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Scott McCrae

Mashiro Sakurai says he's making Kirby Air Riders because, well, Nintendo asked him to while he was working on Smash Bros. DLC, ending speculation it was his own doing

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A screenshot from the Kirby Air Riders reveal trailer, showing Kirby waving to the camera.

After everyone assumed that Kirby Air Riders was a full-blown passion project from Masahiro Sakurai, the director has revealed that Nintendo and HAL Laboratory actually asked him to make the game.

The original Kirby Air Ride is a pretty beloved cult-classic from the GameCube era, directed by Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai. While those who played it adore it, the GameCube wasn’t quite as successful as other Nintendo consoles. So it was somewhat of a surprise to see one of the first games Nintendo announced for the Switch 2 be a sequel to a 20-year old racing game releasing not long after Mario Kart World.

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