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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^[1] that will release for Nintendo 3DS in celebration of the Kirby series' 25th anniversary.^[2]^[3] 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.

Characters

Playable

NPCs

Opponents

Background

Other

Moto Shotzo (fires Ore)
Kracko (Crazy Theater)

Items

Apple
Ore

Copy Abilities

Headgear

KBR Alt costumes — Fighter's Knuckle Joe headgear, Parasol's Bouncy headgear, Whip's Daroach headgear, and Tornado's Kracko headgear.

An image from the official Kirby Twitter in the series of "Bandana Waddle Dee's Battle Deluxe News!" pictures was released October 9^[5], 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^[6]. 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.^[7] Objectives include^[8]:

Calculating an equation and standing on the platform with the correct answer
Attacking your opponents
Avoiding attacks by your opponents
Using a 'B charge-up' on your opponents
Using a 'B charge-up' on targets
Dodging meteor blasts
Dodging electricity from Kracko
Avoiding a bomb
Carrying a certain amount of apples
Counting apples and standing on the platform with the correct number

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 only known stage is Normal Arena.

Ore Express

In Ore Express, players collect stacks of Ore and dispense them into train carts.^[9] The known stages are:

Wayward Plains
Twisty Tunnels
Logjam Pass

Flagball

In Flagball, players in opposing teams bring a colored ball to their flag.^[10] 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 will be announced on November 7; this means that, if applicable, the winning Copy Ability will not be available at the release of the game, possibly becoming downloadable content.

List

Abilities in Bold are already included in the game, abilities followed by a star (*) cannot be added.

Results

As of September 23, 2017, the highest voted Copy Abilities were:^[11]

Mirror
Yo-Yo
UFO
Plasma
Sleep

On November 6, 2017, the 5th and 4th place winners were announced to be Plasma and UFO, respectively, with the rest of the top three announced to be revealed the following day.^[12]

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 Miiverse community and the last one ever created.
Kirby Battle Royale is the only Kirby game for the Nintendo 3DS that cannot be played with stereoscopic 3D.^[13]
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 says that Parasol debuted in Kirby Super Star. This is an error, because it debuted in Kirby's Adventure.
- The same poll before also states that Bomb debuted in Kirby's Adventure, but it actually 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.

Artwork

Logos

References

[1] Post by Satoshi Ishida on Miiverse

[2] Nintendo Direct 4.12.2017

[3] ttp://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/162597033449

[4] Kirby Battle Royale - Demo Trailer

[5] Kirby Twitter

[6] Kirby 25th Anniversary Twitter

[7] 'Kirby Battle Royale DEMO - All Battles' Video

[8] 'Kirby Battle Royale DEMO - All Battles' Video

[9] Nintendo of Europe

[10] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8dfV5jQFXw

[11] Nintendo of America Twitter

[12] ttps://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/927604010181328896 Nintendo of America Twitter

[13] Official trailer

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 ==25th Anniversary Poll==
-On the [http://kirby.nintendo.com/battle-royale/#kirby-25th 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 will be announced November 7; this means that, if applicable, the winning Copy Ability will not be available at the release of the game, possibly becoming downloadable content.
+On the [http://kirby.nintendo.com/battle-royale/#kirby-25th 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 will be announced on November 7; this means that, if applicable, the winning Copy Ability will not be available at the release of the game, possibly becoming downloadable content.
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