Today's the big day – the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct will air in a few short hours. Ahead of the stream, Nintendo confirmed that we can expect it to be "approximately 60 minutes long," making for a lengthy broadcast that'll be about the same length as the January 2017 Switch 1 presentation,

Kirby Air Riders was one of the most surprising upcoming Switch 2 games shown amongst yesterday's bombardment of Nintendo Switch 2 Direct news – a sequel to the adorable Kirby racing game which first arrived almost 22 years ago.

Super Smash Bros. series director and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai is "conscious" that game developers can't "compete" with the work of some professions, like doctors, but he still believes games can "buff" peoples' everyday lives regardless.

Smash Bros and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai says he gave away all his trade secrets for free because he wanted to help other developers ‘buff’ players’ lives. Sakurai was recently awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Association of Media in Digital awards in Japan, and attended the ceremony earlier this week to collect his award.

Masahiro Sakurai is looking forward to today’s Nintendo Switch 2 showcase, but he’s downplayed the chances of his next game making an appearance.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct has given us not one, but two new racing games to look forward to for the console. As well as Mario Kart World, we're also getting Kirby Air Riders, and it's directed by none other than Masahiro Sakurai.

Fan expectations are through the roof for today’s Nintendo Direct, with theories including a Smash Bros. rerelease and a Halo port.

Kirby Air Riders soars onto the Nintendo Switch 2, with none other than Smash Bros’ royalty Masahiro Sakurai leading development.

Kirby’s racing spinoff Kirby Air Ride is making a tremendous comeback after more than 20 years, thanks to a new entry for Nintendo Switch 2: Kirby Air Riders.