Overview
- Nintendo will run the Global Test Ride on November 8–9 and November 15–16, with the demo client available starting November 7 and a Nintendo Switch Online membership required for online play.
- The demo features Lessons, Air Ride, and City Trial; Air Ride includes Floria Fields, Waveflow Waters, and Mount Amberfalls, and paddock lobbies hold up to 16 players versus 32 in the retail game.
- Masahiro Sakurai confirmed there are no plans for post-launch DLC and he is not planning to turn Kirby Air Riders into an ongoing series.
- Sakurai said a day-one update will implement some items shown in the Direct, advising physical buyers to download the patch at launch.
- An extensive accessibility suite includes in-game button remapping, adjustable text size, colorblind filters, HUD presets, on-screen outlines, field-of-view controls, and motion-sickness mitigations like reduced camera shake and tilt.