{"id":592598,"date":"2026-03-19T08:51:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/kirby-64-the-crystal-shards-comes-to-nintendo-switch-online-next-week"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:51:54","slug":"kirby-64-the-crystal-shards-comes-to-nintendo-switch-online-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/kirby-64-the-crystal-shards-comes-to-nintendo-switch-online-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards comes to Nintendo Switch Online next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kirby-64-the-crystal-shards-comes-to-nintendo-switch-online-next-week.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has announced <strong>Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards<\/strong> will be made available via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack next week.<\/p>\n<p>Coming May 20, Kirby heads to the stars to save his friends from a deadly new enemy, Dark Matter.<\/p>\n<p>The 2000 platformer features six worlds split into levels and has you swallowing enemies to copy their abilities which include fire, ice or electricity. 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