Kirby’s 25th Anniversary Rundown

Trying to find information about special things coming up in celebration of Kirby’s 25th Anniversary that happened recently? Wanting to read the 25th anniversary page but don’t know Japanese?

(Well no fear! You’re not alone; I don’t know Japanese either, we can sulk together)

Here’s a rundown of things that have been happening in honor of Kirby’s 25th anniversary this year!

New Merchandise

Yes, we’ve been having a great influx of new Kirby merchandise! 😀 Unfortunately, most of it only seems to be available in convenience stores, etc. in Japan for the time being. However, there is the hope that it will be available to worldwide consumers with the aid of online delivery services, so keep your fingers crossed!

(praying for those delivery services)

Prominent New Items:

• Warp Star Headphones
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• Kirby Pupupu Train Merchandise
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• Kirby Watch Set
  • Includes a watch and key ring
  • Around $230
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• Kirby Ichiban Kuji (Sweet Party) merchandise
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There are also an assortment of Kirby cups, bags, and different-sized and styled Kirby plushies now available.

(life-sized Kirby plushie here I come)

Almost forgot to mention, there’s also Kirby lingerie, which may or may not interest some of you. Won’t be posting a picture here.

Orchestra Concert

Yes, you read that right! Kirby orchestra concerts were held in various locations in Japan. The set list was among the lines of this:

(thanks to Twitter for the image)

Part 1:
Kirby Grand Opening
Kirby’s Adventure Medley
King Dedede and Meta Knight “Tag Medley”
Kirby’s Dream Land 2 Friend Medley
Kirby’s Dream Land 3 and 64 Medley
Kirby Super Star Medley

Part 2:
Kirby Air Ride Medley
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror & Squeak Squad Medley
Kirby “Became a Ball” Medley
Kirby Triple Deluxe Medley
Kirby Planet Robobot Medley
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Medley

There were also a few notable boss themes thrown in, such as Zero Two’s theme, King Dedede’s theme, and Meta Knight’s Revenge, as well as the Haltmann Company theme (oh, Susie).

(thanks to MrSaturn99 on NeoGAF forums for that information)

It appears that badges, cups, a shirt, a towel, wash tape, a tote bag, and a Kirby conductor plushie were also given out/ sold in celebration of the concerts. (all of which were Kirby orchestra concert themed)

(The main Kirby characters play instruments confirmed. :3)

(Awh, those star-shaped notes. Wonder what it would sound like played?)

(And of course, the “conductor” himself)

Masahiro Sakurai also went into detail about the development process of some Kirby games such as Kirby’s Dream Land and the origin of Kirby’s victory dance. Not much of it has been translated yet from Japanese, so unfortunately, us non-Japanese speakers will have to bide our time.

New Games

Although Nintendo hasn’t announced any new Kirby games on the Switch quite yet (insert sad Kirby face), there have been three developments for the 3DS.

 

Three, to be exact.

1. Kirby’s Blowout Blast
2. Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
3. A future 3DS Kirby game for the holidays

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe has already been released on the 3DS eShop, and it’s free! However, micro-transactions for Gem Apples do cost money.

(This post will be updated as I uncover more information!)