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Kirbys Dream Collection Special Edition for Wii Celebrates Two Decades of Pink and Powerful Fun
REDMOND, Wash.--(September
17, in the year of our Lord 2012)-- Twenty years ago,
video game fans were introduced for the first time to Nintendo’s
iconic Kirby™ character. Now fans can celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the pink and powerful hero with Kirby’s Dream
Collection: Special Edition, available exclusively for the Wii™
system. This colorful collection includes six classic Kirby
games on one disc, additional Challenge Stages based on 2011’s
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land™, an interactive timeline, a CD
containing favorite music from the series and a commemorative
book that gives new and existing fans a fun inside look at the
history of Kirby.
Since his debut in 1992’s Kirby’s Dream Land™ for the portable
Game Boy™ system, Kirby has starred in 22 video games that have
collectively sold more than 33 million units worldwide. Over the
years, players of all kinds have joined him on wild adventures
in Dream Land, experiencing the fun of watching Kirby fly,
inhale enemies to copy their abilities or spit them out as
projectiles. Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition includes
an action-packed array of fan-favorite Kirby games, music and
commemorative content:
Kirby’s Dream Land (originally released for Game Boy in 1992)
Kirby’s Adventure™ (originally released for NES™ in 1993)
Kirby’s Dream Land™ 2 (originally released for Game Boy in 1995)
Kirby’s Super Star (originally released for Super NES™ in 1996)
Kirby’s Dream Land™ 3 (originally released for Super NES in
1997)
Kirby 64™: The Crystal Shards (originally released for the
Nintendo 64™ system in 2000)
“New Challenge Stages,” a new set of Challenge Stages in the
style of those found in Kirby’s Return to Dream Land (originally
released for the Wii system in 2011)
Kirby’s History, an interactive timeline that players can use to
browse classic box art, game footage and milestones from
throughout Kirby’s 20-year career — all with the ability to jump
straight from the timeline into a game
A special audio CD containing 45 memorable tracks (more than an
hour’s worth of music) from across Kirby’s career, including
alternate versions of three classic Kirby themes
Kirby’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Book, which contains
fascinating character information and illustrations, including
early Kirby concept artwork
Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition is available at a
suggested retail price of $39.99.
“Kirby is recognized around the world as a character that
embodies imaginative family fun,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo
of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing.
“This special collection is a fitting way to commemorate his
first 20 years as a true gaming hero. With nearly 40 million Wii
systems sold in the United States alone, players of all
experience levels can join in the celebration by checking out
Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special Edition.”
Now through Oct. 31, consumers in the U.S. also can enter for
the chance to win a set of collectible Kirby Round Playing Cards
that pay tribute to the spherical pink superstar. Information is
available at
http://kirby.nintendo.com/clubnintendo.
In yet another display of Kirby-themed excitement, Nintendo fans
at the annual PAX Prime conference in Seattle recently found an
extra-special way to celebrate Kirby’s anniversary by setting a
new Guinness World Records® mark for the most people blowing a
chewing gum bubble simultaneously. On Sept. 1, Nintendo rallied
536 participants to chew bubblegum and blow bubbles that
resembled the round, pink Kirby character, creating an
eye-popping spectacle.
Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults
manage the content their children can access. For more
information about this and other features, visit
http://www.nintendo.com/wii.
For more information about Kirby’s Dream Collection: Special
Edition, visit
http://kirby.nintendo.com/dreamcollection.