Nintendo Celebrates Kirby 64 Release With Forgotten Land Freebies

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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards has arrived in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack library, and Nintendo is celebrating with a limited-time offer for Kirby’s newest adventure, Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Kirby and the Forgotten Land released in March 2022 and has been generally well-received amongst players and critics. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is the next of what has, so far, been a monthly series of additions to the growing catalogue of Nintendo 64 games available on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

First released in 2000, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards was Kirby’s introduction to 3-dimensional gaming. UnlikeSuper Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which had revolutionized the 3D gaming landscape with their ambitious entries, Kirby 64 stayed true to its humble linear side-scrolling roots with selective 3D elements. It would take 22 years for Kirby to finally see a fully realized 3D experience with the launch of Kirby and the Forgotten Land. In the wake of Forgotten Land's successful release, Nintendo surprised Kirby fans last week with the announcement that Kirby 64 was coming to Nintendo Switch Online.

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Nintendo announced via the Nintendo of America Twitter account that a special limited-time gift is now available for Kirby and the Forgotten Land players in celebration of Kirby 64’s re-release onto the Nintendo Switch. Players need only enter the Present Code ‘CRYSTALSHARDS’ at the Waddle Dee-Liveries station to receive 150 Star Coins, 2 food items, and 1 Maxim Tomato. The Star Coins are used to manage Waddle Dee Town, the food can either restore Kirby's health or be used to fulfill mission objectives, and the Maxim Tomato is