Kirby Air Riders – Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2

Kirby Air Riders is coming exclusively to Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025!

Kirby Air Riders is a brand-new title directed by Masahiro Sakurai. The original Kirby Air Ride game was originally released on Nintendo GameCube over 20 years ago.

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[ItsCreepP]

KIRBY AIR RIDE FANS RISE UP WE'VE FINALLY WON

[thewolfgabe]

Kirby Air Ride was the last Kirby Game Sakurai directed before his departure from HAL Laboratory so bringing him back for the sequel feels very special indeed.

[orangeblaster]

The fact that Sakurai has reached “oh by the way HE’s working on this game” level of fame is amazing.

[FunkyGhost]

Sakurai has a such a specific way of directing CG scenes. The long shot of the back of the Warpstar comes to mind.

[projectatlanticmusic]

Never thought I’d see the day. Give me City Trial online and I’ll be good to go.

[JohnMartin-llcw]

So THIS is the top secret project Sakurai teased in his channel’s series finale!

[VinLAURiA]

I have waited _twenty-two_ years for this. The entire first segment I just kept going "Air Ride 2? _Air Ride 2?_ *Air Ride 2?!"*

[ChristopherMoom]

The original Kirby Air Ride had a really unique aesthetic in its music thanks to the fact that some of its composers (Hirokazu Ando and Shogo Sakai) had just worked on Super Smash Bros. Melee, which itself has a really unique musical aesthetic

I wonder how much of that spirit will be retained in Air Riders

[Dr.Senshi]

Dad came home for his son. We are back!!!

[NeoNatesYT]

Kirby really used the the "hit until it works" treatment to the star
lol

[toddelmsworth]

0:35 the lil’ crawl Kirby does to properly hold onto the Warp Star

[darnoc]

I'm actually going to cry. The original game was my childhood. It's so good to see it back.

[venomasmark]

You're as beautiful as the day I lost you. Thank you, Sakurai.

[Pombfm]

THE WAY I SCREAMED THE FRAME A BOOSTER THING APPEARED

[Timutimu-xp]

Sakurai’s how to make games ⇔ This video

0:11〜0:17
・G-2 : over reaction
・B-7 : how to be felt floating

0:17
・H-2 : wind cutting
・ B-13: not to be simple
・G-2 : over motion
・Concepts of Airride (drift and charge)

0:21
・B-4 inexperienced move

0:34

・G-2 : over motion
・G-9 : flatten scaling
・B-20 : race game + Ilinx + Agon
・Concepts: charging

0:42

・B-13 : not to be monotony

0:58〜1:14

・L-6 : earlier tech demo
・L-6 : beginning with tech demo, and not with character logo/ company logo

Probably, This is the Term exam of “ How to Make games “

[Flip-a-dip-dip]

First thing Sakurai does after Smash is make a sequel to a GameCube game. That’s why he’s the GOAT.

[Hysteria]

22 years a sequel has to be a record in video games. Insane that we finally got one. God Bless Sakurai; his Legend continues.

[koranadium]

Loved how I’ve realized it’s a sakurai’s game in the first 2 seconds

[JohnDoe-lwsw]

We kept being told Sakurai was working on a passion project, so stoked for this

[excedrinmigrainesouffle]

The SECOND the turbo popped up on Kirby's star, I KNEW and I SCREAMED.