Kirby 16-bit sprite light
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16-Bit Kirby Sprite Light Will Appear in January 2024

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Published: Oct 6, 2023 09:30 am

Premium Bandai will produce and sell a unique light lamp modeled after a 16-bit Kirby sprite from the SNES entry Kirby Super Star. In its Japanese press release, the company revealed that the sprite light will support multiple brightness levels. The user will be able to set the light to be either bright enough to help read books and play games, or dim enough for sleep time. [Thanks, 4Gamer!]

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The lamp will be 20cm (7.87in) wide and 19m (7.48in) tall. It will also have a thickness of 5 centimeters or almost 2 inches.

Kirby sprite light being held
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Kirby sprite light on day
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Kirby sprite light at night
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The back side of this sprite light will have a USB-C cable slot to provide power. The package will also come with a 1.5 meter (~4.9 feet) long Type-A to Type-C USB cable. Kirby’s back left foot will feature a dial that the owner can turn to adjust the light’s brightness level.

Kirby sprite light - front
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Kirby sprite light - diagonal side
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Kirby sprite light - back side with USB slot and light dial
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Kirby sprite light - adjusting the dial on back left foot
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Pre-orders for the Kirby sprite light are exclusively available on the Japanese Premium Bandai website until January 15, 2024. People residing outside Japan will have to find a proxy service on their own to obtain this item.

The 16-bit light will add another entry to the expansive list of Kirby merchandise. Premium Bandai will also re-release the 2019 cushion plush of inhaling Kirby in January 2024. In September 2023, Kadokawa released the third Where’s Waldo-inspired Kirby puzzle book on its Yomeruba website.

The 16-bit Kirby sprite light will be released in January 2024. The character sprite will be based on Kirby Super Star (also known in Japan as Kirby Super Deluxe and in Europe as Kirby’s Fun Pak), which came out for the SNES in 1996 in Japan and North America, and in 1997 in PAL regions.

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Kite Stenbuck
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Kite is a Japanese translator and avid gamer from Indonesia, Southeast Asia who learned the language mostly by playing Japanese games from the PS1 era. He primarily translates news about Japanese games and anime straight from Japan. After initially starting with a focus on Dynasty Warriors communities from the mid-2000s, he eventually joined Siliconera in 2020. Other than Dynasty Warriors, Kite is also a big fan of Ace Combat and other games featuring mechs, especially Gundam.
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