Updated
Updated · Nintendo Life · Jun 9
Nintendo Drops Free 30-Minute Star Fox Demo During Direct
Updated
Updated · Nintendo Life · Jun 9

Nintendo Drops Free 30-Minute Star Fox Demo During Direct

3 articles · Updated · Nintendo Life · Jun 9

Summary

  • Nintendo made the Star Fox demo available during its Nintendo Direct, letting players sample the prologue cutscene, tutorial and Meteo stage at no cost.
  • About 30 minutes of content is included, with the short demo also covering Meteo’s alternate wormhole exit and offering a clearer side-by-side comparison with the Nintendo 64 original.
  • Hands-on impressions highlighted the remaster’s visual upgrade and haptics, while also pointing players toward trying the Joy-Con 2 mouse controls.
  • The demo follows Nintendo’s earlier announcement that Star Fox would get a free Switch 2 trial ahead of the full game’s June 25 release.

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