1 Important Information

Basic Information

2 Information Sharing

3 Parental Controls

Introduction

4 Story and Characters

5 Getting Started

6 Saving and Erasing Data

How to Play

7 Controls

8 Copying Abilities

Story Mode

9 Map Screens

10 Basic Play

11 In-Game Screen

12 Stage Features

13 Items

14 Other Items

Minigames

15 Kirby Fighters

16 Battling With Friends

17 Dedede's Drum Dash

StreetPass

18 StreetPass

Support Information

19 How to Contact Us

1 Important Information

Please read this manual carefullybefore using this software. If thesoftware is to be used by youngchildren, the manual should be readand explained to them by an adult.

Before use, please also read theOperations Manual for yourNintendo 3DS system. It containsimportant information that will helpyou enjoy this software.

♦ Unless stated otherwise, anyreferences to "Nintendo 3DS" inthis manual apply toNintendo 3DS™ andNintendo 3DS™ XL systems.

IMPORTANT

Important information about yourhealth and safety is available in theHealth and Safety Informationapplication on the HOME Menu.

To access this application, touch the icon on the HOME Menu, then

touch OPEN and read the contentsof each section carefully. When youhave finished, press toreturn to the HOME Menu.

You should also thoroughly read theOperations Manual, especially the"Health and Safety Information"section, before using Nintendo 3DSsoftware.

Health and Safety Information

For precautions related to wirelesscommunication and online play,please refer to the OperationsManual, "Health and SafetyInformation".

The in-game language depends onthe one that is set on the system.This title supports five differentlanguages: English, German, French,Spanish and Italian.If your Nintendo 3DS systemlanguage is set to one of these, thesame language will be displayed inthe software. If your Nintendo 3DSsystem is set to another language,the in-game default language will beEnglish.For instructions about how to changethe system language, please refer tothe System Settings electronicmanual.

Language Selection

For age rating information for thisand other software, please consultthe relevant website for the agerating system in your region.

www.pegi.infoPEGI (Europe):

USK (Germany):www.usk.de

Classification Operations Branch(Australia):www.classification.gov.au

Age Rating Information

OFLC (New Zealand):www.censorship.govt.nz

Advisories

This software (including any digitalcontent or documentation youdownload or use in connection withthis software) is licensed byNintendo only for personal andnon-commercial use on yourNintendo 3DS system. Your use ofany network services of thissoftware is subject to theNintendo 3DS Service UserAgreement and Privacy Policy,which includes the Nintendo 3DSCode of Conduct.

Unauthorised reproduction or use isprohibited.This software contains copyprotection technology to preventreproduction and copying ofcontent.Your Nintendo 3DS system andsoftware are not designed for usewith any existing or futureunauthorised technical modificationof the hardware or software or theuse of any unauthorised device inconnection with your Nintendo 3DSsystem.After the Nintendo 3DS system orany software is updated, anyexisting or future unauthorisedtechnical modification of thehardware or software of yourNintendo 3DS system, or the use ofany unauthorised device in

connection with your Nintendo 3DSsystem, may render yourNintendo 3DS system permanentlyunplayable. Content deriving fromthe unauthorised technicalmodification of the hardware orsoftware of your Nintendo 3DSsystem may be removed.

This software, instruction manualand other written materialsaccompanying the software areprotected by domestic andinternational intellectual propertylaws.

Trademarks are property of theirrespective owners. Nintendo 3DS isa trademark of Nintendo.

©2014 HAL Laboratory, Inc. /Nintendo Co., Ltd.

CTR-P-BALP-00

2 Information Sharing

User-generated content, or UGC, iscontent created by users, such asmessages, Mii characters, images,photos, video, audio, QR Codepatterns, etc.

● Uploaded content may be seen byother users. It may also becopied, modified and redistributedby third parties.Once sent, you cannot deletesuch content or limit its usage, sobe careful.

Exchanging UGC

● Any uploaded content may beremoved without notice. Nintendomay also remove or hide contentwhich is considered to beunsuitable.

● When uploading content orcreating content for upload...- Do not include any information

that can be used to identify youor a third party personally, suchas your or a third party's name,email address, address ortelephone number.

- Do not include anything whichcould be damaging or offensiveto another person, or make

These are general precautions forexchanging UGC with other users.The extent of UGC exchangedepends on the software.

someone uncomfortable.- Do not infringe on the rights of

others. Do not use contentowned by a third party or thatdisplays a third party (photos,images, videos) without theirpermission.

- Do not include illegal content orany content which aids illegalactivity.

- Do not include any content whichviolates public morality.

3 Parental Controls

You can use the following ParentalControls to restrict certain featuresof this software.

♦ For more information aboutParental Controls, refer to theOperations Manual.

● StreetPassRestricts the sending/receiving ofKeychains (p. 13), rankinginformation and the upgrading ofAssist Star (p. 14) items viaStreetPass™.

4 Story and Characters

The self-proclaimed Kingof Dream Land andKirby's arch enemy.Might he have a role toplay?

King Dedede

Our hero, capable ofswallowing almostanything! Use your CopyAbilities (p. 8) to helpyou on your adventure throughFloralia.

Kirby

Guide Kirby on his latest adventurethrough Floralia. King Dedede hasbeen kidnapped by Taranza and itis up to you to save him! Advancethrough the game, defeatingenemies and avoiding any trapsand hazards you encounter alongthe way.

Appeared out of nowhereand whisked away KingDedede. So far, verylittle is known about himor his motives for kidnapping theKing.

Taranza

5 Getting Started

Select an emptyfile to begin a newgame, or select aused save file tocontinue aprevious one.After selecting a file, you willproceed to the mode selectionscreen.

File Selection Screen

♦ You can also select menuoptions using the touch screen.

Confirm

Menunavigation /

Cancel

Menu Controls

The first time you begin the game,you will be asked to configure thesoftware's StreetPass (p. 18)settings. Each time you begin thegame from this point on, you willproceed directly to the title screen.Press to proceed to the fileselection screen.

Other

Bounce off the drums in time withthe music to progress through thestages in this snappy rhythm game.

Dedede's Drum Dash(p. 17)

Battle as and against Kirby in oneof his many guises. Battle againstthe CPU, or use Local Play orDownload Play to battle with up tothree other players.

Kirby Fighters (p. 15-16)

Embark on an adventure throughthe many levels and stages (p. 10)of Floralia.

Story Mode (p. 9-14)

♦ will be displayed on the StoryMode icon if you have receivedStreetPass data.

Select gamemodes or menuoptions. As youprogress throughthe game, moregame modes andoptions will become available.

Mode SelectionScreen

View unlocked cutscenesand staff credits in theTheatre.

View the Keychains that youhave collected in theKeychain Collection (p. 13).

Erase save data (p. 6).

6 Saving and Erasing Data

Saving Data

Your game, including any SunStones (p. 9) collected, will saveautomatically whenever you clear astage.

♦ If you exit the game, the numberof lives you have remaining, thenumber of stars you havecollected, and any currentlyheld Copy Ability or Assist Starwill not be saved.

Erasing Data

Select on the mode selectionscreen to erase data.

♦ Data cannot be recovered onceerased, so please be careful.

● Do not turn the power off,reset the system or removeGame Cards/SD Cards whilesaving. Make sure not to getdirt in the terminals. Theseactions could result inpermanent data loss.

● Do not use externalaccessories or software tomodify your save data, asthis can lead to an inabilityto progress or loss of savedata. Any modification ispermanent, so be careful.

7 Controls

You can control Kirby using or.

Walk

Dash

Double tap or

Crouch

Jump

Inhale

Kirby will storeinhaled enemies andblocks inside hismouth.

Spit

Press (when you haveinhaled an enemy or block)

Fire a Star Bullet.

Slide

+

Swallow

Press (when you haveinhaled an enemy or block)

Swallow certain enemies tocopy their abilities (p. 8).

Hover

Hold or tap repeatedly inmid-air

Inhale a puff of air,enabling you to hoverthrough the air.

Shoot Air Bullet

Press (while hovering)

Spit out an air bullet.You will stop hoveringif you do this.

Drop Current Copy Ability

/Touch DROP ABILITY

Use Assist Star (p. 14)

/Touch (the itemcontained within the Assist Starmay vary)

Throw Carry Item (p. 14)

Guard

/

This action willprotect you from mostenemy attacks.

Dodge/Air Dodge

/ + (on the ground) / (while jumping)

Spin to evade enemyattacks.

Swim

+ (while underwater)

Fire Water Gun

(while underwater)

Enter Door

Ascend/Descend Ladder

/

Open Treasure Chest

8 Copying Abilities

♦ After taking a certain amount ofdamage, you may lose yourcurrent ability.

Press or touch DROPABILITY on the touchscreen to discard yourcurrent ability. Discardedabilities will be ejected as stars.You can inhale these stars againand copy their ability as long asyou catch them before theydisappear.

Drop Current CopyAbility

You can check a detailed list ofcontrols for your current abilityon the pause screen (p. 10).

Swallow certain enemiesto copy their abilities.Use these abilities todefeat other enemies andget past certain types of obstacle.

♦ You can also get abilities fromCopy Essences (p. 13).

♦ Use to move whileinhaling.

♦ It is not possible to copyenemy abilities when inpossession of theHypernova ability.

♦ After clearing a stage, youwill lose the Hypernovaability and your previousability will be restored.

Grab theMiracle Fruit(p. 13) togain theHypernovaability. This will increase yourinhalation power, allowing youto inhale much larger objectsthan normal, as well as movecertain heavy objects. Anylarge items thrown at you byenemies can be inhaled andthen fired right back at them.

Hypernova

Ability Roulette

If you swallow two or moreenemies with different abilities atthe same time, the ability activatedwill be determined by a roulettewheel. Press or to stop theroulette.

9 Map Screens

1

2

3 4

Level Map Screen

Select a stage to move to the in-game screen (p. 11).

Select a levelto proceed tothe level mapscreen.

World Map Screen

Select the level and then the stageyou wish to play. Each level ismade up of a number of stages,with a final boss stage at the end.Defeat the boss to open up thenext level on the map.

These are hiddenthroughout thestages. Collect acertain number ofthem to unlock the end oflevel boss stage. Keep oncollecting as many as you canfind to unlock extra stages.

Sun Stones

Sun Stones collected/TotalSun Stones in current level

1

Sun Stones that you have not yetcollected will be greyed out.

Total Sun Stones in stage2

Keychain Collection3

Touch this icon to view yourcollection of Sun Stones.

Sun Stone Collection4

10 Basic Play

Enter the door located atthe end of each stage toclear it and begin theGoal Game.

Clearing Stages

3D Warp Stars

Jump on these to travelbetween the foregroundand background. Starswith an orange centrecan be used to travel back andforth, but completely yellow onesare one way only, so be careful!

Proceedthrough eachstagedefeating anyenemies youencounteralong the way. Certain obstaclescan only be navigated around bymoving between the foregroundand the background, so be sure tokeep an eye out for any 3D WarpStars!

Press or touchPAUSE on thetouch screento display thepause screen. Here you canview a list of controls for yourcurrent Copy Ability, or exitthe current stage.

Pause Screen

Losing Lives andGame Over

You will lose a life and restart fromthe previous checkpoint if yourhealth meter (p. 11) fully depletesor you fall into a pit. Lose all ofyour lives and it will be game over.

Goal Game

Press tostop the powergauge. Try tostop it whenit's as full aspossible — thefuller it is, the further Kirby will fly.The items you receive (p. 13) willdepend on the distance Kirby flies.

11 In-Game Screen

About the In-GameScreen

Depletes as you take damage fromenemies or other hazards.

Health meter1

Current Copy Ability2

Lives remaining3

Number of stars collected(p. 13)

4

Sun Stones in current stage5

1

2

3

4

5

6

Item Upgrades

If you have passed by anotherStreetPass user with the samesoftware, the restorative item in theAssist Star will be upgraded thenext time you meet BandanaWaddle Dee during a stage markedwith .

♦ You can only hold one AssistStar at a time.

Touch this to use the itemcontained within.

Current Assist Star (p. 14)6

Bandana Waddle Dee

Appears at certainlocations and will throwan Assist Star your way.

If You Activate StreetPass

If you have StreetPass activated,the following changes will bereflected in the game:

Receiving Keychains

If you have passed by anotherStreetPass user with the samesoftware, you will receive a copy ofone of their Keychains the nexttime you meet Bandana WaddleDee during a stage marked with .

12 Stage Features

Warp Star

Ride these to travel tonew areas.

Cannon

Light the fuse using theFire ability or anotherfiery move and then climbinside!

Switch

Touch or hit these toactivate them. Activatingswitches can do manythings, such as openingnearby shutter gates.

Bomb Block

Destroy this and it willexplode, its effectsspreading to thingsnearby.

Ensure that you haveadequate space around youand that you hold the systemfirmly in both hands whileplaying. Failing to do so couldresult in injury and/or damageto surrounding objects.

There are many more stagefeatures to be found in-game!

Special StageFeatures

When isdisplayed, youcan tilt yoursystem tomake certainstage featuresmove.

♦ If the movement of the stagefeature doesn't seem to beproperly aligned with the tilt ofyour system, hold the systemupright and touch .

13 Items

Copy Essence

Gain the ability displayed onthe Copy Essence.

Invincible Candy

You will not take anydamage for a short period oftime.

1-Up

Grants you an extra life.

Point Star

Collect 100 stars to gain anextra life. The number ofstars you will receivedepends on the colour of the PointStar collected.

Maxim Tomato

Fully replenishes your healthmeter.

Food

Replenishes some of yourhealth meter.

♦ You can exchange PlayCoins for Keychains fivetimes per stage. Completea stage to beginexchanging again.

♦ Please refer to theOperations Manual for moreinformation concerning PlayCoins.

View andcloselyinspect anyKeychainsyou havecollected onyour adventure. You can alsoexchange three Play Coins fora Keychain.

Keychain Collection

Keychain/Rare Keychain

Clear a stage with these inyour possession and theywill be added to yourKeychain Collection.

Miracle Fruit

Gain the Hypernova ability.

14 Other Items

If you fail to defeat a boss fouror more times, Bandana WaddleDee will throw you one of theseto help you out.

Unlock locked doors withthese.

Key

Carry Items

Pick these up and carry them withyou.

♦ Touch the icon to fully replenishyour health meter.

♦ If you clear a stage withoutusing this, it will turn into aMaxim Tomato.

Reviving Tomato

These are found withinAssist Stars. They willautomatically replenish all ofyour health meter if it's depleted.

Contains a single restorativeitem.

Assist Stars

There are even more items tobe found throughout the game!

Fires a laser thatreaches from theforeground into thebackground and viceversa. Use this todefeat enemies or toactivate switches.

3D Laser Bar

Use these to breakthrough certain types ofblock. The timer willbegin as soon as youpick it up, so be sure to get wellaway before it explodes.

Timed Dynamite

15 Kirby Fighters

Multiplayer Fight against yourfriends (p. 16).

Single PlayerWin seven battlesin the fastest timepossible.

Training

Train aloneagainst the CPU.Set the ability andstrengths of youropponents as youtrain for battle.

Player Settings

Here you canadjust the strengthand ability settingsof both player andCPU controlledfighters forMultiplayer and Training modes.

Fight usingKirby in all hisdifferentguises. Thereare threedifferent waysto play.

If you set this toEnable, then even ifyou are defeatedyou will be able tocontinue fighting as GhostKirby. Attack a Kirby opponentto bring yourself back to life!

Ghost Kirby

Guarding

Hold the guard buttonand the guard meter willappear. This meter willdeplete as you continueto guard. When it is fully depletedyou will become stunned andunable to move for a short periodof time.

Rules

Make use of your Copy Ability andany items that appear as you dobattle with other Kirbys. The lastKirby standing is the winner.

Options Menu

The creator of the group can press on the player settings screen todisplay the options menu. Adjustvarious settings, such as theappearance rate of items, orwhether or not Ghost Kirby isactivated.

Action Star

These may appear a shorttime after the battlebegins. Hit them and seewhat happens!

♦ ...Or something completelydifferent!

♦ A number of restorative itemsmay rain down.

♦ All your opponents may fallasleep.

16 Battling With Friends

Create a group and wait for otherplayers, or join an already createdgroup.

Local Play

You Will Need

- One Nintendo 3DS system perplayer

- At least one copy of the software

Kirby Fighters Battles

You can battleagainst amaximum ofthree otherplayers. If eachplayer has acopy of the software, you canbattle using Local Play. You canotherwise use Download Play tobattle each other.

Download Play

Join a group to begin battling.

♦ When using the Download Playfeature, there will be feweroptions available to you.

Joining a Group

Select KIRBY FIGHTERS on themode selection screen, thenMULTIPLAYER and finally choosewhich group you would like to join.

Creating a Group

❷ When the names of the otherbattle participants are displayed,select START.

❶ Select KIRBYFIGHTERS onthe modeselectionscreen, thenMULTIPLAYERand finally CREATE GROUP.

Joining a Group

❶ On the HOMEMenu, touch theDownload Playicon and thenOpen.

❷ Touch the Nintendo 3DS logoand then the panel for thissoftware.

❸ Wait for the game to begin.

♦ You may need to perform asystem update. Follow the on-screen instructions to begin theupdate.

If you receive a message duringthe system update that theconnection was unsuccessful,carry out the system updatefrom the System Settingsapplication.

For further information aboutsystem updates, refer to theOperations Manual.

♦ This software will not enterSleep Mode during Local Play orDownload Play, even when theNintendo 3DS system is closed.

17 Dedede's Drum Dash

Bounce KingDedede along thedrums towards thegoal at the end ofeach stage. For adetailedexplanation about how to play andfor the controls, please selectTUTORIAL on the level selectionscreen.

18 StreetPass

Activating andDeactivating StreetPass

Touch on the file selectionscreen to activate/deactivateStreetPass settings for thissoftware.

♦ The ability to exchange rankinginformation will become availableafter you have progressed acertain amount in the game.

♦ To communicate using thisfeature, all players must activateStreetPass for this software ontheir Nintendo 3DS systems.

If you pass by a fellow StreetPassuser, you will automaticallyexchange ranking information andreceive a copy of one of theKeychains that they have collectedthe next time you encounterBandana Waddle Dee.

ExchangingKeychains andRanking Information(StreetPass)

19 How to Contact Us

For product information, please visitthe Nintendo website at:www.nintendo.com

For technical support andtroubleshooting, please refer to theOperations Manual for yourNintendo 3DS system or visit:support.nintendo.com