More Kirby Air Riders amiibo are incoming, and I'm still trying to budget for the first ones

Image of the new Sword Kirby amiibo sitting on a blurred Kirby Air Riders game screenshot.
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Nintendo announced on its Nintendo Today app, and later across its social media channels, that it's adding two new amiibo figures to its Kirby Air Riders line. Like the previous collectibles, these Switch 2 accessories include both a cute character from the game and a vehicle for them to sit in, but this time it's Sword Kirby and Dragoon, and Noir Dedede and Hydra that have got the NFC-toy treatment.

These new 2026 amiibo are single-handedly the most intricate from the set so far, featuring incredible details from the engine fuel colors blasting out from Kirby's iconic Air Ride Machine, to the tattered cloak and swarm of spikes found on the creepy Noir Dedede. Just like previous figures, they can sit in each other's vehicles too, yet as cool as they look, Nintendo hasn't revealed when or where we can grab them.

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Close up of the Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee amiibo figures from Nintendo, with the Kirby Air Riders key art blurred in the background.

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It usually takes a moment after any major amiibo announcement for any relevant release date and pricing info to drop. That being said, judging by the average $49.99 (Best Buy) cost of the previous Kirby Air Rider figures, it's likely that these newest additions won't come cheap.

Without any product listings yet on the US and UK Nintendo stores or other retailers, we can't surmise exactly how much chump change you can expect to drop. However, reservations are available on the Japan My Nintendo Store online store, which can give us an insight into their proposed pricing. Both Sword Kirby and Noir Dedede are listed for 8,250 yen each, which roughly amounts to 52 US dollars. That feels pretty in line with what I've come to expect from the Kirby Air Riders amiibo series. (Sorry savings.)

Image of the King Dedede Kirby Air Riders amiibo sitting on a blurred Kirby Air Riders screenshot.

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While they are available to pre-order on the Japan My Nintendo Store, their release dates are still marked as "to be decided" but it's not all doom and gloom. The King Dedede and Tank Star amiibo, which was revealed late last year, has now got a confirmed release date of July 2, 2026.

It has yet to drop on the Nintendo US and Nintendo UK storefronts, but I'll be sure to let you fellow amiibo collectors know when that all changes. In the meantime, if you're desperate to add to your growing amiibo obsession, the Meta Knight and Shadow Star amiibo launched today (March 5, 2026) and is available for $44.99 at Best Buy. Just be sure to keep some savings set aside for Sword Kirby and Noir Dedede.


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Rosalie Newcombe
Hardware Editor

Ever since I first held a NES controller in my hand I've been obsessed with gaming, and the hardware it runs on. I could hook up a NES and SNES to a telly, without instructions, before I could walk. Even now, nothing is more exciting then taking a console, or handheld, out the box for the first time and setting it up. This obsession transformed into a love of games and game music, which lead to my music degree and dream of becoming the Scottish Nobuo Uematsu. After sharing my love of games through music, I began to share my love through words on sites like TechRadar and iMore. This lead to becoming a Hardware staff writer for PCGamesN, and later the Senior Tech Writer for Dexerto, covering all things Steam Deck, PlayStation and Nintendo. With that experience, I was able to level up as Hardware Editor for GamesRadar+, where I'm still just as Nintendo, PlayStation and gaming tech obsessed as ever.

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