Kirby Air Ride might be one of the more unique entrants in the series, yet it (and its City Trial mode) are still much loved in the right circles. That’s why I’m excited to see that Nintendo has filed a trademark for Kirby Air Ride in Japan as of January 28th.
出願日：2020-01-15
出願人：任天堂株式会社
区分：第9類(機械器具)
商品役務：電子ゲーム用プログラム ほか41
OCRテキスト：KIRBY AIR RIDE
続き https://t.co/Usyna8SciZ pic.twitter.com/HYX9ovXlPS— 商標ウォッチbot (@tmark365) January 27, 2020
Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean anything is directly coming from this, such as a sequel or re-release. It could just as easily be renewing or securing the trademark for a game that was released back in 2003. Still, as this is a more niche title in Kirby history it is a curious filing. It seems GameCube titles aren’t being routinely remastered and there’s a whole library of N64 games ahead of this one when it comes to Switch Online services and Classic/mini consoles.
But hey, we can all dream. Let us know if you’d be happy to see Kirby fly again, or revisit one of creator Masahiro Sakurai’s last entries in the franchise.
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Written by Ricky Berg
When he isn’t writing for Nintendo Wire, Ricky’s anticipating the next Kirby, Fire Emblem, or if the stars ever align, Mother 3 to be released. Till then he’ll have the warm comfort of Super Smash Bros. to keep him going.
