10 Upcoming Nintendo Switch Exclusives You Need To Know About

By Scott Tailford /

8. Kirby

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The other beloved Nintendo character to be granted a one-off Switch exclusive, Kirby is by far the coolest, most versatile and all-round kickass character in the company's pantheon.

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Yes, we've got Link slicing down Ganon with the Master Sword and Mario flinging fireballs across the Mushroom Kingdom, but can any of them literally eat a boss and take their power? I think not.

Like Yoshi on the Switch, Kirby is also getting a multiplayer upgrade for local co-op, seeing a number of colourful companions share a bunch of abilities between them.

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It'll be interesting to see how Nintendo handle ability-based progression when Kirby could just gobble up the nearest NPC and do everything himself, but like with Yoshi, it's just damn good seeing him back on home console.