After more than two decades, the cult-favourite Kirby Air Ride is finally receiving a full-fledged sequel. Announced during a special Nintendo Direct, the upcoming Kirby Air Riders sees legendary creator Masahiro Sakurai return to direct,

Nintendo has confirmed that its new Switch 2 racer Kirby Air Riders will release on November 20, 2025.

During the Nintendo Direct livestream, Masahiro Sakurai revealed how and why the idea for a new Kirby Air Riders game came after so many years.

Masahiro Sakurai revealed during the Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct that Bandai Namco and his own studio worked in tandem on the game.

Nintendo has revealed the release date and price for the upcoming Switch 2 exclusive Kirby Air Riders. The sequel to the 2003 GameCube hit Kirby Air Ride warps onto Nintendo's new console November 20. Kirby Air Riders is available to preorder for $70 in physical and digital formats.

Last week, Super Smash Bros. creator and father of Kirby, Masahiro Sakurai, said that we should be finally seeing some gameplay from his upcoming Switch 2 racing game, Kirby Air Riders, "soon." By soon I assumed that meant in an upcoming Nintendo Direct in September when Nintendo typically holds one, but turns out it's even sooner than that.

Nintendo shared today that there will be a 45-minute Kirby Air Riders-focused Direct presentation on Tuesday, August 19.

In a huge surprise, Nintendo has announced that yet another Nintendo Direct is happening, and it's taking place soon and focusing on one huge game.