within the same year. At E3 2011, the game was demonstrated in playable form under the tentative title Kirby Wii. The game was later renamed Kirby's Return to Dream Land in North America, Kirby's Adventure Wii in Europe and Australia, and Hoshi no Kirby Wii in Japan. The music is composed by Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando with a soundtrack called Kirby Wii Music Selection featuring 45 musical pieces from the game. During the Nintendo Direct on September 13, 2022, a remake of the game was announced for the Nintendo Switch titled Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Additions to the original include new Mecha and Sand Abilities, a comic book-esque graphical style, and all new sub-games. The game was released on February 24, 2023. Reception Kirby's Return to Dream Land received "generally favorable" reviews, based on review aggregator Metacritic. According to Nintendo, the game sold 1.31 million copies by the end of 2012. Multiple critics appreciated the return of traditional Kirby gameplay, compared to unique content such as Kirby's Epic Yarn. The game was called nostalgic and reminiscent of previous games, with Jim Sterling of Destructoid describing the game as "refreshing" and stating that "Kirby doesn't need to innovate, he just needs to be fun; Return to Dream Land brings the fun in spades." The graphics and visuals were praised for being detailed and vibrant. GameSpot reviewer Nathan Meunier called the levels beautifully designed, appreciating each one's environment. Complaints were raised of how the game lacked difficulty, mostly from the use of multiplayer. IGN stated that the game could appeal to a younger audience with a simple difficulty level. Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe also received "generally favorable" reviews according to Metacritic, scoring slightly higher than the original. Notes References External links Official website 2011 video games Cancelled GameCube games Cooperative video games HAL Laboratory games Kirby (series) platform games Side-scrolling video games Video games developed in Japan Video games with 2.5D graphics Wii games Wii games re-released on the Nintendo eShop Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games about alien visitations Science fantasy video games Vaporware video games Video games about dragons Video games about magic Video games about shapeshifting Video games scored by Hirokazu Ando Video games scored by Jun Ishikawa Nintendo Switch games