Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards bug immobilizes Nintendo Switch Online players

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards bug immobilizes Nintendo Switch Online players

Kirby 64 players on Switch are reporting a bug that was not present in the Nintendo 64 version of the game.

A game-breaking bug is preventing players from advancing in the Switch version of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. The game was recently added to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.

The reported bug immobilizes players during an underwater scene in the game as @hinapuff showed in a tweet published on Twitter over a week ago:

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Nintendo confirmed the issue in a statement posted on Twitter:

A bug has been found in #Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards for Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online that can prevent players from progressing under a certain condition. A patch will be released early next week to fix this. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is a platformer from HAL Laboratory, the makers of the first two Super Smash Bros. games. Originally released in 2000, The Crystal Shards is the first Kirby game with three-dimensional backgrounds. It is available for Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers.

My Take

If you’re a Switch Online subscriber who has yet to download Kirby 64, you may want to hold off until Nintendo patches the game next week.