Perhaps the single most lovable little dude in video game history (he's flawless and I won't hear otherwise) is speeding onto Switch 2 in November with Kirby Air Riders, a surprising follow-up to a cult classic Nintendo GameCube game from 20 years ago.

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.

What do you know about Kirby? Well, he's round, he's pink. And he can suck up and eat just about anything, and steal whatever powers that thing has. For over 30 years, no one else in Nintendo's roster has tried to do what Kirby does.

Nintendo will shift its focus to Kirby Air Riders later today, giving the unlikely sequel 45 minutes of its undivided attention. No one was expecting that, especially Metroid fans. Most assumed we'd be getting news about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond before we ...