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Kirby Air Riders Revives a Legend, with Sakurai Back at the Helm — Can Nintendo Deliver in 2025?

Nintendo confirms Kirby Air Riders will launch on 20 November 2025 for Switch 2, with Masahiro Sakurai directing and new features including 16-player City Trial, extra riders, and copy abilities for all characters.

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Nintendo confirms Kirby Air Riders is out in November, and it's only $70, leaving no question which Switch 2 racer is better

Also City Trial is back for those of you cool enough to realize how monumental that is

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Kirby Air Riders director Masahiro Sakurai says those who haven't already played the GameCube racer might ask themselves "if it's basically Mario Kart," and, uh, yeah, "it basically is like Mario Kart"

OK, cool

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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

"You might be wondering why I ended up creating a new Kirby Air Ride game"

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Nintendo confirms a Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct is coming tomorrow and it's going to have 45 minutes of new info on the Switch 2 racer

It better show off a new City Tour mode

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Kirby Air Riders is still slated for 2025 on Switch 2 despite no gameplay footage, but game director Masahiro Sakurai says we'll probably see some "soon"

I'm still not 100% convinced it's making its 2025 release date

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Sakurai teases Kirby Air Riders news “soon” but fails to mention when

Finally!?

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Kirby Air Riders should be delayed to 2026 if anything is "not going perfectly," former Nintendo marketing leads say, because it's not worth burning out Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai

Plus Mario Kart World and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds are pretty heavy competition

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Massive Super Smash Bros. mod adds the N64 fighting game's actual announcer, and its new 15-minute trailer rivals Masahiro Sakurai's best work

Smash Remix just gets bigger and bigger

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"We must change our methods": Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai says game development has become "too time consuming and unsustainable"

"To be honest, it's hard to see what the future holds"

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Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya reckons he's a better YouTuber than Smash Bros boss Masahiro Sakurai: "My YouTube channel is much more interesting than Sakurai's"

Even if Kamiya "trusted him to do the best job" when it came to Bayonetta in Smash

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Nintendo Direct narrator jokingly threatens to cut ties with anyone who secures a Switch 2, so Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai is trying to erase his memory

The only way to squash console jealousy is through Men in Black references

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Joy and despair as game devs fight for a Switch 2 of their own, with Smash Bros' Masahiro Sakurai lucking into one while Balatro's LocalThunk still hunting

Good hunting, everyone

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Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai only has a "vague idea" what Danganronpa creator's new tactical RPG is all about as he has such "high expectations" he's been avoiding all information

Are you excited about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy? Sakurai sure is, just don't ask him what it's about

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2003's Kirby Air Ride was "ahead of its time," Nintendo exec says, and the Switch 2 sequel might finally let people appreciate "the genius of Masahiro Sakurai"

It's been 22 years since Kirby Air Ride launched to a 61 Metacritic

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Nintendo Switch 2 Direct predictions: 7 games we expect to see

Wednesday is the big day for Nintendo Switch 2 enthusiasts, so here are 7 game predictions to look out for, alongside how to watch the show.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director "can't hope to compete with what doctors do," but he's content to "buff peoples' lives" with games

Masahiro Sakurai talks about why he gave away three decades' worth of game dev advice for free

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LIVE: All you need to know about today's Nintendo Direct (but don't get your hopes up for any Switch 2 updates)

The company has made it clear that there will be no new updates on the Nintendo Switch 2 during this presentation, but still some exciting things to look forward to.

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Nintendo Direct live updates — Metroid Prime 4, Pokemon, and more announced

Ahead of the Switch 2 presentation on April 2, Nintendo brought us another Direct dedicated solely to upcoming games for the Nintendo Switch.

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Super Smash Bros. creator says instead of making more "Americanized works," Japanese devs should "seek the uniqueness and fun of Japanese games"

Developers should create more games "that Japanese people like"

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Masahiro Sakurai says Super Smash Bros "might have died out" if not for late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata: "There's no doubt that he influenced me in many ways"

Masahiro Sakurai owes a lot to Iwata, and one mean senior colleague in particular

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'Super Smash Bros. 6' Rumors for the Nintendo Switch 2 Talk New Characters, Potential Release Date

Rumors about Super Smash Bros. 6 are claiming that the game will come in 2026 on the Nintendo Switch 2.

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Please enjoy Super Smash Bros. boss Masahiro Sakurai's reaction to the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal: "Oooh!"

Sakurai has been working on a mystery new title for a few years, presumably to launch on Switch 2

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After packing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with content, Masahiro Sakurai unsurprisingly says that working out a game's volume from the start is important

Sakurai tries to complete other developers' games as often as he can to gauge their volume, too

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Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says he'll make a game "even if it's the opposite of what I like," because "you have to think of it as work, not entertainment"

Sakurai doesn't limit himself to "games based on my own preferences"

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