Reception
Kirby Super Star sold over 1 million copies in Japan. It has an average score of 82.1% on Game Rankings. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game a review score of 8.62/10.
Kirby Super Star Ultra has received mostly positive reviews. Famitsu gave the game a 32/40. 1UP gave Super Star Ultra an "A-", praising it for its multiplayer and describes it as "excellent", but notes that it is not very difficult and the level design is not as intricate as in the Mario series. IGN's Craig Harris gave it a 7.9, saying that, while fun, the game is "a bit on the easy side".
On December 11, 2008, Super Star Ultra became a Famitsu Gold title. As of January 11, 2009, Kirby Super Star Ultra has sold 1,021,000 copies in Japan. It was also the ninth best-selling game of Japan in 2008. As of December 2008, it was the fifth best-selling Nintendo DS game in the U.S.
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