Nintendo Shadow Dropping Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Demo May Be a Sign of Things to Come

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Over the last few months, Nintendo has really built up Kirby and the Forgotten Land as one of its biggest games of 2022. While it remains to be seen how the game ultimately shapes up next to Nintendo's many other 2022 titles, Kirby and the Forgotten Land definitely looks compelling. HAL Laboratory has pulled out all the stops in terms of innovation, introducing everything from 3D platforming to new angles on Copy Abilities to city building mechanics. Luckily for fans excited about this unique Kirby experience, Nintendo just released a Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo that'll give players a good sense of what to expect from the final product.

The new Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo is a little odd, however, in that it hasn't gotten much publicity. Nintendo easily could have announced the Forgotten Land demo during the February 2022 Nintendo Direct, but there was no mention of plans for a demo; Nintendo simply reiterated the game's release date. While handling Forgotten Land this way is odd, one wonders if it's a sign of what's to come. It's possible that Nintendo is using Forgotten Land to test a new policy of shadow dropping major content to build hype in a new way.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Mouthful Mode May Be a One-Hit Wonder

Aside from a couple of tweets from Nintendo accounts, the Forgotten Land demo has seen minimal publicity. At the same time, Nintendo released a new trailer for Kirby and the Forgotten Land that provided an overview of the game's contents, revealing new Mouthful Modes and Copy Ability upgrades along the way. The gameplay overview seems like a perfect place to advertise the demo, since fans will flock to a final overview before Kirby and the Forgotten Land's release, but oddly enough, there's