Let’s kick off with a confession: I never really rated 2003’s Kirby Air Ride. I’m well aware that some regard it as a GameCube classic, but I’m not one of them. When a sequel, Kirby Air Riders, closed out the big Switch 2 blow-out Nintendo Direct, my reaction was rather apathetic. A sequel to that is their grand finale? It’s …
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Image: Nintendo In March of this year, the Nintendo Music app received an update adding songs from the Switch title Kirby and the Forgotten Land. At the time, Nintendo mentioned how the rest of this album was coming “later this year”, and now, ahead of the launch of the Switch 2 Edition of this title, additional tracks have been added …
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The legend that is Masahiro Sakurai has celebrated on X today as the Kirby’s Air Riders Nintendo Direct presentation has now reached over four million views. Mr. Sakurai says he’s “amazed” and thanks for the fans for sticking with it, given its length. Kirby Air Riders launches on the Nintendo Switch 2 on 20th November. Here’s a rough translation of what …
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Image: Nintendo Life After its initial reveal back in April, Kirby Air Riders is now racing toward its worldwide release on 20th November 2025. The Masahiro Sakurai-developed sequel looks absolutely bonkers following its recent dedicated Nintendo Direct, and we can’t wait to get our hands on it. We bet you can’t, either! So with that in mind, we thought we’d …
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Kirby Air Riders has officially confirmed plans for local mutliplayer splitscreen support. Not including the feature would have been an odd omission. However, some fans were concerned that it wouldn’t be a part of the Nintendo Switch 2 game. During this week’s Nintendo Direct for the title, splitscreen multiplayer for Kirby Air Riders actually wasn’t mentioned. Our first look at …
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So what do other outlets have to say about this new entry? Here are some of the previews so far: Polygon “Even though Kirby Air Ride has a reputation for being simple, it’s deceptively complicated. That holds true in a sequel that’s even heavier on visual stimuli. The pace is faster, there are tons of enemies to whack, and using …
Read More »Column | The mastermind of Smash Bros. is set to make ‘Kirby Air Riders’ a hit The Washington Post Kirby Air Riders Direct 8.19.2025 Nintendo Kirby Air Riders goes all in on nostalgic thrills, but will it pay off for Nintendo? Polygon Sakurai Says Kirby Air Riders Is ‘Basically Mario Kart’ in Extremely Smash Bros-style Direct IGN “Kirby Air Riders” Is Coming to Switch …
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More than two decades after Kirby Air Ride launched on GameCube, Kirby Air Riders is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 20. Director Masahiro Sakurai announced the news in a Nintendo Direct that aired today, alongside a detailed look at the upcoming racing game. “It basically is like Mario Kart,” Sakurai says. The sequel is also the first Kirby …
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Game Director Masahiro Sakurai Provided Viewers With a Deep Dive Into the Fast, Fun and Frenetic Kirby Action That’ll Be Unleashed on November 20 In today’s Kirby Air Riders Direct presentation, game director Masahiro Sakurai himself was on hand to break down new features, returning modes, characters, Air Ride machines and more in this frantic vehicle action game coming to …
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The Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct has come to an end after 45 minutes of fresh gameplay details and release date information from director Masahiro Sakurai himself. After months without any major updates on Kirby Air Riders, today’s presentation delivered a smorgasbord of new information, including a first look at gameplay, updated mechanics, and, yes, a release date of November …
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