Star Fox is Nintendo’s next exclusive for the Switch 2, and it’s a remake of Star Fox 64 on the original Nintendo 64. Nintendo revealed the game in a surprise Star Fox Direct, which shadow-dropped without any warning on Wednesday. The game’s existence uncharacteristically leaked ahead of time last month.
The game appears to retread the levels of the original but with new graphics and additional cutscenes, including mission briefings that weren’t in the N64 version. The on-rails shooter follows Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, and Slippy Toad as they fight to liberate the Lylat system from attacks by the exiled scientist Andross.
The game will be out June 25, 2026 and it looks like it will be $40 digital and $50 for the physical version in the U.S. based on the price in Japan (Nintendo hasn’t confirmed pricing here yet).
Star Fox 64 was already remade once for 3DS and is currently available on Switch Online via the Expansion Pack game catalog add-on. The Switch 2 version will incorporate mouse controls, Game Chat avatars that mimic your facial expressions, and support for the re-issued N64 controller. There are also new in-game challenges and the return of PvP modes.
Nintendo usually gives a heads-up about its Nintendo Direct showcases, making this one all the weirder. It arrives just a day before the company’s latest earnings report following months of its stock price declining, which began over the 2025 holiday period. Marketing for Star Fox‘s return also comes just a month after the titular character had a big cameo in the The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, in which the space fighter pilot was voiced by Glen Powell.
Will millennial nostalgia be enough to get a generation of parents to force their Roblox-pilled kids to play a remake of an N64 classic? We’re about to find out!
Update 5/6/2026, 6:24 p.m. ET: The headline has been updated from “looks very cool” to “looks fine” which shows you the arc of my vibes from the beginning of the Direct to its conclusion.