Kirby Air Riders Direct Set for August 19 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 August 2025 / 2,012 Views
Nintendo announced it will host a Nintendo Direct focused on Kirby Air Riders on Tuesday, August 19 at 6:00 am PT / 9:00 am ET / 2:00 pm UK. You will be able to watch it on YouTube.
The Nintendo Direct will be hosted by director Masahiro Sakurai and "last roughly 45 minutes and provide an in-depth look at the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game."
Kirby Air Riders will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025.
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45 mins of Sakurai yapping about Kirby can't wait!!
This is a surprise. Aren't these directs usually pretty close to launch. This might be launching much earlier than I expected.
It's Sakurai. He does whatever he wants and Nintendo just lets him.
Thats longer than regular Directs. lol
Argh come on! I want a general direct damn it.
i mean, you could think of it as a general direct just with an excessive amount of Kirby lol
