Today, Masahiro Sakurai hosted a 45-minute Nintendo Direct solely dedicated to his latest project, Kirby Air Riders. And he opened the presentation by invoking another game, admitting that Kirby Air Riders is "basically Mario Kart".

Masahiro Sakurai revealed during the Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct that Bandai Namco and his own studio worked in tandem on the game.

The Kirby Air Riders Direct will stream live on Aug. 19, starting at 9 a.m. EDT/6 a.m. PDT. Though its 45-minute length may seem unusual, it's because game director Masahiro Sakurai himself will be present to give Kirby fans an in-depth clinic on what Air Riders is bringing to the table, gameplay-wise.

Completed Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza? Waiting for the next major slice of Switch 2 Nintendo fun? You’ll want to tune into the Kirby Air Riders event at 2pm. Kirby Air Riders gets its own Nintendo Direct today, a presentation that will dig deep into what we can expect from the game.

With fans wondering when the next "general" Nintendo Direct will take place, a reliable leaker has offered a possible window.

Nintendo has announced two back-to-back presentations, which will last 40 minutes in total. Following rumours of a Nintendo Direct earlier last week, the company has confirmed there will actually be two presentations on Tuesday, August 27. The back-to-back ...