Kirby Battle Royale

Kirby Battle Royale (sometimes written Kirby: Battle Royale), known in Japan as 'Kirby Battle Deluxe! or Kābī Batoru Derakkusu!', is a game in the Kirby series set to release in January 19, 2018 in North America and on November 30 in Japan. The game was released on November 3 in Europe, and November 4 in Australia. It is a multiplayer action fighting game that will release for Nintendo 3DS in celebration of the Kirby series' 25th anniversary. The game features single-player as well as local and online multiplayer. While Kirby Battle Royale is not the first Kirby game with online features, it is the first to allow players to play directly with each other over the Internet.

Playable

 * Kirby
 * Green Kirby
 * Blue Kirby
 * Orange Kirby
 * Purple Kirby
 * White Kirby
 * Yellow Kirby
 * Waddle Dee
 * Meta Knight
 * King Dedede

NPCs

 * Bronto Burt
 * Channel PPP
 * Reporter Waddle Dee
 * Camera Waddle Dee
 * Microphone Waddle Dee
 * Assistant Waddle Dee
 * King Dedede
 * Soldier Waddle Dee
 * Waddle Dee
 * Waddle Doo

Opponents

 * Robo Bonkers
 * Bronto Burt
 * Kirby (species)
 * Axe Knight
 * Soldier Waddle Dee

Background

 * Babut
 * Bronto Burt
 * Broom Hatter
 * Cappy
 * Chilly
 * Kabu
 * Knuckle Joe
 * Mumbies
 * Rocky
 * Scarfy
 * Sparky
 * Susie
 * Waddle Dee
 * Waddle Doo
 * Ghost enemy

Other

 * Moto Shotzo (fires Ore)
 * Kracko (Crazy Theater)

Items

 * Apple
 * Ore
 * Warp Star

Copy Abilities

 * Beetle
 * Bomb
 * Cutter
 * Doctor
 * Fighter
 * Hammer
 * Ice
 * Mirror
 * Ninja
 * Parasol
 * Spear
 * Sword
 * Tornado
 * Whip

Headgear
An image from the official Kirby Twitter in the series of "Bandana Waddle Dee's Battle Deluxe News!" pictures was released October 9, featuring Sword Kirby staring in surprise at three other Sword Kirbys wearing different costumes: one based on Gigant Edge, one based on Dyna Blade, and one based on an origami samurai hat made from newspaper. These can be obtained from an in-game shop, and amiibo from the Kirby series can be used to unlock special costumes as well, like the Ultra Sword outfit for the Sword ability. Other Copy Abilities will have alternate costumes as well, in a similar manner to Kirby Fighters Deluxe.

Game Modes
Including the game's Story Mode, The Cake Royale, there are 11 game modes in Kirby Battle Royale.

Apple Scramble
Apple Scramble is a team-based mode involving apple picking. Players collect apples from Mini Whispy Woods and deliver them to their base. One player can collect apples while the other operates the machine to collect the apples. The known stages are:
 * Starter Forest
 * Double-Cross Forest
 * Fenced Forest
 * Bramble Forest

Battle Arena
Battle Arena is a standard free-for-all. The known stages are:
 * Battle Coliseum
 * Deluxe Coliseum

Coin Clash
In Coin Clash, Kirbys collect coins in a haunted mansion, but have to avoid the ghost that will drain their money. The known stages are:
 * Central Room
 * Party Room
 * Dual Room
 * Trap Room

Attack Riders
Attack Riders is a mode involving collecting money from other Kirbys; a Wheelie can be driven to give the player an advantage. The known stages are:
 * Attack Biker
 * Attack Tanker

Crazy Theater
In Crazy Theater, players have to complete an objective before the timer runs out. When playing in 2-vs-2 mode, the first team to reach 10 points wins. When playing in solo mode, the first player to reach 5 points wins. Objectives include :
 * Attack your rivals!
 * Avoid the blast!
 * Carry X apple(s)!
 * Dodge asteroids!
 * Dodge attacks!
 * Dodge the shocks!
 * Stand on the answer!
 * Strike with B-charge-up!
 * Use B charge-ups on rivals!

The only known stage is Dream Theater.

Rocket Rumble
In Rocket Rumble, Kirbys collect green cubes and take them to their rocket, then ride their rockets to see who gets the highest. The only known stage is Space Center.

Robo Bonkers
In this mode, players attack Robo Bonkers to obtain points. The known stages are:
 * Robo Bonkers
 * Robo Bonkers DX
 * Robo Bonkers SDX

Slam Hockey
In Slam Hockey, players knock around a giant hockey puck. If the hockey puck is hit with enough strength, it can instantly knockout another player on contact. The known stages are:
 * Normal Arena
 * Obstacle Arena

Ore Express
In Ore Express, players collect stacks of Ore and dispense them into train carts. The known stages are:
 * Wayward Plains
 * Twisty Tunnels
 * Logjam Pass

Flagball
In Flagball, players in opposing teams bring a colored ball to their flag. The known stages are:
 * Beginner's Beach
 * Flagger's Beach

25th Anniversary Poll
On the Official Kirby Website, there was a poll in which individuals could vote for their favorite Copy Ability; the Copy Ability that wins the poll may have a chance to be added into the game. Copy Abilities in this list which are already included in Kirby Battle Royale are marked with Pink Star (a Kirby face). Copy Abilities marked with Red Circle cannot be added to the game. Every standard Copy Ability except for Smash Bros. is included. Voting was allowed once per day until the poll ended on October 2, 2017. The winner was announced on November 7 (which was Mirror); this means that, if applicable, the winning Copy Ability will not be available at the release of the game in Europe and Australia, possibly becoming downloadable content or a game update in those regions.

On November 14, 2017, voters will get the chance to choose their favorite Copy Ability again in Round 2.

List
Abilities in Bold are already included in the game, abilities followed by a star (*) cannot be added.
 * Animal
 * Archer
 * Backdrop
 * Ball
 * Balloon
 * Beam
 * Beetle
 * Bell
 * Bomb
 * Bubble
 * Burning
 * Circus
 * Cleaning
 * Cook
 * Copy*
 * Crash
 * Cupid
 * Cutter
 * Doctor
 * ESP
 * Fighter
 * Fire
 * Freeze*
 * Ghost*
 * Hammer
 * Hi-Jump
 * Ice
 * Jet
 * Laser
 * Leaf
 * Light*
 * Magic
 * Metal*
 * Mike
 * Mini*
 * Mirror
 * Missile
 * Needle
 * Ninja
 * Paint
 * Parasol
 * Plasma
 * Poison
 * Sleep
 * Spark
 * Spear
 * Stone
 * Suplex
 * Sword
 * Throw
 * Tornado
 * UFO
 * Water
 * Wheel
 * Whip
 * Wing
 * Yo-Yo

Results
As of November 7, 2017, the highest voted Copy Abilities were:
 * 1) Mirror
 * 2) Yo-Yo
 * 3) Sleep
 * UFO
 * 1) Plasma
 * 2) Wing
 * 3) Cook
 * 4) Suplex
 * 5) Sword
 * 6) Missile

On November 6, 2017, the 5th and 4th place winners were announced to be Plasma and UFO, respectively, with the top three announced to be revealed the following day.

On November 7, 2017, the entire top 10 Copy Abilities were announced. The top three are Sleep (3rd), Yo-yo (2nd), and Mirror (1st) ; Mirror will be the second to last ablity added to the game.

Trivia

 * Excluding 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure, which released before the launch of Miiverse, Kirby Battle Royale is the only Kirby game for the Nintendo 3DS that did not have a Miiverse community in North America or Japan. This is because the Miiverse service was discontinued on all devices on November 8, 2017, before the game's launch in those regions.
 * Kirby Battle Royale released in Europe five days before Miiverse's discontinuation, so it briefly maintained a community. As such, this was Nintendo's shortest-lived and final first-party Miiverse community.
 * Kirby Battle Royale is the only Kirby game for the Nintendo 3DS that cannot be played with stereoscopic 3D.
 * Kirby Battle Royale is the third Kirby game to have an E10+ rating; the others are Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition.
 * Kirby Battle Royale is the third Kirby game that won't release in Japan first, and the second game to be released in PAL/Europe first (the first game in both instances being Kirby's Avalanche).
 * Nintendo UK's Copy Ability Poll states that Cleaning Kirby debuted in 2009. This is because Kirby's Dream Land 3, which debuted the ability, was not initially released in Europe. European audiences first got a chance to play it when it was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2009.
 * Nintendo of America's Copy Ability poll has an error in that it states that Parasol debuted in Kirby Super Star and Bomb  debuted in Kirby's Adventure . This is an error because the abilities are switched, as Parasol debuted in Kirby's Adventure, and Bomb first appeared in Kirby Super Star.
 * The Japanese title may have been chosen to avoid association with the controversial 2000 film, Battle Royale.
 * Despite being one of the first different-colored Kirbys in the series, Red Kirby does not appear in the game, being presumably replaced by Orange Kirby.
 * Meta Knight can be unlocked early by sending him to the save data of the full game in the demo version.
 * Kirby Battle Royale is the first Kirby game to be localized into Dutch.
 * Kirby Battle Royale is the first Kirby game to have two primary attack buttons.
 * The Mirror ability was voted to be the winner of the 1st Kirby poll on November 7, 2017. Thus, being added to the game.