A spin-off of the popular Kirby series, offered in a form of a racing game. Kirby: Air Riders allows us to play as Kirby and other Nintendo characters, participating in crazy racers. This project was announced during the first presentation of the Nintendo Switch 2 console.
Kirby Air Riders is a racing spin-off of the Kirby series, developed and released by Nintendo. The announcement of this project took place during the presentation of the Nintendo Switch 2 console, which was at the beginning of April 2025. It was then revealed that Masahiro Sakurai - the director of the Super Smash Bros. series - was overseeing the development.
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[1:30] Kirby: Air Riders - Announcement Trailer
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Kirby Series
A series of platformers with a pink, balloon-like hero in the title role. The series was created by the Japanese studio HAL Laboratory, which develops it in cooperation with the Nintendo corporation.
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Kirby: Air Riders Summary
Platforms:
Switch 2
Similar Games:
Mario Kart World
Kirby Air Riders announced 22 years after the original
After 22 years, a new Kirby Air Riders game will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch 2 sometime in 2025. This was the secret project Sakurai was working on.
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Matt Buckley
April 2, 2025