Nintendo Direct 9/12/2025 discussion

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Ashadelo said:

Two things....

#1 Samus on a bike.... this will ether be the worst decision ever, or the best decision ever, there is no in-between.
#2 Kirby Air ride is getting a 2nd direct...... So im wondering, does Nintendo give Masahiro Sakurai whatever he wants? Maybe im wrong, but i always felt like kirby was a B tier game, and kirby air ride feels like it was a a grade lower than the normal kirby platforms. Nintendo sure is giving this game a lot of press time.

Kirby and Forgotten Land sold like 7m so, it's at least B+. And other games have sold 3-5 million so. I think saleswise it's probably bigger than Metroid.

Air Ride was a game that had a lot of potential, but was marred by a wonky development process. This was before Melee, and Sakurai I guess didn't have the pull he does now.

If for argument's sake I agree it's a B tier franchise, that doesn't mean it always will be. A lot of franchises started as kind of small, but then blew up. For example, Fire Emblem, Animal Crossing, and you can make an argument for Zelda. So, maybe they think this can be that breakout moment for Kirby.

Besides, it seems like this is the sort of thing Sakurai likes doing, and it's not like it would cost that much, so why not just let him get a camera and ramble for a little bit.