Tomorrow, a sad event is upon the entire Nintendo community. March 27th is nearly here, and the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop are in their final hours. Soon it will be impossible to purchase games from either digital store forever. To prepare you for the inevitable, we have compiled a guide detailing all 55 digital downloads available across the 3DS and Wii U eShop that feature Kirby--yes, there really are that many!
While there may be 16 Kirby games on the 3DS eShop and 14 games on the Wii U to purchase, there are also a large handful of digital downloads to account for that feature the pink puff in some capacity. For those interested in picking up potentially every piece of digital content that features Kirby on the 3DS and Wii U, this is every video game, virtual console release, application, and home menu theme to purchase on the eShop before its doors close permanently!
The 3DS - 36 Digital Downloads to Purchase
Kirby 3DS Games [Virtual Console]
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Pinball Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Block Ball
Kirby's Star Stacker
Kirby's Dream Course (New Nintendo 3DS models only)
Kirby's Super Star Stacker (New Nintendo 3DS models only - Japan Exclusive)
Kirby 3DS Games [Original Releases]
3D Classics: Kirby’s Adventure
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Kirby Fighters Deluxe
Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby’s Blowout Blast
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
Kirby: Battle Royale
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn
Kirby 3DS Home Menu Themes Available on 3DS Theme Shop
Kirby: Craft-Paper Party
Kirby: Stripes and a Smile
Kirby: Sweet Gourmet Race
Kirby Planet Robobot: Robobot Armor Activate!
Kirby's 25th Anniversary / Kirby 25th Anniversary
Editor's Note: The Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop can be found on the home menu of the system. Themes cannot be purchased through the standard eShop application!
3DS Games That Feature Kirby
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Ultimate NES Remix
BOXBOY!
BOXBOXBOY!
Nintendo Badge Arcade
Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure (Japan Exclusive)
Nintendogs + Cats Series (Kirby AR Card required)
Editor's Note: StreetPass Mii Plaza features a lot of Kirby-themed content, however, no extra purchases are necessary to access these items. Hence, we have not included this game on our list for this reason and the fact that it is already pre-installed on every 3DS system.
3DS Games That Feature Kirby Exclusively Through amiibo Content
One Piece: Super Grand Battle X
Picross 3D: Round 2
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward
Style Savvy: Styling Star
Miitopia
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Bye-Bye BOXBOY!
The Wii U - 19 Digital Downloads to Purchase
Kirby Wii U Games [Virtual Console]
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Super Star Stacker (Japan Exclusive)
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby Wii U Games [Original Releases]
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Titled Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush in the PAL region)
Wii U Games That Feature Kirby
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo Wii U
NES Remix Pack (NES Remix + NES Remix 2)
Wii U Games That Feature Kirby Exclusively Through amiibo Content
Mario Kart 8
Super Mario Maker
Yoshi's Woolly World
Amiibo Tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (Titled Amiibo Touch & Play: Nintendo Classics Highlights in the PAL region)
And that is every Kirby-related digital download you can pick up on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop! A huge chunk of Kirby's history will evidently be unavailable for some time after tomorrow. Hopefully, the majority of these missing games will one day return to modern systems in some form, whether that be through Nintendo Switch Online or Nintendo's next system.
Thank you for all the memories, Nintendo eShop. You gave us so much Kirby content over this past decade, and Your music will be stuck in our heads forever.