Kirby and the Forgotten Land sold more than 2 million copies in its opening weekend, becoming the best opener for a Kirby game in franchise history. Here is a look at the previous 18 entries in the series that have sold more than 1 million copies in the world (lifetime), followed by the date in which each respective game’s figures were last updated.

1) [GB] Kirby’s Dream Land – 5.13 million (12/2014)
2) [NS] Kirby: Star Allies – 3.15 million (06/2020)
3) [NDS] Kirby Super Star Ultra – 2.99 million (12/2014)
4) [3DS] Kirby Triple Deluxe – 2.61 million (12/2019)
5) [GB] Kirby’s Dream Land 2 – 2.36 million (12/2014)
6) [NDS] Kirby Squeak Squad – 2.27 million (12/2014)
7) [GB] Kirby’s Pinball Land – 2.19 million (12/2014)
8) [GBA] Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land – 2.10 million (12/2014)
9) Wii] Kirby’s Epic Yarn – 1.85 million (12/2014)
10) [Wii] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land – 1.79 million (12/2014)
11) [N64] Kirby 64 – 1.77 million (12/2014)
12) [NES] Kirby’s Adventure – 1.75 million (12/2014)
13) [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot – 1.59 million (12/2019)
14) [GBA] Kirby and the Amazing Mirror – 1.47 million (12/2014)
15) [SNES] Kirby Super Star – 1.44 million (12/2014)
16) [GCN] Kirby Air Ride – 1.35 million (12/2014)
17) [GB] Kirby Tilt ‘n’ Tumble – 1.23 million (12/2014)
18) [NDS] Kirby Mass Attack – 1.22 million (12/2014)

There is a decent chance that Kirby will be a 3+ million seller on Nintendo’s next financial report, come May 9th. Congratulations to Nintendo and HAL Laboratory!