Ready, set, battle!
Charge, boost, and spin to attack your rivals in Kirby Air Riders, a fast-paced vehicle action featuring Kirby and crew – only on Nintendo Switch 2.
Fast-paced vehicular action
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!
RIDER BASICS
Boost into the fray
Ride and battle with just two buttons. Press the Boost Charge button to brake, drift, and fill your Boost Charge Gauge as your machine moves forward automatically. Once it’s full, dash forward with gusto!
Battle with Quick Spin
Wiggle the control stick to perform a spin attack. Slam into enemies to send them flying!
Turn the tide with Specials
Drive and fight to fill your Special Gauge. Once it’s full, you can activate your rider’s Special to edge out the competition.
Grab Copy Abilities
Inhale or capture an enemy to receive their Copy Ability. Some Copy Abilities let you attack, while others give you bonuses like a speed increase.
CITY TRIAL
Explore Skyah
Zip around the city of Skyah in City Trial: a free-for-all battle for 16 players online* or 8 players via local wireless.** You have 5 minutes to collect power-ups and prepare your machine for a Stadium contest.
Power up your machine
Find items scattered all over Skyah to raise your machine’s stats.
Battle!
Clash with rivals in a competition to claim power-ups! Watch out for opponents looking to thwart you by destroying your machine...
Field Events
Survive unredictable Field Events like fiersome boss battles, falling meteors, and more!
Stadium
The final challenge takes place at the Stadium! The challenge is chosen from one of four randomly selected options. Try and pick one that suits your powered-up machine.
AIR RIDE
Race to the finish
Drive, fight, and aim to cross the finish line first. Compete against a medley of riders in local and online matches with up to 5 other players.
Play with amiibo
Mix and match in-game Figure Players with the new rider-machine dual pack amiibo™ figures! Each pack comes with one rider and machine, which together form a figure. You can change the combination of your riders and machines to make different figures, too.
Tap them into your game to play with your Figure Players! By racing together with them, their level and machine's proficiency will increase.