Star Fox is set to release exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25. Despite the barebones title, this is a souped-up remake of the Nintendo 64 classic game Star Fox 64. It features the whole gang (Fox McCloud, Slippy, Peppy, and Falco) and all the same levels from the original. The biggest change is the graphics, which have been completely remade from the ground up.
Star Fox is available for preorder now, with Nintendo’s new pricing structure that has physical copies listed at $10 more than digital. However, Walmart has physical copies for $10 off. Read on for the details.
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True to its word, Nintendo is charging $10 less for digital copies of Star Fox for Switch 2. The full game is included on the cartridge, and the box art looks fabulous.
Walmart is once again doing collectors a solid and offering $10 off for physical copies, matching the price of the digital version. Walmart did the same thing with Splatoon Raiders and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and Amazon followed suit by price-matching Walmart's discount.
At the time of this writing Amazon has yet to price-match Walmart's Star Fox deal, but I expect it will before long. With Amazon preorders, you only have to pay the lowest price it drops to between placing your preorder and launch, thanks to a preorder price guarantee. So you can order from Amazon now and hope the discount arrives before launch. That said, there's no guarantee Amazon will price-match Walmart's $10 discount in this case. I'll update this article if it does.
Star Fox (2026) is a complete remake of Star Fox 64, which originally released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64 console. This is actually the second remake of the game, following the 2011 release of Star Fox 64 3D for the Nintendo 3DS.
The upcoming Switch 2 version features a major graphical overhaul, with sharp, realistic graphics where the original had jagged edges and blurry textures (though they looked pretyy good on CRT TVs at the time). You can check out our graphics comparison video for an in-depth look at the differences.
Despite the graphical change, the level layouts remain the same, with linear alien planet terrain for you to pilot the Arwing and other vehicles through, dodging obstacles and blasting enemies along the way. You’ll visit all the same planets, like Corneria, Fichina, Solar, and the others, though your route through them can change depending on how you play. Team banter is still here, but with new voice acting. It has new cut scenes as well.
It’s not a long game, with Howlongtobeat putting the original campaign at roughly two and a half hours. But the levels are built for re-playability, so you can take on lists of extra challenges like “Destroy 30 warship turrets” and crank up the difficulty. There’s also a battle mode with 4v4 dogfights across three arena-style stages.
The game design is pretty old-school at this point, so it’ll be interesting to see how kids today feel about it. But for anyone who grew up playing (and replaying) Star Fox 64, I suspect they’ll feel right at home here.
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