The Switch 2 exclusive list is getting longer with the racing game Kirby Air Riders coming to the console on November 20th. Today, Nintendo offered a luxurious 45 minutes devoted to its cutest pink blob who, when you think about it, is really an eldritch horror of incalculable power. Here are the highlights from the Kirby Air Riders Direct.

Kirby Air Riders just had a big reveal event yesterday, and if you're going to PAX West soon, you'll to take it on personally!

For Kirby Air Riders to take off, Nintendo will have to pull off a successful U-turn with the series’ legacy. How do you accomplish such a daunting task? Perhaps by not doing very much at all. Following its dedicated Nintendo Direct this week,

Improvements to City Trial and an expanded roster of racers and machines make for an exciting Kirby experience.

After a couple hours with Kirby Air Riders, it became clear that expecting Mario Kart was a mistake, because the chaos here follows its own rules.

In every other way, Kirby Air Riders is so extremely not just a Mario Kart redux that riding around 150cc matches at home felt practically quaint. Wall rides and bar grinds? That’s cute. In Kirby Air Riders,

The Nintendo Switch 2 has been a rip-off all-around and Kirby Air Riders is the most recent example. But I'm a sucker.