wish to drink in the dreamy visuals and enjoy the cute characters will find Kirby's Epic Yarn a breezy and attractive way to while away six or so hours of their time." However, The Guardian gave it three stars out of five, saying, "Teenage boys will absolutely hate it. But when viewed as a platform game for kids, it's pretty impressive. Kirby first emerged in 1992; only now has his existence been justified." Critics praised the soundtrack, which was described as "tranquil", "sugary sweet", "soothing", and "jazzy". The remixes of classic Kirby themes were also appreciated. However, GameTrailers and Jeremy Peeples of Hardcore Gamer felt that some of the tracks were too slow-paced and "sleepy", and GamesTM remarked that the music "rarely comes close to the orchestral majesty of the Galaxy games", but singled out the Melody Town level as the game's audio-visual highlight. The narration received mixed reactions. GameTrailers and Peeples likened its affect to a father reading his child a bedtime story; Peeples stated that the narrator only slightly altering his voice for each character was "a clever approach that works well to not only tell the tale, but also give the characters a voice without giving them a definitive voice - a problem in other Nintendo games". While David Sanchez of GameZone and Corbie Dillard of Nintendo Life deemed the approach fitting for the game's light-hearted tone, Dillard noted that the narrator "tends to overdo it a bit", Sanchez admitted that the result sounded "cheesy", and Jim Sterling of Destructoid compared the narrator to a "creepy uncle". Kirby's Epic Yarn won GameSpys 2010 Platforming Game of the Year award, and Giant Bombs 2010 Best Looking Game award. It was the runner-up for Nintendo World Reports 2010 Wii Game of the Year award. At 2011 Game Developers Choice Awards, Kirby's Epic Yarn was nominated for the Innovation award. At 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Kirby's Epic Yarn was nominated for Family Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering. IGN ranked the game #95 in Top 100 Modern Games in 2011. The game was the 2nd highest-selling game from October 11 to October 17, selling 92,280 copies. As of April 2011, Kirby's Epic Yarn has sold 1.89 million copies worldwide. The Nintendo 3DS version, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn''', received positive reviews, with a score of 79 on Metacritic. It sold