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Kirby Fully Loaded

February's Nintendo Direct turned Kirby into a car, but also a meme

This game will certainly ... suck
Carli Velocci
9 Feb 2022

Kirby And The Forgotten Land Mouthful ModeSource: Nintendo (screenshot)

While we knew that Kirby and the Forgotten Land was headed to the Nintendo Switch on March 25, Nintendo still had some surprises up its sleeve concerning how it would change up the formula. Kirby is known for sucking up characters, but now he can suck up other objects, as introduced in the Mouthful Mode, revealed during Wednesday's Nintendo Direct.

Kirby can now take on multiple forms, including a car, vending machine, traffic cone, water balloon, and scissor-lift, which you can use to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. It's a natural progression for the character, who could already suck in other characters, but it still blew people's minds after the announcement. Some thought it was funny (like yours truly), while others thought Kirby looked cursed. As one colleague wrote in our Slack channel, "They spent so long wondering if they could, they didn't spend enough time wondering if they should."

Regardless of what you thought of Mouthful Mode, it certainly provided some inspiration for those perpetually online. We've seen some great memes and fan art already, and it hasn't even been a full day yet. Be careful searching some of those memes on your own (many are NSFW), but here are some good ones we've seen so far.

Somebody let Lindsay Lohan know!

Karby Fully Loaded pic.twitter.com/fh7nLh0erH

— Nick Tofani (thats me) (@nickeldoodle) February 9, 2022

You wouldn't inhale a car, but Kirby would

Don’t inhale! pic.twitter.com/6ULEIUzOiR

— Hayden Scott-Baron ✨ (@docky) February 9, 2022

We all love VLC player for how simple and free it is to use, and Kirby agrees

My favorite media player pic.twitter.com/gfSMXYo5xF

— Jan Ochoa (@_janjerome) February 9, 2022

The Tom & Jerry comparisons were out in full force

new kirby game pic.twitter.com/wEqcNXdOdU

— genice (@genicecream) February 9, 2022

It's cannon #Kirby pic.twitter.com/rtFW5niYgV

— Chance (チャンス) 🐊 (@ChanceAnimation) February 9, 2022

So were the Adventure Time ones

kirby and the forgotten land pic.twitter.com/D4ejevIlJh

— fer the unfunny (@1weyrandom) February 9, 2022

For the Ed, Edd, and Eddy fans

kirby 2022 pic.twitter.com/WgBCcpNqKc

— SMG4 (@smg4official) February 9, 2022

Kirby, no! It's bad for the environment!

Kirby, no! pic.twitter.com/EmvtwpJ9iZ

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) February 9, 2022

What's the deal with Kirby eating a car?

me watching Kirby inhale a whole-ass car pic.twitter.com/a5hSXNc3OV

— 🔎Sir5000🐯 @ 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕂𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕠 𝔽𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕤 (@Sir5000) February 9, 2022

Fan art

We're always very impressed with how quickly the artists of the internet can come up with this stuff. Here are some of our favorites we've seen so far.

kirby fanart!!! pic.twitter.com/3ev5T1wdtZ

— xin (@kalijifan) February 4, 2022

lol mouthful mode #kirby #NintendoDirect #KirbyandtheForgottenLand pic.twitter.com/prUMcZKzkV

— cardboard (@Kardboardian) February 9, 2022

no thoughts just kirby car pic.twitter.com/Vc8Cvkduc1

— patreece ✿ (@patreeceart) February 9, 2022

I love lightbulb Kirby pic.twitter.com/VJosVSQ0uT

— Michelle 🍡 looking for work 🍡 (@wandering_ren) February 9, 2022

they're good friends 🥰❤️#Kirby #NintendoDirect pic.twitter.com/VJsctJWgWI

— sacha ☀︎ COMMISSIONS OUVERTES (@sacharner) February 9, 2022

new kirby shapes!!! pic.twitter.com/HuDd84Xt03

— 💗Nat @ Looking for Work💗 (@nwyattal) February 9, 2022

This new game is going to be quite a mouthful

There is still much to learn about Kirby and the Forgotten Land, including some unknown abilities introduced in previous trailers. We also don't know what the story will fully entail or what mysterious world this all takes place in. What we do know is that we at iMore are super interested in what the next Kirby game will offer, and that was before Mouthful Mode. We won't be surprised if it becomes one of our favorite Nintendo Switch games.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land hits Nintendo Switch on March 25, 2022.

A new adventure

Kirby And The Forgotten Lands

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Now with Mouthful Mode

Our favorite pink puffball finds himself in an abandoned civilization and must use his Copy Abilities and Mouthful Mode to defeat enemies and collect Stars. Gain powers or just ... become a car!

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Carli Velocci

Carli Velocci

Carli is the Gaming Editor across Windows Central, Android Central, and iMore. Her last name also will remind you of a dinosaur. Follow her on Twitter or email her at carli.velocci@futurenet.com.

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