Nintendo “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/ “> Nintendo appears to have recently secured a social media account for its dormant F-Zero franchise.
The protected Twitter ID @FZeroJP was registered in March 2020 and features a verification email almost identical to the one used for various official Nintendo accounts such as Smash Bros and Splatoon.
The email and placeholder username is also the same as the recently discovered (but not verified) placeholder for Super Mario Bros. ’35th anniversary
Nintendo hasn’t released a major F-Zero game since Game Boy Advance’s F-Zero Climax in 2004, though the racing series remains popular with fans.
However, the record is not necessarily indicative of plans to release a new game in the series, as it is not unusual for game companies to secure social media identifiers for their IP.
In the past, Nintendo suggested that any future installation of F-Zero would depend on hardware innovations that could drive compelling concepts for a new game.
In 2012, Nintendo CEO Shigeru Miyamoto “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/people/shigeru-miyamoto/ “> Shigeru Miyamoto told Edge magazine:” I think at the time [F-Zero] it was a big surprise, something new, a product that made sense, “adding that Wii and DS did not have the potential to make a similar impact.
In a 2015 interview with Smosh Games, Miyamoto stated that a new installment in the franchise could be possible if Nintendo developed a unique controller interface.
“Maybe if we create a new type of controller interface, and find a controller interface that is particularly suitable for F-Zero, then perhaps we will do something with it again in the future,” he said. The interview was prior to the launch of the Nintendo Switch “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/switch/ “> Nintendo Switch.
Takaya Imamura, the art director and producer behind the Star Fox series, has not been credited with releasing a game since Star Fox Zero in 2016.
According to a prominent person’s claims, Nintendo could make its first full direct stream in nearly a year this month.
Nintendo’s marketing plans have been significantly affected this year due to the pandemic. The company did not hold its traditional Nintendo Direct “href =” https://www.videogameschronicle.com/events/e3/e3-2019/nintendo-direct/ “> Nintendo Direct and, after the release of Paper Mario: The Origami King , does not have any first-party games publicly announced for the rest of the year.
