Nintendo announces Kirby and the World Beyond for Switch 2

Nintendo announces Kirby and the World Beyond for Switch 2. The announcement gives gaming fans a fresh reason to pay attention, with the details coming from the report and its cited source material.

2026-09-09 11:03 EDT by Alex Mateo 3D Kirby game launches in spring 2027 Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct livestream on Wednesday Kirby and the World Beyond , a new 3D game in the Kirby series. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2027. The video teases a 3D world as well as a world beyond that one hidden behind an invisible wall. The company streamed a trailer: Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World , the Switch 2 edition of its Kirby and the Forgotten Land game , launched in August 2025. Nintendo released the original game for Switch in March 2022. Super Smash Bros. game director and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai 's Kirby Air Riders sequel game launched in November 2025 for Switch 2. Source: Nintendo Direct livestream discuss this in the forum | bookmark/share with: News homepage / archives ⬈ ⬋ - + review Daughter of a Thousand Faces Volume 1 Comic Review Sep 9, 16:00 manhua What's a girl to do when she accidentally makes a pact with a demon in the depths of the Abyss? ― It's not easy being the odd child out, and that goes double when your father is an immortal cultivator with tens of other children who do live up to his expectations. Shen Yuhua, youngest daughter of the great immortal of Chaoyang Palace, was told as a little girl that she lacked any meaningful spiritual... convention Sound Euphonium Chief Director Tatsuya Ishihara on Portraying Genuine Emotions Sep 9, 13:00 anime For over a decade, Sound! Euphonium has taken viewers on a musical journey of hope and growth as it followed one high school

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Our opinion

Kirby is at his best when a bright, friendly surface hides a surprisingly inventive platforming idea, so Kirby and the World Beyond has plenty of room to make a strong first impression. A Switch 2 launch gives it a shiny stage, but hardware branding alone is not a feature list. The trailer earns curiosity; the finished game will need one memorable new trick beyond making everything look pleasingly pink.