Kirby Air Riders gets big day one 1.1.1 update, patch notes

Alongside the launch of Kirby Air Riders, a big day one 1.1.1 update has been prepared. If you’ve pre-loaded the game, it’s now available and this is what you should see on the boot screen

Many games come with a patch at launch, but this is a significant one. It makes online features available, lets players convert their replays into video files, includes other various features such as FP with amiibo, and more.

The full rundown is as follows:

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.

Kirby Air Riders will be out everywhere tomorrow, November 20. Initial reviews for the game came in today, which we rounded up here.