I like Kirby games, but I would not consider myself an advanced Kirbyologist. I was therefore surprised to learn a few weeks ago that Kirby games I’d played on the 3DS contained hidden messages. The first letter of each of the games’ worlds spelled a word. Neat! Surely, I figured, the new Kirby Switch game would do…

Great games are interesting, as are terrible ones. Mediocrity’s a bore. Too bad Nintendo’s newest Kirby game is just that.

It can be frustrating to be a fan of video game. The game you’ve waited years for has been delayed a second time. The series you love is being ruined by its publisher. The patch the developer just issued nerfed your favorite character. These problems do not apply in the world of Kirby, the Nintendo series that must be…

Kirby is cute. Buns are cute. It’s only natural that Kirby buns would be very, very cute.

Twitter user RMX_Dice completed a cardboard Kirby by slicing each individual piece of cardboard and placing each layer on top of the next.

Figma will be releasing a couple of Kirby Nendoroid figures later this year, one a re-release of their original Kirby, the other a brand new Ice Kirby. They’ve got umbrellas, Link’s hat and one is either sucking in or throwing up a star, and it looks kinda gross.

Need to scrub the sight of Kirby’s human feet from your eyes? YouTube’s MasterofHyrule has compiled a ten minute video history of the pink puffball’s death animations and game over screens. It might help.

Someone made a mod for Super Smash Brothers of Kirby with realistic feet. It is so disturbing.

25 years ago this week, the pink puff ball made his Japanese debuted in Kirby’s Dream Land for the Game Boy. But the game’s titular character was originally just a placeholder. One of Nintendo’s most iconic characters almost didn’t get created, at least not in the form we’ve come to know and love.

There is still good in this world.

Seriously. No one will ever be able to create a better Kirby dress than this. It’s impossible!

It’s springtime in Japan! Pink cherry blossoms are blooming across the country. Know who else is pink? Kirby, that’s who.

Kirby is a controversial character, especially among competitive Super Smash Brothers players.

I’ve now seen Kirby with realistic human feet and I feel like maybe the Internet was a mistake.

So here he is with open arms, hoping you’ll see what your love means to him, Meta Knight.

And is it ever cute. Starting this August, several Kirby Cafes will open across the country. Here are some of the dishes that will be served.