Nintendo Unveils Star Fox Cast for Switch 2 Launching June 25, 2026

9 articles · Updated · Nintendo Life · May 12

Nintendo detailed the returning Star Fox lineup on its Japanese website, expanding on a recent Direct ahead of the Switch 2 game's June 25, 2026 release.
Fox McCloud leads the new team, with Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad and support robot ROB all returning in the modernized revival of the 1997 Nintendo 64 title.
General Pepper again tasks Star Fox with reclaiming the Lylat system, while James McCloud remains part of the backstory as Fox's father and the unit's original leader.
Andross returns as the central threat, backed by the Star Wolf team and the traitorous Pigma, setting up familiar rivals for the series' first major comeback in years.

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