Star Fox Fans Can’t Believe Nintendo is Remaking the Same Game Yet Again

Nintendo fans have been weighing in with their reactions to yesterday’s surprise Switch 2 Star Fox reveal — and many can’t believe the same game is getting yet another version.

While built from the ground up for Switch 2, the new Star Fox is a remake of Star Fox 64 (which itself was a reboot of the original Star Fox for the SNES).

Of course, Star Fox 64 also got a revamped release on Nintendo 3DS back in 2011, titled Star Fox 64 3D. And then there was Star Fox Zero for the Wii U, a further reimagining of the same experience.

While fans are happy to see Star Fox back, the fact this is yet another do-over for the franchise has become something of a meme online. Plenty of fans have also commented on the game’s art style, which appears less cartoon-like than Fox McCloud’s recent appearance in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

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Why is Nintendo remaking Star Fox 64 once more? It may be that the company feels like this game is a strong entry point into the franchise for newcomers — perhaps some of those who saw Fox pop up in theaters — ahead of more interesting (and all-new) adventures ahead. Getting the Star Fox gang back on screen via a remake would also likely be a more straightforward step for Nintendo’s development teams, before they push on with the franchise to create something fresh.

While yesterday’s Direct arrived with just a few minutes’ warning, the impending arrival of a new Star Fox project was one of the key titles mentioned in a recent, major leak of upcoming Nintendo projects — which also spoiled the existence of a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake due this Christmas, and mentioned an all-new 3D Mario game due in 2027. Both of these projects now feel like sure bets.

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Earlier today, Nintendo confirmed its pricing model for the new Star Fox game, which will launch exclusively for Switch 2 on June 25 at the relatively cheap price of $49.99 via the Nintendo eShop. Physical copies will meanwhile cost $59.99, due to Nintendo’s new policy of pricing physical and digital Switch 2 games separately.

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