Nintendo Download: Kirby Air Riders Launches Today on Nintendo Switch 2!

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--This week’s Nintendo Download includes the following content:

• Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:
  • Kirby Air Riders – Pick your rider, pick your machine and mount up for competition! Take on your rivals in frantic arena battles or fast-paced races on the ground and in the air in the Kirby Air Riders game. Use the Boost Charge button to brake and control your turns as your machine automatically fights for top speed. Fill your Boost Charge Gauge as you drift around the bend and release it to trigger an explosive dash. Experience fast-paced vehicular action with Kirby Air Riders, available now on the Nintendo Switch 2 system.
  • Hello Kitty Island Adventure Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – Embark on a cozy adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends – Hello Kitty Island Adventure Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is available now! The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition includes GameChat¹ and mouse controls with higher framerates and smoother visuals. Explore and restore a mysterious island while befriending beloved Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty, Kuromi, My Melody and Cinnamoroll! Learn what they love, adventure alongside them and become best friends. Create your own character and team up with a friend to explore Big Adventure Park as you craft, create and collect to make your ultimate island paradise.
  • Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition – The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed action-adventure is here! Dive into the cinematic title that forced Lara Croft to grow from an inexperienced young woman into a hardened survivor. Re-built for next-gen consoles and featuring an obsessively detailed Lara and a stunningly lifelike world, Lara must endure high-octane combat, customize her weapons, and overcome grueling environments to uncover the island’s deadly secret. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is available on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch!
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide – Save Bikini Bottom in this brand-new ghostly adventure. A clash between the Flying Dutchman and King Neptune has unleashed ghostly mayhem all over Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob and Patrick will need all their skills, bravery and – dare we say – wit, to return life to what passes for normal. Join Bikini Bottom’s most notorious duo on their ghostliest adventure yet. SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is available now on Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo Music:

• Let’s Move It! – Get ready to groove while you move, because the soundtrack for the Wii Fit Plus game is now available on Nintendo Music²! Find your go-zone with sounds like “Wii Fit Plaza,” “Table Tilt” and “Rhythm Kung Fu (Beginner/Advanced)!” For more info, visit: https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/online/nintendo-switch-online/nintendo-music/.

Activities:

• Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island + Emerald Rush DLC Event – [So Strong It’s Funny] – The next monthly limited-time event for the Donkey Kong Bananza game DK Island + Emerald Rush paid DLC³ is almost here! During the “So Strong It’s Funny” event, you’ll smash your way through the grassy plains of “Hilltop Layer” for a chance to collect statues of Lanky Kong and Chunky Kong, who you may recognize from the Donkey Kong 64 game! Grab your hard hat and get to work – this event will take place from Nov. 25 at 12 a.m. PT to Dec. 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
• Mount up for adventure with the exclusive Kirby Air Riders keychain! – Celebrate the recent launch of the fast-paced vehicle action game, Kirby Air Riders with this accessory that showcases Kirby on his Warp Star machine, ready to boost and spin into action. Presented on a stylish navy strap featuring the official Kirby Air Riders logo, it’s a great way to carry your passion for the game. You can redeem 600 My Nintendo Platinum Points⁴ to get it!

Nintendo eShop sales on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2:

• Save up to 50% During the Cyber Deals Sale! – For a limited time, find great deals on select games when you shop on Nintendo.com or Nintendo eShop on your device. This sale starts today at 9 a.m. PT and ends Dec. 3 at 11:59 p.m. PT. For more information and to view the full list of games, visit https://www.nintendo.com/store/sales-and-deals.
• Retailer Black Friday – Beginning Nov. 23, select retailers – including both official Nintendo US stores – will offer deals on physical versions of Nintendo Switch games: Princess Peach: Showtime!, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (suggested retail price of $39.99 each); as well as Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo Switch Sports, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Splatoon 3 (suggested retail price of $29.99 each).

Also new this week on Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch:

• As I Began to Dream
• BOSSGAME: The Final Boss Is My Heart – Available Nov. 21
• Boxville Collection
• Brotherhood – Available Nov. 26
• BUBBLE BOBBLE Sugar Dungeons – Available Nov. 26
• BUBBLE SYMPHONY – Available Nov. 26
• Capybara Journey Go
• Crocs’s Dynamite Blast – Available Nov. 21
• Demonschool
• Difficult Game About Letters
• Flag Trivia Quiz: Four Choices!
• Gensou -Yumegokochi- Illusion -Dreamlike- – Available Nov. 22
• Glory Hunters – Available Nov. 25
• Hypno Halo – Available Nov. 25
• Love is all around 2
• Magical Girls
• MahjongPuzzle 8
• Michael’s Dream Adventure
• Moonring DX
• Mortal Trap Dungeon – Available Nov. 22
• Neon Inferno
• Ozymandias
• Picnic Girls
• Revival: Recolonization
• R-Type Delta: HD Boosted
• Samurai Academy: Paws of Fury
• Schildmaid MX – Available Nov. 26
• Shadow Rift: Feral Strike
• Solid Void Art Nonograms
• Sumikkogurashi Create a Wonderful Sumikko Island!
• Terrifier: The ARTcade game – Available Nov. 21
• Truck Simulator 2025: City Work Delivery
• Village Climb Obby – Available Nov. 21
• Zombie Disaster Drill
• Zombie Royale io

For news and updates on all things Nintendo, you can also check out the free Nintendo Today! smart-device app. Whether it’s news about games, info about your favorite characters, or videos and comic strips — you’ll get personalized fun every day.

¹ Internet, Nintendo Switch Online membership and Nintendo Account required for online features, including GameChat. Compatible USB camera required for video features. Not available in all countries. Terms and GameChat requirements apply. support.nintendo.com. Games, systems, memberships and some accessories sold separately. Until March 31, 2026, GameChat can be used without a Nintendo Switch Online membership. Afterwards, a Nintendo Switch Online membership will be required to use GameChat.

² Nintendo Switch Online membership (sold separately) and Nintendo Account required. Not available in all countries. Internet and compatible smart-device required to use app. Data charges may apply. Terms apply. nintendo.com/purchase-terms

³ Full version of game required to use DLC. Sold separately.

⁴ A Nintendo Account is required to receive and redeem points. Terms apply.
(https://accounts.nintendo.com/term_point).

MORE ABOUT…

NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE

Nintendo Switch Online is a paid membership service that allows members to team up or face off online in compatible Nintendo Switch games like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Splatoon 3, and Nintendo Switch 2 games like Mario Kart World. Members also enjoy a curated library of classic NES, Super NES and Game Boy games, including Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, among many others. Nintendo Switch 2 players can use the GameChat feature to connect with friends through voice, video or screen sharing (terms and requirements apply, visit support.nintendo.com). Those without a Nintendo Switch Online membership can still join the fun during the Open-Access Period, ending March 31, 2026. Additionally, members can access the Nintendo Music smart-device app to stream or download Nintendo soundtracks, create playlists, browse music by different categories and more. To find out more about the benefits that come with Nintendo Switch Online, to view membership options and to learn about a free seven-day trial for new users, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online/.

NINTENDO SWITCH ONLINE + EXPANSION PACK

With a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership, players get access to even more benefits, including a library of Nintendo 64 games with added online play for up to four players (additional accessories may be required for multiplayer mode; sold separately), a library of select Game Boy Advance games, retro SEGA Genesis games, Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Pass DLC and Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion DLC (full version of game required to use DLC for that game; sold separately). Nintendo Switch 2 players can also access a library of classic Nintendo GameCube games, enhanced features for compatible Nintendo 64 games and upgrade packs for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (full version of games required to use content for that game; sold separately).

NINTENDO eSHOP

Nintendo eShop is a digital store that features a wide variety of content, including new and classic games, applications and demos. Users can add money to their account balances by using a credit card or purchasing a Nintendo eShop Card at a retail store and entering the code from the card. All funds from one card must be loaded in Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2.

Customers in the U.S. and Canada ages 18 and older can also link a PayPal account to their Nintendo Account to purchase digital games and content for the Nintendo Switch family of systems or Nintendo Switch 2 both on-device and from the Nintendo website.

PARENTAL CONTROLS AND MORE

Remember that Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 both feature parental controls that let adults manage the content and features their children can access, including GameChat. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 players who register a Nintendo Account gain access to free-to-start games and free game demos from Nintendo eShop, and also get the latest news and information direct from Nintendo. For more information about parental controls and other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/us/switch/parental-controls/, https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch-2/ or https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.

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