To commemorate the game's launch, HAL has shared a special dev blog. You can read the entire blog below, thanks to a translation from Nintendo Life.

Hello everyone.

I'm Tadashi Kawai, the Planning Director for Kirby Fighters 2.

Kirby Fighters 2 was suddenly released today on the Nintendo Switch! This is the first new Kirby Fighters game released in six years! This work was developed under the same engine as Super Kirby Clash that launched last year, with Yumi Todo, my two directors, and General Director Shinya Kumazaki. In order to make the title Kirby Fighters 2 as a suitable sequel, we worked together as a team to power up the game elements! Now, let's talk about some of the new content!

First, the playable fighters. There are 22 fighters, which is a significant increase from the 12 available in Kirby Fighters (two of which are bonuses for purchasing Kirby Triple Deluxe on the Nintendo 3DS)! Many fighting game fans find the addition of new fighters the most appealing feature of a new game. By the way, I also play fighting games (although I'm not great). Furthermore, the fighters that can be used are not limited to Kirby's copy abilities! Other popular characters in the Kirby series are also included!
Bandana Waddle Dee
Goey
Magolor
Meta Knight
King DeDeDe

The above characters are also available!

Furthermore, Wrestler has also been added as a new ability for the game! As the name suggests, it features flashy throwing attacks and other tr...