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No. Super Mario Bros. came out before Kirby’s debut game: Nintendo dates it to September 13, 1985, while Kirby’s Dream Land arrived for Game Boy in 1992. If you mean Mario’s earliest game appearance rather than the Super Mario Bros. series, Mario goes back further, to Donkey Kong in 1981.
Which came first: Kirby or Super Mario Bros.?
The original Super Mario Bros. came first. Nintendo lists its release date as September 13, 1985, for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Japanese Mario Portal also gives September 13, 1985, as the Japan release date. Nintendo’s Super Mario history and its Japanese release history provide those dates.
Kirby’s first game was Kirby’s Dream Land, released for Game Boy in 1992. Nintendo’s Kirby history identifies the game and says Kirby has appeared in games since 1992. That makes the original Super Mario Bros. earlier by several years.
What if “Mario” means the character’s game history?
Mario’s history predates the Super Mario Bros. series. Nintendo of America’s corporate timeline says distribution of Donkey Kong began in 1981, before Mario was introduced in Super Mario Bros. in 1985. The same timeline places Kirby’s debut in Kirby’s Dream Land in 1992. See Nintendo’s corporate history.
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- Get a mouthful of real-world objects for powerful transformations
- Join up with a pointy partner, Bandana Waddle Dee, in co-op play
- Join Kirby in an upgraded 3D platforming adventure and uncover the mystery of the meteor—only on the Nintendo Switch 2 system!
So either comparison gives the same result: Mario’s game history began before Kirby’s, and Super Mario Bros. itself also predates Kirby’s debut game. The dates above compare game releases or distribution milestones, not when the characters were created.
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- Join Kirby in an unforgettable journey on a delightful 3D platforming adventure
- Explore a mysterious world with abandoned structures, remnants of a past civilization
- Copy enemies’ abilities like the new Drill and Ranger and use them to attack and explore. They can even be evolved to become stronger.
- Inhale real-world objects and transform using Mouthful Mode—swallowing a vending machine will allow you to shoot out cans
- Bring along a second player to control Bandana Waddle Dee and take on the forgotten world together
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- Use friend hearts to charm enemies and they'll fight alongside you! drop-in/drop-out co-op: up to three other players can take control of Kirby's new friends
- Play through the entire game with up to four players or with CPU friends Kirby and his friends have fresh moves thanks to new and expanded Copy abilities
- Combine abilities with elements such as wind and water to create new friend abilities some bosses and enemies are weak to certain elemental attacks, so remember to Strategize
- Battery: no battery used;Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) Content Description: Cartoon violence
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