Kirby Air Riders: Why Sakurai’s First Switch 2 Game Is a Big Deal - NVC 760

Nintendo Voice Chat

IGN & Geek Media

Technology, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Masahiro Sakurai is returning to the Kirby franchise on Switch 2 after more than 20 years away, and we’re so excited about it! This week, join Logan Plant, Jada Griffin, Tom Marks, and Brian Altano as they talk about why they love the original Kirby Air Ride, and how Kirby Air Riders could build upon the GameCube cult classic. Then, Nintendo’s latest financial report is in, and it includes the first projections for Nintendo Switch 2 sales – and they’re pretty huge. There are a few smaller Switch 2 headlines to discuss this week as well, including preorders going live at the My Nintendo Store and if Nintendo’s policy to monitor Game Chat is a big deal or not. Finally in the Question Block, we share our favorite Nintendo console launch memories and the first time we remember being disappointed in a Nintendo game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Nintendo Voice Chat, part of the Geek Media Podcast Network,
0:02.7	home to tons of original video game and entertainment shows available wherever you get to your podcast.
0:07.3	And this week, Masa Hiro's first Switch 2 game is Kirby Air Riders, and that's a big deal.
0:12.8	We'll talk about why the original is special and what we want from the sequel.
0:16.7	Plus, Nintendo has big projections for the first year of Switch 2.
0:20.3	We'll break it all down right now on NBC.
0:31.5	You've switched to Nintendo Voice Chat for the week of May 8, 2025.
0:35.3	My name's Logan Plant, and I'm joined this week by Jada Griffin.
0:39.0	Hi. Hi. It's Kirby Week and Tom Marks is here and he is wearing a very appropriate bowtie.
0:45.5	Hi Tom. Thank you. Hello. I'm so excited to talk about Kirby. And Brian O'Sano's here. Hey, Brian.
0:51.2	Hey, and just like Kirby, I have no hair.
0:56.4	I didn't know what I was saying.
1:00.6	Very nice. I wear a pink shirt. Tom wore pink bow. Brian has no hair.
1:04.8	Like I I know. I'm all on theme. I should have checked my email. I did like the last minute
1:10.5	Halloween costume thing.
1:11.6	So we are talking Kirby Air Ride this week and Kirby Air Riders this week.
1:15.6	A Switch 2 game we don't know much about, but we're very excited to get into and discuss
1:19.6	what we want from it, why we live the original and a lot more.
1:22.6	But first, let's get some quick housekeeping.
1:24.6	IGN's in-person fan event, IGN Live, is coming to downtown Los Angeles.
1:28.7	On June 7th and 8th, come hang out with us downtown LA at The Magic Box at the Reef
1:32.5	for an exciting live show all weekend long.
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