All articles tagged with #kirby
Director Masahiro Sakurai explains that Kirby Air Riders aims to be accessible without sacrificing speed, detailing tester-driven visual stability changes, universal customization (License, My Machine, headwear), the ‘Gummies’ tangible victory system, and the balance of online and offline play to ensure everyone can enjoy the game.
Nintendo has rolled out another batch of Switch 2 backward-compatibility fixes for a broad list of games, including Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, and DOOM (2016), per Nintendo Everything via Nintendo Life. The fixes also cover titles like A Hat in Time, Botany Manor, Dadish, DariusBurst and Limbo, while Nintendo notes progression issues with some games (e.g., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed) and a few that work but have problems (Pizza Tower graphics, Laysara touch-screen). This comes after the Switch 2 22.0.0 update adding Handheld Boost mode; fans can use Nintendo’s compatibility search page to verify status.
Masahiro Sakurai explains Kirby Air Riders' Road Trip, a new single-player mode built from existing gameplay elements with three branching paths and larger world branches. The story centers on machines rather than Riders, featuring a journey that links races, battles, and stage design through a machine-focused narrative and carefully selected route characters drawn from across the Kirby series history.
Masahiro Sakurai discusses Kirby Air Riders Part 3, explaining why playable Riders come from enemy Copy Abilities, how balance between flying and land machines was tuned, the extensive Rider animations, and the addition of movement-focused Copy Abilities like Jet, all aimed at long-term player enjoyment and a sense of realism in machine design.
Masahiro Sakurai explains how Kirby Air Riders redesigned City Trial for Skyah, balancing up to 16 players, consolidating elements into a single Skyah map, refining field types and events, and prioritizing improvised play with multiple routes to victory to keep online play accessible and varied.
Masahiro Sakurai revealed in a Nintendo interview that he wrote the lyrics for Kirby Air Riders' main theme and kept them under wraps to avoid the game’s world being tied to a single person. He explained the lyrics have dual meanings—an outward joy of sharing with the machines and an underlying wish for Zorah to regain freedom—and described how Iwadare’s third take was adapted into a Zorah-themed ballad, with the goal of letting kids sing along.
An opinion piece argues Nintendo franchises could shine as Warriors-style games, spotlighting Xenoblade Chronicles and Kirby as top picks and citing the Zelda-focused Hyrule Warriors as proof of market appeal, while also noting other potential candidates (Mario, Pokémon, Pikmin, Metroid, Splatoon, Animal Crossing, etc.) that could be explored in future spin-offs.
Nintendo is trimming prices on several upcoming amiibo: Meta Knight’s Kirby Air Riders drops from $49.99 to $44.99; Mario and Rosalina for Super Mario Galaxy fall from $39.99 to $34.99; Super Mario Bros. Wonder amiibo are priced at $25; these price updates are visible at major retailers, and Nintendo’s August price hikes are noted in context.
Nintendo released a 7-minute overview trailer for Kirby Air Riders, showcasing fast-paced vehicle battles and races featuring characters like Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede, with gameplay involving boosting, spinning, and using unique machine and rider combinations. The game is set to launch on November 20, 2025.
The article ranks the six strongest Nintendo characters based on canon, highlighting characters like Samus, Galeem, Arceus, Bayonetta, Kirby, and Alpha, while discussing their feats and limitations across various Nintendo games and franchises.
A new upgraded version of 'Kirby & The Forgotten Land' for Nintendo Switch 2 has received positive reviews, with a high Metascore of 83 and a 9/10 from critic PJ, highlighting it as possibly Kirby's best game, despite an $80 price tag. The article invites players to rate the game in a poll, whether they have upgraded or are playing the original.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land's Star-Crossed World expansion adds new stages, challenges, and visual enhancements, making an already excellent game slightly bigger and more engaging, though it doesn't drastically change the core experience.
Nintendo's My Nintendo Store in North America has restocked an exclusive Kirby-themed shopping bag, available for 600 Platinum Points, with shipping fees applying. The bag features Kirby in mouthful mode and is part of ongoing Kirby celebrations, including merchandise updates and game events.
Nintendo is releasing a new update for its Alarmo app that will add seven Kirby-themed alarm sounds, including music from 'Kirby and the Forgotten Land,' coinciding with the game's new DLC and Switch 2 release. The update continues Nintendo's trend of adding free, themed alarms based on popular franchises.
The Star-Crossed World DLC for Kirby and the Forgotten Land offers a modest collection of new levels, transformations, and challenges that provide some fresh platforming fun but feels somewhat slight and limited in scope, with no major new features or boss fights, and is best appreciated as a small add-on rather than a substantial expansion.