The UK Nintendo store is now taking pre-orders for Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush for £34.99, including free shipping. Just to make it even better, Nintendo is including a free Kirby soft toy that’s absolutely adorable.

The game will feature a unique control method as well as a visually striking world made entirely out of clay. This is Kirby’s first adventure on the Wii U and it will also include multiplayer support, allowing three friends to hop in and out at any time to assist Kirby by using Wii Remote controllers to play as Waddle Dees.

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.

Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush will be arriving in Europe for Wii U on May 8, 2015. The game has already launched in America on February 20, 2015 asKirby and the Rainbow Curse.

SOURCE: Nintendo store

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