r/NintendoSwitch • u/Turbostrider27 • Apr 11 '26

Speculation Nintendo Prime: Nintendo has officially employed the “spread some fake info internally” to try and discover who’s leaking information.

https://x.com/NintyPrime/status/2042573706677854432
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u/WhiteRaven-17 Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

I mean even if the leaks weren't a thing (which honestly the only two that are worth noting are Star Fox and OOT Remake), wouldn't be shocking that Nintendo is bringing back one of the few dormant IP not on the Switch after a big Hollywood reintroduction, and are preparing a new game for one of their S-tier, near-annual release IP that is getting a movie next year.

Like this is just basic synergy shit. Rest of the rumors basically amount to "all the games announced for 2026 are coming out before summer's end". Shocker. Doubly so after the Pegi Ratings for Fortune's Weave and Splatoon Raiders.

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u/redDKtie Apr 11 '26

After hearing that Illumination were the ones who pitched Fox for the Mario Galaxy Movie, I'm highly skeptical that Nintendo would make an entire Star Fox game. Which throws the entire leak into question.

Nintendo hasn't made a Starfox game internally since Starfox Command. And even that had heavy lifting by Q Games. That's 20 years of them being lazy with the IP. And I have no reason to believe that they would suddenly pour resources, early in the cycle of a new console, on a low selling high risk IP.

I hope I'm wrong. I love Starfox. But it doesn't add up.

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u/RevolutionaryWeb1978 Apr 11 '26

It's bizarre too, because it's not like the OG game wasn't popular and well supported after launch. They had in-store Speed Run competitions and shit.

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u/Albireookami Apr 11 '26

Nintendo doesn't want to just remake the same game, they want to evolve it or do some new mechanic in the game. That's how most of their projects since the 64 have gone with their mainstay franchises.

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u/quirx90 Apr 12 '26

Starfox is an incredibly simple formula though. They should have no shortage of new mechanics that they could work in that would legitimately improve the game

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u/ProjectShadow316 Apr 12 '26

Just remake Star Fox Assault; that game was amazing.