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Another major character in the series is the enigmatic Meta Knight, a chivalrous masked creature similar in size and shape to Kirby who one day wishes to fight the strongest warrior in the galaxy and leads a group of like-minded warriors. Whenever he and Kirby fight, he will almost always offer Kirby a sword in advance so that the fight is fair. While his unmasked face resembles Kirby's, his exact relationship with Kirby remains a mystery. Kirby's Rainbow Resort". kirbysrainbowresort.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 28 June 2014. Kirby's Blowout Blast". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11 . Retrieved 2023-08-11.Hagues, Alana (2022-08-11). "Kirby's Dream Buffet Rolls Out Japanese Release Date". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11 . Retrieved 2022-08-11.

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Many Kirby games have performed commercially well, selling at least one million or more copies worldwide. Kirby's Dream Land, the first title in the series, had been its best-selling game until it was overtaken by Kirby and the Forgotten Land thirty years into the series. Sales information for games that have sold less than one million copies is unavailable. There was also a planned game called Kid Kirby that was to be released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. [8] The game would have served as a prequel to the series and would have utilized the SNES Mouse. The game was developed by DMA Design and was scheduled for release in 1995, but was canceled due to the declining sales of the mouse; however, early screenshots of the canceled game have been posted online. [9] 2000–2004: Introduction of 3D graphics and further spin-offs [ edit ] Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, released in 2000 for the Nintendo 64, introduced 3D graphics to the series, while retaining the classic 2D side-scrolling gameplay. Besides Kirby, many characters appear throughout the series as both allies and enemies, such as King Dedede, a gluttonous bird resembling a blue penguin and self-proclaimed ruler of Dream Land. King Dedede has appeared in all Kirby games except Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. King Dedede's selfish nature or greater forces controlling him often lead him to clash with Kirby, but he mostly teams up with Kirby when a greater threat emerges, that isn't controlling him. So far, the platform to feature the most original Kirby games is the Nintendo 3DS, with seven entries.