Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Preorder and Save $5
Kirby and the Forgotten Land are almost here. The game is set to release exclusively for Nintendo Switch on March 25th. In an unlikely turn of events, this upcoming installment is a 3D game set in a post-apocalyptic setting, albeit a rather charming one. Now it’s available for pre-order $5 off Amazonand you can even download demo on the Nintendo eShop.
Read on to find out where you can lock in a pre-order and how much it costs. Without further ado…
Pre-order Kirby and the Forgotten Earth
You can purchase a new Kirby from a variety of retailers, though Amazon and Walmart offer better deals as of this writing. Amazon has a $5 discount, which isn’t much, but any discount is better than none! In addition, Walmart is giving away Kirby Popsocket upon purchase.
What is Kirby and the Forgotten Land?
For most for details on what this game is, just jump to our Kirby and the Forgotten Land preview.
But in the opening trailer, the world of Kirby and the Forgotten Land is very similar to ours, but the buildings and public spaces are overgrown with vegetation. Animals roam freely, but there are no people nearby. Waves crash against the beach, and Kirby wakes up on the sand, as if he had just been washed ashore.
Kirby then wanders through the overgrown urban landscape, and we see that parts of the road are destroyed, as well as the walls of some buildings, leaving debris and rebar scattered around. Despite the visible destruction, animals and Kirby’s standard enemies appear. The music is still typical of previous non-apocalyptic Kirby games.
And, perhaps the strangest thing, the whole colorful world is 3D. This is the first time we’ve gotten a full 3D Kirby platformer. It’s like Mario going 3D in the 90s or Dylan going electric in the 60s. This is a big deal for longtime Kirby fans.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (demo)
Want to try before you buy? Nintendo has released a demo of the game on the eShop. You can download it here.
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Chris Reid is a Deal Expert and Commercial Editor for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.