Nintendo Revives Star Fox With $50 Switch 2 Remake, Launching June 25
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Updated · Exponent · May 19
Nintendo Revives Star Fox With $50 Switch 2 Remake, Launching June 25
6 articles · Updated · Exponent · May 19
June 25, 2026 is the release date for “Star Fox,” Nintendo’s Switch 2 remake of Star Fox 64 and the franchise’s first new entry since 2017.
The $50 game adds upgraded graphics, online multiplayer, local co-op, expanded levels, new cutscenes and a prologue centered on James McCloud’s betrayal.
Fan reaction has split over the revival: preorder momentum looks strong, with the physical edition reaching No. 4 on Amazon’s video-game bestseller list.
Criticism has focused on more realistic character designs and on Nintendo revisiting the Lylat Wars again—six of the series’ nine mainline games now share that core plot.
The announcement ends a nine-year drought for a franchise long seen as dormant after commercial setbacks, making sales a key test of whether Star Fox has a future.
After one failed reboot, will a controversial new look and a retold story finally revive the Star Fox franchise?
Is the success of the Mario movie enough to overcome fan outrage over Star Fox's realistic new character designs?