It’s easy to look at Kirby Air Ride, and now Kirby Air Riders, as a surface level mascot racer à la Mario Kart. Being compared to such a genre-defining legend isn’t a bad thing, mind you, but oftentimes it feels almost dismissive. That may feel especially pronounced now that the…
Today’s Kirby Air Riders Direct introduced many new playable characters for the upcoming sequel to the GameCube cult classic. The original Kirby Air Ride, released in 2003, only featured Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight as playable characters. The trio returns, of course, but this time they are joined by a…
As a sign-off for today’s feature-filled Kirby Air Riders Direct, Masahiro Sakurai delivered something fans have been curious about for months now — the game’s release date! With that it’s confirmed Kirby Air Riders will release on November 20th, potentially closing out the calendar year for Switch 2 as the…