Sand is in the mix, and Festival returns
Several months agowe learned thatReturn to Dream Landis coming to the Switch in 2023asKirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and we haven’t heard much about it since. That changes today, as we have new copy ability reveals: the best kind ofKirbyreveals.
The announcement come by way of two tweets, both of which are from the Nintendo UK account.The first one confirms “Sand,”a new copy ability coming to Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, which allows Kirby to “shift sand into a variety of shapes, from a fist to a castle, and take on even the toughest foes.” So like theSpider-Manvillain Sandman? That sounds rad.The otheris actually a returning copy ability that hails fromKirby Star Allies.It’s none other than“Festival,”which is a dancing-based ability that’s kind of like an ultimate (think screen-freezing mass damage).
#KirbysReturnToDreamLandDeluxearrives on 24/02, and with it comes a new Copy Ability – Sand! Use it to shift sand into a variety of shapes, from a fist to a castle, and take on even the toughest foes.pic.twitter.com/ovRKImK4gW
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK)July 10, 2025
I’m ready to return to Dream Land
It’s crazy to think that 11 years later this game is making a grand return, but I couldn’t be happier.Return to Dream Land Deluxedeserves a bigger spotlight, and it’ll get it on the Switch: which has its massive (and growing) install base. Also, to be frank, it’ll be easier to replay it on the Switch (though I still have my Wii U [which I use!] hooked up out of respect [and to play old Wii games!]).
