Kirby and the forgotten land: the first, but also the last 3D game of the character?

If we omit Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards that is a bit special, Kirby and the forgotten land is the first game of 3D license completely. Ambitious and innovative, the last game of Hal Laboratory probably has not had the expected or even deserved success in terms of sales: despite its fluid gameplay and its _pecing side. Is this the reason pushing the study to communicate the probable absence of 3D in the next sequels?

• Why not continue with 3D?
• What can we wait next?

Why not continue with 3D?

Kirby has been a pure 2D platform game from its beginnings, as has been Mario for a long time. Although little by little it took shape to evolve in scenarios that included reliefs and depths, the gameplay consisted of fact in a purely horizontal movement from left to right. However, the developers of the last game wanted go further and try something new : Since the volume is what characterizes Kirby (in essence, it is a ball), Why not take it at three dimensions?

Thus he was born "Kirby and the forgotten land", in fact, is a response to the challenge of Nintendo and Hal to develop an ancient license , in the same way as "Mario Odyssey" was able to develop the classic playability of our little plumber.

So, the result is not up to expectations? Of course, yes: on the developer's and editor side, is a successful challenge . Precisely because of that, the next games will not necessarily be in 3D : Now we have to find new ideas, increasingly innovative, so that the license progresses and does not pond. The 3D was a step, an attempt, but the sequel is not yet drawn and perhaps dispenses with volume if better proposals allow the Kirby Games evolve .

What can we wait next?

"We want to go beyond what is currently imaginable and strive to create new and innovative games of Kirby_," said Shinya Kumazaki , Hal Laboratory CEO in an interview with The Washington Post Source ). Therefore, we still do not know which direction will take the license, since to listen to it, that direction does not even exist yet **.

Mario Games have diversified a lot over time, just look at the future soccer game Mario Strikers that it seems to be consolidating as essential, so we can expect Kirby to benefit from the same developments and above all that developers can fulfill their own challenge to reinvent the gameplay of the license.

The question we do now: When will there be a kirby actually virtual?