touchfuzzy
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Just announced in the Nintendo App, Kirby Air Riders Direct, August 19 at 6am PST. It's a beefy one too, 45 minutes. We know basically nothing about this game so should be worth tuning in!
Nintendo Direct for Kirby Air Riders - 19th August (6am PT // 9am PT // 2pm UK)
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DreamcastSkies
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I remember mixed reception to the first one. It seemed to center on questioning if relegating A as the only button you used was the right choice and not feeling the minimal graphics but I guess as the years have gone by it seems more people warmed up to it. I'm excited for it.
Punished Miku
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I'm really interested to see what they come up with for this one. There's really no logical reason this game should even exist, let alone be Sakurai's next project. Something peculiar is afoot.
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ecosse_011172
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Sakurai goodness.
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
touchfuzzy
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Also, a game specific direct implies that it may be coming out sooner than anticipated, they usually only do these about a month before release
Dr. Wilkinson
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OMG is it gonna be a shadow drop? This does not seem like a title that needs a months-long marketing push. September release at the latest, for sure.
Goddamn there are so many pent-up announcements for Switch/ Switch 2 right now it is just crazy. We are literally just waiting for Nintendo to push a button.
Holy shit, 45 minutes? This might be a bigger game than I was assuming.
Goddamn there are so many pent-up announcements for Switch/ Switch 2 right now it is just crazy. We are literally just waiting for Nintendo to push a button.
Holy shit, 45 minutes? This might be a bigger game than I was assuming.
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Dr. Wilkinson
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This. Also if it's small-scale enough, I could even see this as a shadow drop. Wonder when Kirby Air Ride will drop on NSO.
Gambit2483
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sloppyjoe_gamer
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45 minutes...
SEGAvangelist
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Shadow drop wouldn't be good considering the Kirby Switch 2 upgrade comes out later this month.
Punished Miku
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Probably October before holiday shopping. Then Metroid deeper in the year in November since its considered a niche title
Neff
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45 minutes...
Sakurai joints have more game modes and content than some entire franchises. 45mins will probably be the tip of the iceberg.
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Bridges
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Let's fucking go, Kirby Air Ride sequel was a dream announcement. Really excited to see what this game looks like. There is so much potential in the City Trial concept, I can't wait to see how it's improved upon.
We desperately need Uprising ported to modern hardware. Best 3DS game
Buggy Loop
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FORTY-FIVE MINUTES??
RodriGames40
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Finally, a game started after 2020 (2022) and not earlier like the ones so far. This one might be special.
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Connificent
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This better be a good substitute for F zero, Wave race and 1080
Dr. Wilkinson
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They wouldn't have dated it 2025 only just a few months ago if they weren't basically sure it was gonna make it. And likely far sooner than end of the year, at that. Never doubt a Nintendo release date just because it doesn't have a specific month/ day. They have a pretty great track record of hitting a date when they announce one. 45 minutes is really long, I wonder why it's so long. Guess we're about to find out! That's longer than most general Directs.45 minutes
We get a CGI trailer with no in game anything and now all of a sudden we a 45 minute direct, I really didn't think this was coming out this year but a 45 minutes direct says otherwise.
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The_hunter
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Curious to see what Sakurai has been working on.
Dr. Wilkinson
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Why is that distinction important? MK World wasn't in full-on production for 8 years. There's pre-production, and then when the time is right, it goes into full production, so it hits when they want it to. But the distinction with whether a game began development before or after COVID seems odd. Surely Sakurai has wanted to make this game for many years, and only recently within the last few years had the opportunity. I just don't understand what COVID has to do with it.
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RodriGames40
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It's extremely important, and COVID has nothing to do with it. It's related to the hardware, and how every exclusive so far have been glorified Switch 1 games so far. This one will break the pattern, or so it should.
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Punished Miku
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Sakurai likes to talk.
Oh, I get it, but this ain't smash. 45 minutes to talk about Kirby seems excessive.
MagiusNecros
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2026 game it is then. Year is basically over in November. Sad times when Kirby Air Ride 2 gets announced, is getting a 45 minute overview a couple months later and will release in the same year.
Meanwhile MP4 is 8-9 years in the oven and half of that time is because they burnt the food at the halfway mark.
Annoyed.
Aldric
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The fuck are you talking about? If anything if Prime 4 gets released in November it's Nintendo positioning it as their big holiday title, which is the complete opposite of "considering it a niche title" or whatever.
Alexios
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Guess it's not an one button game any more if they can spend 45 minutes talking about it. Weird they're doing another cutesy racer though, however good it's gonna be it'll live under Mario Kart's shadow, since that's both new and gonna be evergreen for sure.
But I guess Kirby has a history with that, what with having that 4 player Smash Bros-like fighting game among other titles that could be considered counterparts to big Nintendo games that will sell over them. Well, that includes his main series, being platformers.
But I guess Kirby has a history with that, what with having that 4 player Smash Bros-like fighting game among other titles that could be considered counterparts to big Nintendo games that will sell over them. Well, that includes his main series, being platformers.
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Punished Miku
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Anything post Black Friday is more of a niche title. Not a family title.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
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Genuinely interested in this one, considering it'll be like two decades removed from the first installment. When Nintendo brings back a dormant IP from that long ago, usually it's for very good reason.
And yes, Kirby itself is not a dormant IP, but the Air Ride spin-off is, so that's what I meant
. Really looking forward to if they've built upon the original's mechanics in any cool & novel ways, plus how it'll set itself apart from the Mario Kart series as it is today.
Yeah, might be the first 1P Switch 2 game that really shows off some of its more advanced tech specs. Not saying MK World and DK Bananza don't look great: they do. But there are extremely weird tech limitations specifically with DK Bananza, like using an older FSR instead of DLSS due to not wanting an engine rewrite. And those were probably due to it (and MK World, tho it didn't have quite those oddities) starting as Switch 1 games.
From what it seems, Air Riders has been developed from the ground-up for Switch 2, so it shouldn't have such weird inconsistencies.
And yes, Kirby itself is not a dormant IP, but the Air Ride spin-off is, so that's what I meant
. Really looking forward to if they've built upon the original's mechanics in any cool & novel ways, plus how it'll set itself apart from the Mario Kart series as it is today.Yeah, might be the first 1P Switch 2 game that really shows off some of its more advanced tech specs. Not saying MK World and DK Bananza don't look great: they do. But there are extremely weird tech limitations specifically with DK Bananza, like using an older FSR instead of DLSS due to not wanting an engine rewrite. And those were probably due to it (and MK World, tho it didn't have quite those oddities) starting as Switch 1 games.
From what it seems, Air Riders has been developed from the ground-up for Switch 2, so it shouldn't have such weird inconsistencies.
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ecosse_011172
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Yes, you're clever, you've worked out that this Direct means Metroid is sent to die.
Roman Empire
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I'm ready for greatness. Kirby Air Ride was pure bliss back then, so I'm excited to see the next installment.
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Robb
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Same, I can only assume this was pitched as a passion project by Sakurai. Will be very interesting to see what they've been cooking.
Gambit2483
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Didn't I hear something like 'Sakurai told Nintendo the only way he would do the Next Smash is if they let him do this game first'?
Pretty sure I heard something like that...
Aldric
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I highly doubt Prime 4 gets released after Black Friday.
Dr. Wilkinson
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You said 2020, which doesn't hold any relevancy beyond covid at this point. Is why I found it odd what you were saying. I just don't see what the relevance is for distinguishing whether a game "began life" from scratch on a brand new system, vs eventually morphing into a game that gets moved to a new system behind the scenes. Some of Nintendo's biggest/ best games dating back decades ago began life on systems before eventually moving to a new one. It just doesn't seem like a distinguishment that has any relevance or meaning. Super Mario World was originally Mario 4, and was heavily changed/upgraded behind the scenes, then re-premiered as a SNES launch game.
There's no telling what kind of games Mario Kart World or DK Bananza would've been had they pushed through and remained as Switch 1 games. They would've been vastly different, and/or possibly canceled if they couldn't make the game's vision work within the limited confines of Switch 1. But who knows, though? Those games don't exist in that form.
That's fair. The more I think about this too, this is a huge year for Kirby, so I'm surprised they're not just doing like a big Kirby Direct. There was also the rumor back in the spring from Nate where he said Kirby Robobot was being ported to Switch 1 this year, as well. There's Forgotten World Switch 2 with DLC, Air Rider, and potentially Planet Robobot. Dang that's a lot of Kirby!
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cormack12
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Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-announced-for-tomorrow-focused-on-kirby-air-riders
Once again, Nintendo revealed the show first via its Nintendo Today smartphone app, and promised the broadcast would feature 45 minutes of information about the upcoming Switch 2 game.
Kirby Air Riders is notable for being the first new project in years from Masahiro Sakurai, the famed director of Nintendo's smash hit Super Smash Bros. series. Tomorrow's deep dive look at the game is also intriguingly timed, suggesting it may finally be playable at this week's Gamescom event in Cologne.
Once again, Nintendo revealed the show first via its Nintendo Today smartphone app, and promised the broadcast would feature 45 minutes of information about the upcoming Switch 2 game.
Kirby Air Riders is notable for being the first new project in years from Masahiro Sakurai, the famed director of Nintendo's smash hit Super Smash Bros. series. Tomorrow's deep dive look at the game is also intriguingly timed, suggesting it may finally be playable at this week's Gamescom event in Cologne.
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RodriGames40
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It does, because neither MK World and Bananza started in any form any later than that time. You might be seeing more meaning in it than I do.
diffusionx
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People said the same thing about the DK Bananza direct… "durr it's just a donkey Kong game who cares"
why not just wait and see what they say.