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Press release:
May 7th, 2026 – All systems go: Moviegoers around the world have seen Fox McCloud take to the skies in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – soon players can blast off with Fox and his allies on Nintendo Switch 2.

In yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced that Star Fox, an action-packed adventure based on Lylat Wars for Nintendo 64, will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25th. Experience new gameplay modes and rediscover returning ones as you embark on a dangerous mission to save the Lylat System – which can now be explored in greater detail thanks to a complete visual overhaul of the game.

Maniacal scientist Andross seeks control of the Lylat star system, and only Fox McCloud and the Star Fox team stand in his way. Pilot your Arwing and travel the system battling opposing forces and performing thrilling aerial manoeuvres, like barrel rolls and somersaults, to shake off enemies. Find alternative routes through the Lylat System during multiple playthroughs, taking on new missions and varied challenges. Plus, team up with friends in the new 4-vs-4 multiplayer Battle Mode1.

Star Fox is a cinematic take on Lylat Wars, featuring newly overhauled character designs, freshly revamped looks for each stage, plus detailed cutscenes, fully voiced dialogue and a sweeping orchestral soundtrack. The game also includes Joy-Con 2 mouse controls and a brand-new GameChat2 feature that puts you in the cockpit as your favourite characters from the Star Fox universe.

To view the Star Fox Direct presentation in its entirety, check out the Nintendo Direct website or the Nintendo UK YouTube channel

Read below for more information about everything featured:

A Modernised Adventure: Star Fox is based on Lylat Wars and features a complete visual overhaul that takes full advantage of the power and performance of Nintendo Switch 2. Explore diverse planets and the insides of a nebula within the Lylat System, from the vibrant world of Corneria to the desolate, polluted oceans of Zoness. There are also all-new cinematic cutscenes featuring fully voiced dialogue and never-before-seen mission briefings between stages, where you can learn even more about the characters and worlds that make up the Star Fox universe.

Intense Space Combat: Hop into your Arwing, a high-performance aerospace fighter, and use laser blasts to take down opposing forces. You can also brake in mid-air to get enemies off your tail, deploy a boost for added thrust, do a somersault and pull off barrel rolls to defend against incoming fire.

New and Returning Game Modes: Star Fox features a variety of different modes, including:
Campaign Mode: Travel to a wide variety of planets, navigate through asteroid fields and engage in free-flying dogfights. Choose between Easy or Normal difficulty settings at the start and hone your skills to earn all the medals needed to unlock the Expert setting. The objectives you complete, foes you defeat and other actions you take can alter your route and what you do in each stage. Taking different routes can also affect the stages you encounter on your path through the system, so there’s always a reason to revisit each mission.

Challenge Mode: Replay stages you’ve cleared and take on a variety of new objectives and challenges, some of which you won’t find in Campaign Mode. Challenges are available in either Normal or Expert difficulty settings.

Battle Mode: Gather up your crew to compete in all-new 4-vs-4 dogfights, with up to eight players divided between Team Star Fox and Team Star Wolf. This mode features three stages with different objectives: secure control of a designated zone on Corneria, collect energy crystals on Fichina, or retrieve cargo from space pirates in Sector Y. Join team battles online via private matches, or match with players from near and far. With GameShare3, up to four players can take to the skies locally or online through GameChat. While GameShare online is only available for Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, local GameShare allows sharing of compatible games with both Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch consoles.

Additional Nintendo Switch 2 Features:
Joy-Con 2 Mouse Controls: If you are playing the game solo in Campaign Mode and/or Challenge Mode, you can seamlessly swap between button and mouse controls with the Joy-Con 2 controller. The mouse control feature allows for more intuitive aiming, and if a friend joins in, either on the same system or through GameShare via GameChat, they can assume gunner duties while you focus on flying or vice versa.

GameChat Character Avatars and AR accessories: Appear as Fox McCloud or any of his crew while chatting with friends using an interactive avatar that mirrors your expressions and movements in GameChat4. With the game’s AR accessories, you can also add a pair of Star Fox-like ears or a Falco-inspired beak that moves when you talk.

In yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced the official return of Fox McCloud in Star Fox, launching exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25th. Star Fox is a cinematic take on Lylat Wars, featuring newly overhauled character designs, freshly revamped looks for each stage, detailed cutscenes, fully voiced dialogue, a sweeping orchestral soundtrack, Joy-Con 2 mouse controls and a brand-new GameChat feature that puts players in the cockpit as their favourite characters from the Star Fox universe.

For further updates:

Nintendo Switch 2 website: https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/switch2

Nintendo of Europe on X https://x.com/nintendoeurope
Nintendo of Europe on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nintendoeurope

Nintendo UK on X https://x.com/nintendouk
Nintendo UK on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NintendoUK
Nintendo UK on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/NintendoUK

About Nintendo:
Nintendo Co., Ltd., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, has been providing a wide range of entertainment products and experiences since its founding in 1889, beginning with the manufacture and sale of Hanafuda playing cards. Since the 1983 release of the Family Computer (Famicom) system in Japan, and continuing through Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo’s focus has been the development, manufacturing, and sale of its gaming systems and software. To date, Nintendo has sold more than 6 billion video games and over 870 million hardware units globally, and has created franchises such as Mario™, Donkey Kong™, The Legend of Zelda™, Pokémon™, Metroid™, Kirby™, Animal Crossing™, Pikmin™, and Splatoon™. Nintendo’s continuing mission is to create reasons to choose Nintendo for unique, family-friendly entertainment that puts smiles on the faces of everyone it touches.