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Kirby was the tentative title for an unreleased mainline Kirby game developed for Nintendo GameCube. Announced in 2004, it featured a revamped Helper system based on that of [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]], alongside the camera perspective used in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It began development in 2000, shortly after development for Kirby 64 concluded,[1] and was planned for release shortly after Kirby Air Ride in 2003.[1] However, due to issues designing levels to be playable in both singleplayer and multiplayer, it was canceled shortly after its announcement.[1] Had it been released as intended, it would have been the eighth game in the main series.
Three more builds of the game followed: one for Nintendo GameCube and two for Wii.
Only the last of these was released, under the title [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRDL KAW]].[1] The concept for this game would later be revisited in Kirby Star Allies for Nintendo Switch.
