{"id":546377,"date":"2026-03-09T23:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2196065"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:46:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:46:28","slug":"kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-is-biggest-series-launch-in-uk-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-is-biggest-series-launch-in-uk-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirby and the Forgotten Land is biggest series launch in UK history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-is-biggest-series-launch-in-uk-history.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the biggest launch for the Kirby series in UK history.<\/p>\n<p>The game is floating atop the UK physical charts as the biggest new entry (thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/articles\/2022-03-28-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-is-the-biggest-kirby-launch-in-uk-history-uk-boxed-charts\">gamesindustry.biz<\/a>). Launch sales alone make it the fifth biggest ever Kirby game in the UK, behind Wii title Kirby&#8217;s Adventure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-28-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-launch-is-biggest-series-launch-in-uk-history\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-28-kirby-and-the-forgotten-land-launch-is-biggest-series-launch-in-uk-history\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the biggest launch for the Kirby series in UK history. The game is floating atop the UK physical charts as the biggest new entry (thanks gamesindustry.biz). Launch sales alone make it the fifth biggest ever Kirby game in the UK, behind Wii title Kirby&#8217;s Adventure. 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