By Hold on—how many minutes!?
- penned by Jim Norman
Plot twist! Nintendo has revealed that a dedicated Kirby Air Riders Direct is scheduled for 19th August 2025—yes, tomorrow.
The news arrived through the Nintendo Today! app, where we discovered the presentation begins at 2pm BST / 6am PDT / 9am EDT / 3pm CEST and will run for—brace yourself—45 minutes. When you think how tightly Nintendo packed the 15-minute Donkey Kong Bananza showcase, this is huge!
Even sweeter, the whole thing will be guided by Masahiro Sakurai. That’s quite the headline act, right?
Check the exact start time in your timezone below:
- North America: 6am PDT / 7am MDT / 8am CDT / 9am EDT
- UK/Ire: 2pm BST
- Europe: 3pm CEST / 4pm EEST
- Asia/Oceania: 10pm JST / 9pm AWST / 11pm AEST
Still craving more pink puff details? The new official @KirbyAirRiders X profile surfaced today, proudly declaring it the hub for Air Riders intel.
The game first popped up in this year’s Switch 2 Direct, tantalising us with Sakurai’s attachment and a 2025 launch window. Since then, radio silence—so tomorrow is bound to deliver a glut of goodies.
Planning to watch the Direct? Touch down in the comments and share your thoughts.
Jim joined Nintendo Life in 2022 and, despite insisting The Minish Cap is the finest Zelda adventure and harboring an unapologetic affection for the Star Wars prequels (no, honest!), he’s still cranking out news and features.