Kirby Air Riders Pre Order
Kirby Air Riders is real, and it’s finally letting you pre-order after a flood of excited chatter on gaming forums and social feeds. Yes, I double-checked—that pink puffball hasn’t ghosted us. Nintendo opened pre-orders for Kirby Air Riders just yesterday, and honestly it feels a little surreal; I was worried it was going to end up lost in Direct vaporware limbo, like (cough) that Metroid game I’m still wishing for. Not this time: you can plonk down $69.99 right now for Kirby Air Riders, digital version guaranteed, and physical copies are confirmed as well if you’re old-school and love collecting those cartridges.
The excitement is real, especially with the game coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Remember the original Kirby Air Ride from the GameCube days? This is its direct descendant—except this time you can play as more than just Kirby. Other characters like King Dedede, Meta Knight, Chef Kawasaki, and Bandana Waddle Dee are on the track, each blessed with Kirby’s famous copy ability. I love seeing those familiar faces jostling for pole position, and Sakurai, the Smash Bros boss himself, is back in the director’s chair. Say what you want about him chasing his own perfection, but I trust Mr. Sakurai to sprinkle a little magic over Kirby every time.
So, about that release date: mark your calendar for November 20, 2025. There, said it—no smoke, no mirrors. Nintendo dropped the news in a hefty 45-minute Direct, and fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief (or squealed in joy, depending on their caffeine level at the time). It’s honestly not far away considering how long we’ve been twiddling our thumbs since the last Kirby racer. Part of me still wishes they’d given us some pre-order goodies, maybe an adorable Kirby keychain, but so far, that’s still a blank spot—might change with a cheeky last-minute announcement.
What caught my eye (besides the feverish threads trying to track down leaks) was the stuff about game storage. Kirby Air Riders is packing 25GB, which, compared to those hulking RPGs, is pretty manageable. And unlike certain other Switch releases, if you buy a physical copy, you actually get the whole game on the cart—not just a code that makes you feel like you’ve been pranked. So, game collectors, hold tight; you won’t be left out in the cold this round.
