In shops and on Nintendo eShop now: Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush

Explore a wonderful world of clay, and return colour to Dream Land, in Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush, out now exclusively for Wii U! In this colourful platforming adventure, use the Wii U GamePad touch screen to draw rainbow ropes for Kirby to roll along, or to block obstacles and enemies, and look around each level carefully to uncover loads of Kirby collectibles, such as clay figurines and music tracks!

When Dream Land is drained of all its colour by a mischievous villain called Claycia, Kirby and his Waddle Dee friends set off to bring their homeland back to its bright and beautiful best. Tap and draw on the GamePad touch screen to guide Kirby through a vivid adventure. Kirby will roll along rainbow ropes in the direction they’re drawn, and tapping on Kirby or drawing a loop-de-loop will give him a burst of speed, allowing him to attack enemies or blast through obstacles! Kirby can also transform into a variety of vehicles, such as Kirby Tank and Kirby Rocket, which each use rainbow ropes in their own unique ways!

While the player using the Wii U GamePad controls Kirby and draws rainbow ropes, up to three additional players can drop in and drop out of the fun at any time, using Wii Remotes or Wii U Pro Controllers to play as Waddle Dees. Waddle Dees can run along rainbow ropes, collect items, attack enemies and pick up Kirby if he needs a helping hand.

In certain stages, you can also tap a compatible amiibo in to give Kirby new looks and extra powers. The Kirby amiibo lets you use Star Dash whenever you want, the King Dedede amiibo gives additional health bars, while the Meta Knight amiibo boosts Kirby’s dash speed, allowing him to charge right through certain enemies!

Help Kirby return colour to Dream Land in a unique platformer, only available on Wii U. Head over to our official Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush website to meet the colourful cast, find out how to play, see collectibles and learn about the game’s amiibo features! Plus, if you choose to purchase the game from Nintendo eShop on Wii U before 22:59 (UK time) on May 14th 2015, you can receive a 10% launch discount off Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush if you have purchased another Kirby game from Nintendo eShop using the same Nintendo Network ID.*

Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush is available from shops and as a downloadable version from Nintendo eShop now, only on Wii U.

^{*One game from the Kirby series must have been downloaded from Nintendo eShop before the purchase of Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush. Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush must be purchased from Nintendo eShop on the same Wii U console or with the same Nintendo Network ID that is used on the Nintendo 3DS that the Kirby title was downloaded to.}