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 September 2025, the Kirby franchise has sold over 52 million copies worldwide.
Games[]
| Title | Platform | Year | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby's Dream Land series | 14,030,000 | |||
| Kirby's Dream Land | GB | 1992 | 5,130,000 | [1] |
| Kirby's Dream Land 2 | GB | 1995 | 2,360,000 | |
| Kirby's Dream Land 3 | SNES | 1997 | 360,000* | [2] |
| Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | GBA | 2002 | 2,100,000 | [1] |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Wii | 2011 | 1,930,000 | [3] |
| Kirby's Dream Collection | Wii | 2012 | 690,000 | [4] |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | Switch | 2023 | 1,460,000 | [5] |
| Kirby's Dream spin-offs | 609,192 | |||
| Kirby's Dream Course | SNES | 1994 | 590,000JPN* | [6] |
| Kirby's Dream Buffet | Switch | 2022 | 19,192JPN | [7] |
| Kirby Fighters series | 347,000 | |||
| Kirby Fighters Deluxe | 3DS | 2014 | 17,000JPN | |
| Kirby Battle Royale | 3DS | 2017 | 330,000* | [8] |
| Kirby Fighters 2 | Switch | 2020 | Unknown | [9] |
| Kirby Air Ride series | 1,350,000 | |||
| Kirby Air Ride | GCN | 2003 | 1,350,000 | [1] |
| Kirby Air Riders | Switch 2 | 2025 | Unknown | [10] |
| Kirby's Star series | 9,030,000 | |||
| Kirby Super Star | SNES | 1996 | 1,440,000 | [1] |
| Kirby's Star Stacker | GB | 1997 | 220,000JPN* | [11] |
| Kirby's Super Star Stacker | SNES | 1998 | Unknown | |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra | DS | 2008 | 2,990,000 | [1] |
| Kirby Star Allies | Switch | 2018 | 4,380,000 | |
| Kirby's Epic Yarn series | 1,875,000 | |||
| Kirby's Epic Yarn | Wii | 2010 | 1,850,000 | [1] |
| Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn | 3DS | 2019 | 25,000JPN | [12] |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | 7,549,837 | |||
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Switch | 2022 | 7,520,000 | [13] |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star-Crossed World | Switch 2 | 2025 | 29,837JPN | [14] |
| Other Kirby games | 17,755,000 | |||
| Kirby's Adventure | NES | 1993 | 1,750,000 | [1] |
| Kirby's Pinball Land | GB | 1993 | 2,190,000 | |
| Kirby's Avalanche | SNES | 1995 | Unknown | [15] |
| Kirby's Block Ball | GB | 1995 | 320,000JPN* | [16] |
| Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | N64 | 2000 | 1,770,000 | [1] |
| Kirby Tilt 'n Tumble | GBC | 2000 | 1,230,000 | |
| Kirby & the Amazing Mirror | GBA | 2004 | 1,470,000 | |
| Kirby: Canvas Curse | DS | 2005 | 655,000* | [17] |
| Kirby: Squeak Squad | DS | 2006 | 2,270,000 | [1] |
| Kirby: Mass Attack | DS | 2011 | 1,220,000 | |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | 3DS | 2014 | 2,660,000 | |
| Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe | 3DS | 2014 | Unknown | |
| Kirby and the Rainbow Curse | Wii U | 2015 | 580,000* | [18] |
| Kirby: Planet Robobot | 3DS | 2016 | 1,640,000 | [1] |
| Kirby's Blowout Blast | 3DS | 2017 | Unknown | |
| Total sales | 52,546,029 | |||
Notes[]
- * include VGChartz numbers
- Kirby: Canvas Curse | 0.315 (JPN) [Famitsu] + 0.310 (NA) [NPD] + 0.03 (EU/Other) [VGChartz]
- 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.
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present, Updated as of June 2023
- ↑ Kirby Star 3 for Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby Wii for Wii - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition for Wii - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe for Nintendo Switch - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby Bowl for Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Famitsu Sales: 9/19/22 – 9/25/22 [Update] - Gematsu
- ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/204847/kirby-battle-royale/?region=All
- ↑ Kirby Fighters 2 for Nintendo Switch - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby Air Riders for Nintendo Switch 2 - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kira Kira Kids for Game Boy - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn for Nintendo 3DS - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby and the Forgotten Land for Nintendo Switch - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Famitsu Sales: 10/6/25 - 10/12/25 [Update] - Gematsu
- ↑ Kirby's Avalanche for Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ Kirby Block Ball for Game Boy - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
- ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/1138/kirby-canvas-curse/?region=All
- ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/82963/kirby-and-the-rainbow-curse/?region=All