Kirby is a platformer franchise developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The first game released in 1992 on the Game Boy. The franchise stars a young pink creature named Kirby as he fights to save his home planet by a variety of threats. As of March 2024, the Kirby franchise has sold over 51.32 million copies worldwide.
Games[]
Main series[]
Year | Platform | Title | Sales (millions) |
Ref |
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1992 | GB | Kirby's Dream Land | 5.13 | [1] |
1993 | NES | Kirby's Adventure | 1.75 | [1] |
GB | Kirby's Pinball Land | 2.19 | [1] | |
1994 | SNES | Kirby's Dream Course | 0.369JPN | [2] |
1995 | SNES | Kirby's Avalanche | Unknown | |
GB | Kirby's Dream Land 2 | 2.36 | [1] | |
1995 | GB | Kirby's Block Ball | 0.064JPN | [2] |
1996 | SNES | Kirby Super Star | 1.44 | [1] |
1997 | GB | Kirby's Star Stacker | 0.069JPN | [2] |
SNES | Kirby's Dream Land 3 | 0.076JPN | [2] | |
2000 | N64 | Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | 1.77 | [1] |
GBC | Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble | 1.23 | [1] | |
2003 | GCN | Kirby Air Ride | 1.34 | [1] |
2004 | GBA | Kirby & the Amazing Mirror | 1.47 | [1] |
2005 | DS | Kirby: Canvas Curse | 0.655* | [2][3][4] |
2006 | DS | Kirby: Squeak Squad | 2.27 | [1] |
2010 | Wii | Kirby's Epic Yarn | 1.85 | [1] |
2011 | DS | Kirby: Mass Attack | 1.22 | [1] |
Wii | Kirby's Return to Dream Land | 1.93 | [5] | |
2014 | 3DS | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | 2.66 | [1] |
2015 | Wii U | Kirby and the Rainbow Curse | 0.58* | [6] |
2016 | 3DS | Kirby: Planet Robobot | 1.64 | [1] |
2017 | 3DS | Kirby Battle Royale | 0.33* | [7] |
2018 | Switch | Kirby Star Allies | 4.38 | [1] |
2022 | Switch | Kirby and the Forgotten Land | 7.52 | [5] |
Total sales | 44.292 |
Remakes[]
Year | Platform | Title | Sales (millions) |
Ref |
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1998 | SNES | Kirby's Super Star Stacker | Unknown | |
2002 | GBA | Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | 2.10 | [1] |
2008 | DS | Kirby Super Star Ultra | 2.99 | [1] |
2012 | Wii | Kirby's Dream Collection | 0.421 | [2][3] |
2019 | 3DS | Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn | 0.025JPN | [2] |
2023 | Switch | Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | 1.46 | [8] |
Total sales | 6.996 |
Digital Spin-offs[]
Year | Platform | Title | Sales (millions) |
Ref |
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2014 | 3DS | Kirby Fighters Deluxe | 0.017JPN | [2] |
3DS | Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe | Unknown | ||
2017 | 3DS | Kirby's Blowout Blast | Unknown | |
2020 | Switch | Kirby Fighters 2 | Unknown | |
2022 | Switch | Kirby's Dream Buffet | 0.019JPN | [2] |
Total sales | 0.036 |
Notes[]
- * include VGChartz numbers
- Kirby: Canvas Curse | 0.315 (JPN) [Famitsu] + 0.310 (NA) [NPD] + 0.03 (EU/Other) [VGChartz]
- Kirby's Dream Collection | 0.246 (JPN) [Famitsu] + 0.175 (NA) [NPD]
- JPN currently only Japanese sales number available
- Kirby's Avalanche is the only Kirby title to not release in Japan because it is a re-skinned version of Super Puyo Puyo.
- Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble, and Kirby's Dream Collection did not release in Europe or PAL regions.
- Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Pinball Land, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby: Squeak Squad, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby Star Allies, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land have all sold over 1 million copies in Japan alone.[2]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present, Updated as of June 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.npd.com/industry-expertise/video-games/ As of July 2011 for Kirby: Canvas Curse, as of Janurary 2013 for Kirby's Dream Collection
- ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/1138/kirby-canvas-curse/?region=All
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2023/231108e.pdf
- ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/82963/kirby-and-the-rainbow-curse/?region=All
- ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/204847/kirby-battle-royale/?region=All
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2023/230509_3e.pdf
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