Kirby Air Riders could end up being one of the sleeper hits of 2025 for Nintendo, and if you’re a Switch or Switch 2 user eager to know if everyone’s small, round, pink cutie is coming to old-gen or current-gen hardware, you’ve raced into the right place.
Since day one, the differentiation between games, hardware, updates, and other issues has been unclear for the Nintendo Switch and its Switch 2 successor. It’s like this will continue for several years yet. This is where we come in to tell you which pit lane you need to go to for Kirby Air Riders.
The spiritual successor to 2003’s Kirby Air Riders has a lot of competition to catch up.
Can You Play Kirby Air Riders On Nintendo Switch 2?
Kirby Air Riders is most definitely launching on the Nintendo Switch 2 when its November 20 release date finally arrives.
The Switch 2 has had a decent amount of exclusives in its first year. Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and the upcoming Metroid Prime 4: Beyond are system-selling starlets. But Nintendo isn’t content with this, which is why we’re getting another exclusive—and another racer at that.
You could say Kirby Air Riders isn’t the type of game everyone has been crying out for, but we won’t say no. It should provide competition and another option to Nintendo racing fans. The main thing that wasn’t in doubt was the game releasing on the Nintendo Switch 2, though.
Can You Play Kirby Air Riders On Nintendo Switch 1?
You can’t buy and play Kirby Air Riders on the OG Nintendo Switch, making it a Switch 2 exclusive.
A Switch 2 port was never in doubt, but the original Nintendo Switch was touch-and-go. We’re already sensing a theme with big-time Nintendo exclusives—Metroid Prime 4 aside. The old-gen hardware has served its purpose and attracted well over 150 million buyers. Now, the race is on for Switch 2 to surpass the device it succeeded.
How do you do this? By restricting the availability of shiny new Nintendo titles. Kirby Air Riders is only coming to Nintendo Switch 2, which means if you’re keen to ride the airy waves, you need to make a Kirby-sized jump to the Switch 2.
Is Kirby Air Riders On Any Other Platform?
Kirby Air Riders isn’t coming to PlayStation, Xbox, or PC; it’s only available on the Nintendo Switch 2.
We thought we’d address this question quickly, especially in this day and age of exclusives and first-party titles flying here, there, and everywhere. Kirby Air Riders is coming to Switch 2 and nothing else.
Are you excited for Kirby Air Riders? Can it be a force in the kart-racing genre, battling Mario Kart, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and others? You know what to do: Go to the Insider Gaming Discord Server and let us know what you think of the game and if it has potential.
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