Nintendo has finally announced the release date for Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush for Europe, our favourite pink character will be arriving for Wii U on May 8, 2015. The game has already launched in America on February 20, 2015 as Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

The game features a quirky control method, similar to that of Kirby: Power Paintbrush for the Nintendo DS, as well as a visually striking world inhabited by quirky characters made entirely out of clay. Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush will be Kirby’s first adventure on the Wii U. The game also supports multiplayer, allowing up to three friends to jump in and out at any time to assist Kirby by using Wii Remote controllers to play as Waddle Dees.

Nintendo previously announced that Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush will support amiibo, with it being no surprise that the three amiibo that the game will support are Kirby, Metaknight, and King Dedede. Each amiibo figure can be used once a day, per stage, to power up Kirby with special abilities. By tapping a Kirby amiibo to the Wii U GamePad, players will receive an unlimited Star Dash within a stage, which otherwise can only be obtained by collecting 100 stars. The King Dedede amiibo outfits Kirby with a hat that grants him six health bars instead of the normal four, and the Meta Knight amiibo gives Kirby a mask that lets him use a fast dash that blasts right through weaker enemies.

You can check out the trailer for the game just below:

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