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Kirby And The Rainbow Curse Blown Back A Week
Nintendo revealed a bit more about Kirby and the Rainbow Curse during its Nintendo Direct stream, including a new release date for the Wii U title. It's been pushed from its original February 13 date to February 20.
During the presentation, Nintendo's Bill Trinen outlined how the pink puffball will be able to find hidden treasure chests scattered throughout the world. These contain a variety of rewards, including music tracks and collectable in-game figurines. These virtual statuettes look as though they're sculpted from clay, and it looks as though there will be plenty to acquire.
Trinen also elaborated on how the game's Amiibo support will work. The functionality was outlined in a Japanese-language trailer for the game last month, but now the company is sharing the details with North American audiences.
Players can put their Kirby, King Dedede, and Metaknight Amiibos on the Wii U gamepad once per day, and each one has an associated in-game powerup. The Kirby powerup grants players access to the character's star dash maneuver without having to first collect the requisite 100 stars. King Dedede grants Kirby six health bars instead of the normal four, and also gives Kirby a matching hat. Finally, Metaknight gives Kirby a sampling of his blazing locomotion, giving Kirby a boost to the speed of his tap-dash maneuver.
If you had your heart set on giving Nintendo some money on Valentine's Day eve, you can always pick up one of the New 3DS XL systems.
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