If you follow me on social media, it’s no secret that Kirby Air Ride is my favorite video game of all-time. Now imagine me waking up to the news that Kirby Air Riders, the game’s sequel, is coming out this year. I was over the moon on my Warp Star, that’s for sure. But what will Kirby Air Riders hold in store for us? Here is everything we know so far.
Kirby Air Riders Confirmed Info
- System: Nintendo Switch 2
- Director: Masahiro Sakurai
- Copyright: © Nintendo / SORA (formerly Sora Ltd.) © Nintendo / HAL Laboratory, Inc.
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Developer: Bandai Namco
- Sequel or Remaster?: Sequel. It is confirmed to be “a brand new title originated from the Nintendo GameCube classic racing-action game Kirby Air Ride'” (via the official Nintendo website)
- Rating: PEGI 7 (provisional), ESRB RP (Rating Pending)
- Genre: Action, Racing
- Release Date: 2025
Kirby Air Riders Confirmed Content
Here is everything we know so far that is going to be in the upcoming game.
Machines (Stars and Bikes)
- Warp Star
- Wagon Star
- Wheelie Bike
- Winged Star
Kirby Colors
- Default (pink with red shoes)
- Yellow (yellow with orange shoes)
- Ocean (blue with blue shoes)
- Green (green with light orange shoes)
Related: All New Nintendo Switch 2 Announcements
Speculation Station
This is content that is not confirmed, but can be inferred from what we’ve seen in the trailer.
- At Least 4 Players: The trailer showed four Kirbys, and the first game had four players too. So we are speculating there will be at least four players, if not more.
- Fantasy Meadows Track: The level in the trailer looks very similar to the iconic Fantasy Meadows track from the original Kirby Air Ride, so this level is either imported into the game with nicer graphics, or at least a level inspired by it.
This article will be updated as information comes out. So, stay tuned, Kirby fans!
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