Kirby and the Forgotten Sets Record for Biggest Kirby Launch in the UK - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 27 March 2022 / 2,087 Views
Publisher Nintendo and developer HAL Laboratory have released Kirby and the Forgotten Land for the Nintendo Switch last Friday.
The platformer has set a record in the UK for the biggest opening week ever for the Kirby franchise, according to the head of GamesIndustry Christopher Dring. It is already the fifth best-selling Kirby game after just one week.
"Kirby and The Forgotten Land is No.1 in the UK boxed retail charts this week," said Dring. "It comfortably beat Tiny Tina (which is at No.2).
"It is the biggest ever Kirby launch by a big margin, and is already the fifth biggest Kirby game ever in the UK after just 1 week.
"Obviously, it’s still a small series for Nintendo. The launch is a little below that of last year’s Metroid Dread."
Obviously, it’s still a small series for Nintendo. The launch is a little below that of last year’s Metroid Dread.
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) March 27, 2022
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Curious to see how it does in Japan, because you can't exactly call it a "small series" there.
I'm leery of new term "biggest". Seems all games from all publishers (Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo etc.) these days avoid the word "copies" and instead, claim to have the "biggest" launch, which to me, means too many things. I don't know how anyone can draw any conclusions from "biggest", unless they're privy to all the data.
Is there any Nintendo franchise where its best-selling game is not the Switch one? I can only think of Kirby, Pokemon, and Super Mario 2D. And Kirby looks like it's going to be out in no time...
Its surprisingly good. Well deserved.
Been playing a bit of this every day, its great, for sure one of the top platformers on the switch, as good as mario 3d world.
Fallout: Kirby seems like it's going to be another Switch blockbuster.
I'm curious how the hardware numbers will look for this week. I don't expect anything close to Monster Hunter Rise, but a small boost would be nice ^^
Obviously it's great to be the biggest Kirby launch, but I don't think that's saying a whole lot in raw numbers. Kirby is not a big seller.
