Kirby Air Riders feels more like F-Zero than Mario Kart
I got to try Kirby Air Riders this morning at a Nintendo holiday showcase, and I wasn't prepared for how difficult it was - and how bad I am at it. The Switch 2-exclusive racer launches November 20th, and it's full of modes, collectibles, and new characters to play as. To be clear, there's absolutely nothing chill about Kirby Air Riders. It's the sequel to Kirby Air Ride, a cult classic GameCube game, and a passion project for Masahiro Sakurai, the game's director who was previously at the helm of the Super Smash Bros. franchise (it's easy to spot the shared DNA).
The demo had us play through some tutorials, which were easy to grasp, yet it …