<s>
is	O
a	O
2022	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
mainline	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
in	O
full	O
3D	O
,	O
excluding	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
an	O
adventure	O
through	O
the	O
titular	O
forgotten	O
land	O
called	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
to	O
rescue	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
ferocious	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
complete	O
each	O
stage	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
use	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
copy	O
abilities	O
to	O
help	O
battle	O
enemies	O
and	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
calling	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
control	O
and	O
repetitive	O
mini-bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
over	O
6.12	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Device
games	I-Device
on	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	B-Application
with	O
full	O
3D	O
gameplay	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
guide	O
Kirby	B-Application
through	O
various	O
different	O
stages	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
most	O
Kirby	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
jump	O
and	O
slide	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
inhale	O
enemies	O
and	O
objects	O
which	O
he	O
can	O
either	O
spit	O
out	O
like	O
projectiles	O
or	O
swallow	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
copy	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
returning	O
copy	O
abilities	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
introduced	O
two	O
new	O
copy	O
abilities	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Drill	O
and	O
Ranger	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
upgrade	O
system	O
for	O
copy	O
abilities	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Mouthful	O
Mode	O
"	O
where	O
Kirby	B-Application
can	O
swallow	O
and	O
control	O
larger	O
objects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cars	O
and	O
vending	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
,	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
can	O
join	O
in	O
and	O
play	O
as	O
Bandana	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
,	O
who	O
uses	O
a	O
spear	O
as	O
his	O
main	O
form	O
of	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
them	O
include	O
fishing	O
,	O
taking	O
into	O
a	O
part-time	O
job	O
in	O
a	O
cantina	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
puzzle	O
minigame	O
akin	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
Tilt	I-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Tumble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
Amiibo	B-Device
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
is	O
among	O
those	O
sucked	O
into	O
the	O
vortex	O
and	O
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
civilization	O
called	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
from	O
Dream	O
Land	O
are	O
being	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
native	O
wildlife	O
,	O
the	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
rescued	O
from	O
the	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
,	O
Elfilin	O
explains	O
to	O
Kirby	B-Application
that	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
attempted	O
to	O
fight	O
back	O
but	O
were	O
overwhelmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
offers	O
to	O
help	O
Elfilin	O
rescue	O
the	O
missing	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
set	O
off	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Elfilin	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
New	O
World	O
,	O
save	O
Waddle	O
Dees	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
's	O
high	O
council	O
members	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
discover	O
that	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	O
longtime	O
rival	O
King	O
Dedede	O
is	O
helping	O
the	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
defeated	O
,	O
Dedede	O
captures	O
Elfilin	O
and	O
escapes	O
,	O
with	O
Kirby	B-Application
in	O
pursuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
frees	O
Dedede	O
from	O
the	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
's	O
mind	O
control	O
and	O
ascends	O
into	O
their	O
center	O
of	O
operations	O
,	O
Lab	O
Discovera	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
Elfilin	O
while	O
Dedede	O
stays	O
behind	O
to	O
hold	O
off	O
the	O
remaining	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
then	O
meets	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Beast	O
Pack	O
,	O
a	O
lion	O
named	O
Leongar	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
holding	O
Elfilin	O
captive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
weaken	O
Fecto	O
Elfilis	O
enough	O
to	O
free	O
Elfilin	O
,	O
but	O
Fecto	O
Elfilis	O
creates	O
a	O
large	O
portal	O
back	O
to	O
Popstar	O
,	O
planning	O
to	O
crash	O
the	O
two	O
planets	O
into	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
narrowly	O
defeats	O
Fecto	O
Elfilis	O
by	O
ramming	O
a	O
semi-trailer	O
truck	O
into	O
them	O
;	O
he	O
and	O
Elfilin	O
then	O
find	O
themselves	O
back	O
in	O
Dream	O
Land	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
portal	O
is	O
still	O
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	O
Elfilin	O
travel	O
to	O
this	O
dimension	O
and	O
rescue	O
Leongar	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
possessed	O
by	O
Soul	O
Forgo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
defeats	O
the	O
possessed	O
Leongar	O
,	O
separating	O
Soul	O
Forgo	O
from	O
his	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
they	O
can	O
attack	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
a	O
scarlet	O
butterfly	O
flies	O
into	O
the	O
lab	O
,	O
absorbs	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
transforms	O
into	O
Morpho	O
Knight	O
,	O
a	O
valkyrie-like	O
warrior	O
who	O
delivers	O
souls	O
to	O
the	O
afterlife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
defeats	O
Morpho	O
Knight	O
and	O
Leongar	O
,	O
now	O
Leon	O
,	O
is	O
properly	O
freed	O
,	O
though	O
Soul	O
Forgo	O
partially	O
absorbs	O
Morpho	O
Knight	O
's	O
power	O
and	O
vanishes	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mysterious	O
portal	O
opens	O
within	O
Waddle	O
Dee	O
Town	O
's	O
colosseum	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
an	O
optional	O
final	O
encounter	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
combats	O
the	O
phantoms	O
of	O
Forgo	O
Dreams	O
before	O
confronting	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Chaos	O
Elfilis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
began	O
teasing	O
a	O
new	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
director	O
Shinya	O
Kumazaki	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
new	O
phase	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
series	B-Application
and	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
"	O
culminate	O
the	O
best	O
aspects	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
transition	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
very	O
challenging	O
,	O
as	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
struggled	O
with	O
several	O
failed	O
attempts	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Kirby	B-Application
series	I-Application
into	O
3D	O
,	O
extending	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
2000s	O
—	O
during	O
early	O
development	O
of	O
what	O
became	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Return	I-Application
to	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamiyama	O
ultimately	O
created	O
a	O
detailed	O
pitch	O
for	O
a	O
3D	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
that	O
presented	O
solutions	O
to	O
the	O
issues	O
that	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
had	O
faced	O
,	O
including	O
character	O
design	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
aspects	O
,	O
finally	O
allowing	O
for	O
development	O
to	O
begin	O
on	O
a	O
3D	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
suggested	O
that	O
enemy	O
density	O
be	O
increased	O
,	O
but	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
declined	O
,	O
saying	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
"	O
torment	O
"	O
Kirby	B-Application
or	O
prevent	O
players	O
from	O
peacefully	O
exploring	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mitigate	O
issues	O
with	O
depth	O
perception	O
,	O
the	O
hit	O
detection	O
was	O
altered	O
so	O
that	O
an	O
attack	O
from	O
Kirby	B-Application
will	O
hit	O
an	O
enemy	O
if	O
it	O
looks	O
to	O
have	O
done	O
so	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
perspective	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
attack	O
did	O
not	O
actually	O
connect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
before	O
the	O
September	O
2021	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
Kirby	B-Application
website	O
updated	O
with	O
placeholder	O
text	O
,	O
further	O
implying	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
coming	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Kirby	B-Application
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
criticism	O
was	O
directed	O
towards	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
Kirby	B-Application
for	O
feeling	O
limited	O
and	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
,	O
grounded	O
environments	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
recurring	O
mini-bosses	O
that	O
some	O
found	O
stale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
launched	O
at	O
#1	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
becoming	O
both	O
the	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
first	O
chart-topping	O
debut	O
and	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
Kirby	B-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
launched	O
at	O
#1	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
the	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
best	O
physical	O
debut	O
,	O
at	O
380,060	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
two	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
6.12	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
games	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
at	O
Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
