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[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Id like to be proven wrong and we'll see.....but it's a bit puzzling to release Switch 2 with a new Mario Kart, and then go all ham with a Kirby Kart title a few months later. DK Bananza is amazing, but Switch 2 needs a variety of 1st party titles, not many in the same genre.

 

[ADiTAR]

The game needs some contrast and shadows, it looks very flat.

he also didn't explain the game very well.

 

[Sintoid]

 

[Baemono]

And yet somehow it's running in co-op mode on a S1 so technically everything the S2 player is doing...is being performed on an S1.

Are you talking about Mario Kart World ? If so, how ? Never heard of it

 

[MagiusNecros]

Are you talking about Mario Kart World ? If so, how ? Never heard of it

We talking about the Donkey Kong

 

[Power Pro]

I really hate these kinds of directs where it shows every little detail about a game. Let me play the game to see all the shit in it, jesus.

 

[Baemono]

He is awesome but why is he wasted on a game like this instead of say, a full-on Kid Icarus game?

He said it at the beginning, he was asked to do it

 

[ecosse_011172]

He said it at the beginning, he was asked to do it

I know, his answer was wrong.

 

[Warspite]

Id like to be proven wrong and we'll see.....but it's a bit puzzling to release Switch 2 with a new Mario Kart, and then go all ham with a Kirby Kart title a few months later. DK Bananza is amazing, but Switch 2 needs a variety of 1st party titles, not many in the same genre.

Very strange time to release air riders

A xenoblade or animal crossing would be better to flesh out the line up. Reminds of when they released New Super Mario 2 and Wii U close to each other.

 

[Branded]

Uhh this looks like an upscaled 3DS game? And I'm not one to lament low fidelity and what not but this does not look the part in any case.

 

[Stitch]

It looks like a remastered wii game, but the mode he's showing right now looks fun

 

[ADiTAR]

this looks bad. I don't know who the audience for this is, it's like Smash Kart, and it looks dated af. Esp compared to MKW.

 

[Power Pro]

Very strange time to release air riders

A xenoblade or animal crossing would be better to flesh out the line up. Reminds of when they released New Super Mario 2 and Wii U close to each other.

Or when they released 3 Mario RPGs within a year of each other (super mario rpg, paper mario thousand year door, and mario & luigi brothership). Nice to have em, but holy crap, do some variety. They plan their releases so strategically sometimes by spreading things out so much sometimes, and then they just pile on somethings all at once.

 

[nbkicker]

Well looks like another game that startred on switch 1 and was changed to switch 2, graphically i think mario kart and new sonic racing game look better. Didnt like on the gamecube and thought it was overrated and so far not seeing anything to make me go out and buy this

 

[John Bilbo]

I'd rather have a new Kid Icarus game or something different. This release would have made more sense in let's say two to three years from now.

 

[Stafford]

The game needs some contrast and shadows, it looks very flat.

he also didn't explain the game very well.

Yep. Just like MKW it lacks the colour of MK8 and several other Nintendo games on the first Switch. I dont get why they do this.

 

[Connificent]

Wtf am I watching

 

[Xavier2337]

I really hate these kinds of directs where it shows every little detail about a game. Let me play the game to see all the shit in it, jesus.

Anyone forcing you to watch it?

 

[MagiusNecros]

I'd rather have a new Kid Icarus game or something different. This release would have made more sense in let's say two to three years from now.

Given the choice I'd take Kid Icarus Uprising 2 over Air Riders any day of the week.

 

[Danjin44]

The game look very fun but I'm not actually liking the direct itself, it just information overload which makes the viewer more confused.

Given the choice I'd take Kid Icarus Uprising 2 over Air Riders any day of the week.

Kid Icarus Uprising was fucking AWSOME! It's one of my favourite Nintendo game.

 

[Luipadre]

This looks bad. There is 0 reason for this when there is mk

 

[analog_future]

Yeah, this is not something I'm going to shell out $60 for.

 

[Baemono]

We talking about the Donkey Kong

You can play coop with a Switch 1 ?

 

[Power Pro]

Given the choice I'd take Kid Icarus Uprising 2 over Air Riders any day of the week.

I need to be a little more greedy...I'll take Uprising 2, but I need a remaster of Uprising 1...it's just too unplayable for me on 3DS

 

[ADiTAR]

what is the reason not to do another Kid Ikarus, something different, and do this when MKW is so much grander. Hopefully sales will showcase that to Nintendo. Waste of time.

 

[Baemono]

Yeah, this is not something I'm going to shell out $60 for.

Of course, cause it's gonna cost 70$

 

[Stafford]

Yeah, this is not something I'm going to shell out $60 for.

Let alone whatever the Switch 2 costs now, I still don't have one yet and I sure as hell won't do it for two Racing games.

 

[Power Pro]

Yeah, this is not something I'm going to shell out $60 for.

Of course not. You're going to have to shell out at least $70.

 

[Kacho]

Hopefully Sakurai fulfilling his obligation to make this gives him the freedom to create what he wants. And no new Smash this generation pls.

 

[John Bilbo]

Of course, cause it's gonna cost 70$

 

[Neff]

This looks bad. There is 0 reason for this when there is mk

I've given up on MKW but I'll be buying this day one.

And no new Smash this generation pls.

Not happening mate.

 

[SpokkX]

Never played the original...

but if you said this WAS the original I would believe you

Also - why is this coming so close to Mario Kart World? Seems like budget Kirby Kart

 

[Stafford]

Maybe the colors are so flat because they are have HDR enabled? And it doesn't show on Youtube. Hope that's the case.

 

[Sintoid]

Never played the original...

but if you said this WAS the original I would believe you

Also - why is this coming so close to Mario Kart World? Seems like budget Kirby Kart

Scarcity of new ideas? Milk the Mario Kart moo till it's alive?

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

That looked really good tbh.

 

[Power Pro]

So...is that their big holiday release? If so, lol what? Also, I totally expected them to say "and Kirby Air Ride for gamecube is on Gamecube Switch online", but nope.

 

[Danjin44]

I'm interested in this game but this was not a good direct to show off the game especially compare to amazing Donkey Kong Bananza direct.

 

[Emedan]

Looks way more involved than MK, I gotta try it out for myself but I kinda liked it!

 

[Hookshot]

Not for me, and I don't know who that was at the end.

 

[MagiusNecros]

You can play coop with a Switch 1 ?

Yeah
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Kirby Air Riders Releasing November 20th?

So much for Metroid releasing November guys lol

 

[PSFore]

November 20th. 2-3 months is much more typical after a final release date reveal for physical games.

 

[ultrazilla]

Not feeling this one at all. Meh.

 

[Robb]

So this is their November game huh?

If it's priced decently (but who am I kidding...?) I'll pick it up for City Trial alone, that looked great. If it's full price I think I'll just stick with Mario Kart.

 

[Dacvak]

 

[Luipadre]

So when is metroid then?

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Uhh this looks like an upscaled 3DS game? And I'm not one to lament low fidelity and what not but this does not look the part in any case.

Wat? I think it looks amazing.

 

[MagiusNecros]

So when is metroid then?

 

[Kacho]

Kirby Rally

"Brake for hairpin right. Don't cut."

 

[Rran]

I love Kirby Air Ride and I'm probably going to pick this up. That said, this Direct was about twice as long as it needed to be. Sakurai is one of my favorite developers but some of these tiny gameplay details and options and things (like how granular he got with the Stadium choices in City Trial) really aren't necessary to go over in a game's preview.

I like the big lineup of characters, the adjustments to the racing gameplay, and what I've heard of the music. The visuals are well-animated but pretty simple. Otherwise it's a fairly modest upgrade if I'm being honest--no real major hook outside of playing as other Kirby characters. But KAR is a pretty novel racer in the first place so sometimes it's nice just to get an update. I dunno, felt weirdly safe for a Sakurai project overall.

Not for me, and I don't know who that was at the end.

Looked like the swordsman version of Dark Matter from the end of Kirby's Dream Land 2.

 

[analog_future]

So...is that their big holiday release? If so, lol what? Also, I totally expected them to say "and Kirby Air Ride for gamecube is on Gamecube Switch online", but nope.

They've got Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon Legends: Z-A as well. Their Holiday lineup is just fine.