Kirby Air Riders gets a big day one update (patch notes)

The long-awaited Kirby Air Riders launches tomorrow and with it comes a a big day one update which contains a multitude of features including a Team Battle battle format which has now been added to the riveting City Trial mode and the ability to convert your Replays into video files. There’s a wealth of additions and fixes with Kirby Air Riders Version 1.1.1 and you can read all about them down below,.

Kirby Air Riders version 1.1.1 update patch notes

General

• Online Mode has been added.
  • You can play online mode from the menu screen of “Multiplayer” or each mode.
  • “Online” has been added to “Checklist.”
• Local and LAN play are now available.
  • You can play by selecting “Multiplayer” -> “Local Wireless.”
• A new competitive format called “Relay Switch” has been added to “Air Ride.”
• A new “Team Battle” battle format has been added to “City Trial.”
• You can now convert “Replays” into video files.
  • You can convert them into video files by selecting “Record” on the playback settings screen for “Temporary Save Data” or “Data Replay”
  • A microSD Express card is required to use this function.
• You can now post replays and share them with other players.
  • You can post them from “Details” that appears after selecting each replay data in “Replay” -> “Data Replay” or “Video Replay”.
  • *You can watch replays from “Multiplayer” -> “Spectate”.
• You can now train your FP (Figure Player) by holding up an amiibo from the Kirby Air Rider series.
  • You can read amiibo from “Other Games” -> “amiibo” or on the machine/rider selection screen in each mode.
• “Daily Air Ride” and “Limited Time Events” have been added.
  • You can participate in these events by selecting “Daily” or “Events” from the main menu.
• You can now set your “My Machine” to “Private.”
  • If you set it to “Private,” you will not be able to use that “My Machine” in online mode and it will not be visible to other players.
  • You can set this all at once by going to “Multiplayer” -> “Options” -> “Share My Machine.”
  • You can also set it individually from the list screen for each “My Machine.”
• Road Trip has been balanced.

Online

• If your connection is very unstable, we’ve added restrictions that prevent you from hosting paddocks and creating races within the paddock.
  • You can still participate in paddocks and races hosted by other players.
  • You can check the status of your connection by going to “Multiplayer” -> “Options.”

Bug Fixes

• Fixed some issues to improve online play stability.
• Fixed an issue where online matchmaking would sometimes take a long time to complete.
• Fixed an issue where a match would not start properly after matching for online matches.
• Fixed an issue in “Paddock” where the game would not progress after performing certain operations.
• Fixed an issue in “City Trial,” “Quick Race,” and “Team Battle” where performing certain operations when joining a friend would cause the game to stop progressing.
• Fixed an issue where performing certain operations during multiplayer Air Ride Relay on a single console would cause the game to freeze.
• Fixed an issue where performing certain operations while using “FP (Figure Player)” in “Local Wireless” would cause the game to stop progressing.
• Fixed a rare issue that could cause the game to become stuck while playing Road Trip.
• Fixed an issue where certain tasks in “Checklist” would not be completed even if the conditions were met.
• Several other issues were fixed to enhanced the gameplay experience.

Thanks to Michael C for the news tip!

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