Kirby’s Epic Yarn at E3 2010

Brian Ambrozy 15 Jun, 2010 at 11:56pm ET Article published in Gaming

Today at E3 2010, Nintendo announced a long-awaited return to the core Kirby franchise in the form of Kirby’s Epic Yarn—a highly stylized side-scrolling platformer that hearkens back to the days of Kirby on the Nintendo 64 and NES before that.

In Epic Yarn, Kirby (and the entire world) take the form of different textiles. It actually reminds me a bit of Yoshi’s Story on Nintendo 64: A deceptively complex game that merely appears goofy and childish on the outside. Since Kirby is made of yarn, every game mechanic appears to revolve around that fact: Kirby whips out yarn-ey appendages, grapples things, swings around, and turns into various yarn-ified creations.

It sounds a bit goofy, but once you see it in action, you begin to realize that there is a lot of depth to this title.

Kirby’s Epic Yarn is slated for a Fall 2010 release exclusively on the Nintendo Wii.

Comments

16 Jun 2010 ~ 11:26am WagsFTW This is so cute and looks like a lot of fun!
16 Jun 2010 ~ 11:45am _k I didn't see him eat anything . Paper Mario.
16 Jun 2010 ~ 12:11pm Tushon Kirby just unzipped the world. WTF!
16 Jun 2010 ~ 12:37pm Zuntar Girl game!!
16 Jun 2010 ~ 12:49pm Cyclonite Because it's pink and has cute sounds?

I remember playing Kirby games on the SNES. Those were some of the most fun - and often very challenging - games I remember playing. I'll be picking this one up.
16 Jun 2010 ~ 12:51pm Thrax I don't remotely appreciate the art direction, even if it is novel, but if it's even half as good as Kirby's Adventure, then it'll be a good game.
16 Jun 2010 ~ 1:12pm primesuspect It looks awesome. This is definitely on my want list.
16 Jun 2010 ~ 8:58pm NiGHTS

Zuntar wrote:

Girl game!!

*Wii's target market.