Kirby Fighters 2 Is Available Now on Nintendo Switch

Nintendo has announced and released Kirby Fighters 2, a brand-new Kirby game that allows players to choose from a cast of Kirby's most iconic copy abilities and "duke it out to be the last Kirby standing." Alongside classic copy abilities and characters like Sword, Beam, Artist, Yo-Yo, Water, Bandana Waddle Dee, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Gooey, there will also be a new Wrestler copy ability that has kirby using "Launcher Lariat to launch an enemy, then Flying Grab to catch it in midair." Up to 4 players can fight team battles on one Nintendo Switch system, or up to 4 players can compete in Local Play and Online modes.

A brand-new Kirby game is available NOW! Choose from a cast of Kirby’s most iconic copy abilities and duke it out to be the last Kirby standing in #KirbyFighters2!

Download now: https://t.co/4EeCbC1m2b pic.twitter.com/5NrX452WvJ — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 24, 2020

Kirby Fighters 2 includes a Single-Handed mode that tasks players with getting their best clear times by fighting battle after battle all alone. There will also be a Story Mode that has Items that will allow you to boost your stats, health and more. As you play, you will earn Fighters Points to level up your Fighters Rank and unlock more copy abilities, stages, characters, hats, and more. There will also many new and classic battle stages, including Fountain of Dreams, Waddle Dee Train Tracks, Bubbly Clouds, and more. Furthermore, if you've played Kirby Star Allies of Super Kirby Clash, you will unlock special Rare Hats based on each game. These hats, including others you unlock, will let you customize Kirby's appearance. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=kirby-fighters-2-screenshots&captions=true"] Kirby Fighters 2 is available on the Nintendo Switch eShop for $19.99 USD. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.