Kirby game director says the “next stage” of Kirby is already in development

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The “next stage” of Kirby is in development according to game director Shiny🅺a Kumazaki.

That statement has come from a , which has just been released in Japan. The book not only gives us a detailed look at Nintendo's cutest mascot (sorry Pikachu), but also includes an interview with game director Shinya Kumazaki, along with an afterword (translateꦓd by ) from the celebrated director which talks about the future of Kirby.

Kumazaki's afterword says: “I still try new things at work every day, talking with my colleagues about where to take the series next. Together with them, even if only to please a single fan, we’re planning fo🤡r the next stage of our future. The team is a culmination of the best aspects of the Kirby franchise, and we hope you’ll look forward to what we have coming next”.

Now that isn’t an official confirmation of a new Kirby game, but HAL Laboratory is a game studio so it’s not unreasonable to assume that if ꦅthey’re working on the next stage of Kirby, then that next stage could well be a new Kirby game. The last mainline Kirby game, Kirby Star Allies, was release♛d three years ago and, outside of the spin-off title Kirby Fighters 2, we haven’t seen or heard anything from Kirby since. 

Looking back at the series history, there is a pretty consistent stream of Kirby games releasing every few years, so we’re approaching overdue for Kirby’s next adventure. Hopefully we find out more at 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:E3 2021, as Ninten🥃d♏o is confirmed to be attending the event.

Look back on our hungry friend’s history with our roundup of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Kirby games. 

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