Kirby: Triple Deluxe, out on May 2 for the Nintendo 3DS, is actually a better 2D platformer than New Super Mario Bros. 2, Yoshi’s New Island, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, and every other such ...

Nintendo built its empire on 2D platformers, ... Kirby Star Allies is one of two big 2D platformers starring the pink puffball, with Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe being the other.

When Nintendo made the jump from 2D to 3D they brought along many of their mascot characters with them. Mario, Link, ... Kirby, continued to live in the 2D space.

HAL Laboratory, Kirby's developer, is torn on whether to continue with 3D or return to 2D for future games. Fans can expect more experimentation in future Kirby games, whether in 3D or not, as the ...

Kirby’s had plenty of brilliant 2D adventures (Epic Yarn on the old Nintendo Wii remains particularly memorable), and all have been about accessibility, blending creativity with moments of ...

Nintendo's colorful cast of mascot characters have, over the years, by and large all made the jump from 2D into 3D. But there's one Nintendo staple that took much longer than others: Kirby. And ...

A cancelled Kirby game for the Nintendo GameCube. It would be a 2D platformer with 3D graphics, and one of the features announced would be a 4 player co-op.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was accompanied by a tremendous lineup of new and existing games at its launch date, including Mario ...

Like many of Nintendo's properties during the transition from the SNES to the N64, Kirby underwent a shift from a flat 2D sprite to a fully rendered polygon rendition of himself.

“Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe” is scheduled to release Feb. 24 on Nintendo Switch. The game will have a demo on Nintendo’s eShop. Originally Published: February 8, 2023 at 3:30 PM PST ...

One advantage of Kirby being a formless pink blob is that he’s endlessly mutable, able to mould himself to fit many different genres beyond his traditional 2D platformers. Nintendo’s cheeriest ...

When Nintendo's roster of characters were transformed for 3D on the Nintendo 64, Kirby got an underloved 2.5D makeover that you can play on Switch Online.