Leaks are an inevitability within the video game industry. While sometimes big shakeups likeMicrosoft acquiring Zenimax Mediacome as a complete surprise, more often than not new titles and details find their way onto the internet. In this case, it seems that the leak didn’t come from the gaming press or even an anonymous forum user. This is a scenario where an error from a publisher’s website let loose info on a new game.
Kirby Fighters 2has seemingly been leaked as an upcoming Switch title. This information found its way online after users were able to discover the game within the Play Nintendo website. Users who used the websites parental Game Finder feature and then selected the “Nintendo Switch Systems” criteria discovered the yet-to-be-revealed sequel to the 2014 3DS game.
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This leak ofKirby Fighters 2doesn’t simply start and end with confirmation of the game’s existence. Twitter users who discovered the game within the catalog of Switch titles found an accompanying image, price and even a descriptor. The price tag on what is described as a game to see “who is the last Kirby standing” is $19.99. What was noticeably absent from the strange amount of mistakenly uploaded information was any kind of release date.
Another key bit of info that found its way into the description of the game was an entirely new Kirby transformation. Kirby is known as one of the stranger Nintendo creations as the pink marshmallow swallows his enemies to take their powers. It’s customary fornewKirbygames to introduce new powers, but in this case the new technique is now known before it could be shown off.Kirby Fighters 2will include a “brand-new Wrestler ability” that players can see in the logo image accompanied with the title. It features a yellow Kirby wearing a traditional wrestler’s mask.
The news ofKirby Fighters 2’s existence isn’t the only bit of leakage about Nintendo’s pink and famously hungry character. It was earlier this month that anever-before releasedKirbygame was leaked online. The information surrounding the title has provided ample reason as to why the strange Game Boy Color spin-off never made it out into the public.Kirby Familywas a title that utilized a sewing machine accessory to createKirbythemed patterns, asMario Familydid before it.
While the surprise of a newKirbytitle may have lost its spark through the oversight, it doesn’t mean fans won’t be any less excited for moreKirby. At least with this much information, players can feel safe in knowing thatKirby Fighters 2won’t be amongthe numerous cancelledKirbytitles.
