This week on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, we delve into the latest release from Nintendo with Kirby Air Riders.
In our last episode, we broke down the brand-new Mario Galaxy Movie trailer. This week, we’re all about Kirby’s latest outing with Kirby Air Riders. This fast-paced racer has a lot under the hood, and we’re excited to dissect it all. City Trial, Road Trip, online play, and more. There’s so much to this one!
We also take a look at the recently released pics from the Legend of Zelda Movie, which is filming right now in New Zealand. What do we think of the costumes and scenery? And where’s Link’s hat?
We discuss the latest gaming news, including Tomb Raider’s shadow drop, plus our thoughts on the Game of the Year Awards, and the games we’re playing. We also have Kirk’s Corner of course, this week with an interesting JRPG heading our way next year.
It’s all happening on the Pure Nintendo Podcast, your weekly dose of all things Nintendo! With well over 100 episodes down, we’re excited to bring you more Nintendo content each and every week. We may be nearing the end of the year, but there’s still so much to look forward with Metroid Prime 4 and Kirby Air Riders yet to come our way. So be sure to tune in each and every Monday for your latest dose of all things Nintendo on the Pure Nintendo Podcast!
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Until next time, game on everyone!
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Takara Tomy has revealed a new lineup of Tomica toy cars that it will release in January 2026. The list also includes Dream Tomica cars inspired by characters from Nintendo and HAL Laboratory's Kirby franchise.
These cars will appear with inspiration from Carby or Karby, which is derived from Kirby using the Mouthful Mode on a car in the Nintendo Switch game Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Takara Tomy is not the only company to produce merchandise based on that, as Medicom Toys had also released a Car Kirby toy in February 2025.
The Kirby toy cars will be available at 880 yen (~$5.75) apiece. However, they will appear randomly via a kuji lottery format inside blind boxes. A total of six character models will be available, with two designs set to appear for Kirby (regular and sleep) and Waddle Dee (regular and bandana), and Meta Knight and King Dedede filling the last two slots.
Kirby will not be the only franchise that gets new Dream Tomica toys in January 2026. The company will also release two My Hero Academia Dream Tomicas, modeled after Izuku "Deku" Midoriya and Katsuki "Kacchan" Bakugo, in the same month. However, the latter two products will be available for sale earlier at Jump Festa in December 2025 via Takara Tomy's booth.
The Dream Tomica Kirby of the Star Collection will be available in January 2026.
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