date: N/A | Proposed system release: Nintendo 64 |
| Kirby's Air Ride Cancellation date: N/A | Notes: Was later released on the GameCube in 2003. |
| Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 Cancellation date: 2002 | Proposed system release: GameCube/Game Boy Advance |
| Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2 Cancellation date: 2002 | Notes: Sequel to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble for the Game Boy Color. Used the Game Boy Advance as a controller for the GameCube game using the GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable to connect the two together; the Game Boy Advance is used as a motion sensor as it was in the first Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. |
| Kirby for GameCube Cancellation date: N/A | Proposed system release: GameCube |
| Kirby for GameCube Cancellation date: N/A | Notes: Elements of the game were used in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. |
| Untitled Kirby game for Wii Cancellation date: N/A | Proposed system release: Wii |
| Untitled Kirby game for Wii Cancellation date: N/A | Notes: Elements of the game were used in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. |
* Kid Kirby - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Canceled

## Other media

| Title | Details |
| Kirby: Right Back at Ya! 2001–2003 – 100-episode television series | Notes: Distributed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment for a four-year run showing all one hundred episodes, from 2002 to 2006. |
| Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives In Pupupu 1994–2006 2017–present – Manga | Notes: Long-running Kirby manga series. |