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Kirby Air Riders
Original title: Kirby Air Riders - November 20, 2025
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Director:Masahiro Sakurai
Studio:Nintendo
Stars:Dario Maria Dossena, Hong Seung-hyo, Debra Wilson - Full View
Soundtrack:Composed by Noriyuki Iwadare and Shogo Sakai — both Sakurai collaborators from Super Smash Bros. and Kid Icarus: Uprising, with Sakai a co-composer on the original Air Ride — plus Akira Miyagawa, now formally credited after only a "Special Thanks" on the original, Sakurai deliberately hired orchestral composers and conductors rather than the Eurobeat and fusion typical of racing games, and required melodies children could sing along to, Main theme "Starlit Journey" by Iwadare, with Japanese vocals by YuReeNa and English vocals by MJ Cube; ending themes "Starlit Journey: Ballad" and "Free" performed by Sayo, Two live orchestra recording sessions in February and May 2025 captured over fifty songs
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D.I.C.E. Award for Racing Game of the Year
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2026
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Kirby Air Riders is the long-awaited sequel to Kirby Air Ride on the Gamecube. Pick your rider, pick your machine, and mount up for competition! Take on your rivals in frantic arena battles or fast-paced races on the ground and in the air. Use the Boost Charge button to brake and control your turns as your machine automatically fights for top speed. Fill your Boost Charge Gauge as you drift around the bend and release it to trigger an explosive dash!
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Hirokazu Ando
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Hiroki Hashimoto
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Rio Hamamoto
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Yoshinori Hirai
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Last updated: 06.08.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
RevenueReported
1.87M copies sold worldwide
as of 31 March 2026, making it the fifth best-selling Nintendo Switch 2 game
nintendo.co.jpThe 1.87 million figure comes from Nintendo's official FY2026 results (year ended 31 March 2026). Estimated gross ~$131M (1.87M units x $69.99 launch price); excludes regional pricing, discounts and the physical/digital mix, and is not official. Regional detail: 195,594 physical copies in Japan in week one (number one on the Famitsu chart), roughly 490,000 physical in Japan by March 2026, and tenth best-selling US title of November 2025 per Circana. Nintendo does not disclose per-title production budgets. Time-to-beat values are HowLongToBeat averages (Main Story 4h, Main+Extra 14.5h rounded to 15, Completionist 57.5h rounded to 58).
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Content Rating
Fantasy Violence
ACB PG
ESRB E10+
PEGI 7
CERO A
USK 12
CLASS_IND L
Game Features
Intense Violence
Steam Cloud
System Requirements
Minimum
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Data aggregated from 2 sources: IGDB, Wikidata
Last updated: 06.08.2026