The Kirby Air Riders Direct will stream live on Aug. 19, starting at 9 a.m. EDT/6 a.m. PDT. Though its 45-minute length may seem unusual, it's because game director Masahiro Sakurai himself will be present to give Kirby fans an in-depth clinic on what Air Riders is bringing to the table, gameplay-wise.

With fans wondering when the next "general" Nintendo Direct will take place, a reliable leaker has offered a possible window.

Completed Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza? Waiting for the next major slice of Switch 2 Nintendo fun? You’ll want to tune into the Kirby Air Riders event at 2pm. Kirby Air Riders gets its own Nintendo Direct today, a presentation that will dig deep into what we can expect from the game.

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Neverway is a Stardew Valley -style life sim featuring the work of Celeste ‘s pixel artist and the composer of Fez and Hyper Light Drifter. It’s one part social sim, another part Zelda -esque top-down combat. It’s coming in 2026.

It seems Shiver has jumped right back into this familiar role in the Switch 2 era. According to a posting on LinkedIn (spotted by Nintendo Everything ), the studio handled development on the Nintendo Switch 2 version of WWE 2K25.

Much to the pleasure of fans everywhere, notably the Nintendo Direct stream chat, City Trial is back with an all-new map: Skyah, a giant floating island that feels similar to the original City Trial map while offering new secrets to discover.

Today, Masahiro Sakurai hosted a 45-minute Nintendo Direct solely dedicated to his latest project, Kirby Air Riders. And he opened the presentation by invoking another game, admitting that Kirby Air Riders is "basically Mario Kart".