Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Would Be a Perfect Switch Online Addition for March 2022
In March 2022, Kirby and the Forgotten Land will mark the beginning of a new age for one of Nintendo's oldest franchises. Well before the new game was revealed, Kirby developer HAL Laboratory said that the next game in the franchise would be a step in a new direction, and so far HAL is delivering on that promise. Kirby and the Forgotten Land's 3D platforming and potential city building mechanics make it a Kirby game to reckon with and a potential star of the Nintendo Switch this year. Considering the fact that 2022 marks Kirby's 30th anniversary, the innovational game couldn't be more timely.
Now seems like a great time to look back on the franchise's history as well, though. Nintendo has been encouraging fan nostalgia lately with the introduction of a Nintendo Switch Online expansion pack that adds N64 titles to the service's game library, and little by little, new games are joining the N64 roster. This March would be a great time to put an N64 Kirby game on Nintendo Switch Online — namely, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Out of all the franchise entries, Kirby 64 has stood the test of time as one of the most iconic, and since 2022 could be a year built around the celebration of Kirby, Nintendo has plenty of reasons to revisit this classic.
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land creates a perfect occasion for Kirby 64's return because the two games seem to be cousins in a couple ways. For one thing, Kirby 64 famously introduced 3D graphics to the platformer franchise, setting a new standard for the look of Kirby games. Kirby and the Forgotten Land takes the next big step by making the whole franchise three-dimensional, rather than sticking to its sidescroller roots.
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