Kirby And The World Beyond Announced, Fully Leans Into Kirby As Elder God

The latest Nintendo Direct showcase ended on a new 3D platformer, but not the new Mario game that was circulating in the rumor mill. Instead it was the next game in the Kirby series, Kirby and the World Beyond, which appears to take a new open-world approach--and then break through that open world to another, bigger open world. The trailer began unassuming enough, as Kirby explored a lush green world, discovered secrets, and floated behind a waterfall. But then he met a new companion who help...