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Nintendo cracks down on bikini-wearing Kirby characters

Grant St. Clair
Nov 26, 2025
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Kirby

No, I know, that’s the weirdest headline I’ve ever read too. But it’s true, and accurately describes a bizarre series of events that unfolded over the past weekend.

In case you missed it, Kirby Air Riders came out recently. As a followup to the classic GameCube racer, it’s more than worthy, even if that’s mostly because, in retrospect, the GameCube …

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