Kirby and Waddle Dee Plush Can Hold Hands

FuRyu announced new Kirby and Waddle Dee plush are now available in Japanese arcade machines as prizes. The gimmick behind these character is that, if you get more than one in the matching poses, you can pose them so they look like they are holding hands.

There are four total plush options in this new selection, with two being Kirby variations and two being Waddle Dee ones. Each one is 7cm (2.75in) tall. The differences involve expressions and positions of the stars and loops on their hands for different poses. So one “pair” has Kirby with a big smile, yellow star in his left hand, and yellow string. That Waddle Dee holds a pink star in the left hand and pink string. Both of those are also in a walking pose. So someone could connect the strap on Kirby’s right hand to that pink star. So you could connect the loop on Waddle Dee’s right hand to that yellow star. In the other pair, Kirby has a smaller smile, both he and the Waddle Dee look like they are standing still, and they are holding stars in their right hands.

Here’s how all of the variants look:

This isn’t the only kind of Kirby merchandise being sold in Japan in September 2024. We know GU will start selling clothing and accessories based on characters from the games starting on September 13, 2024. Takarajima also started selling tumblers with both characters on them in Japan in July 2024 as well.

The new Kirby and Waddle Dee plush are now in Japanese arcades as prizes. The last game in the series was Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe for the Switch, a remake of the 2011 Wii game.