Star Fox for Switch 2? (rumor)

One Nintendo rumor now has a date attached: leaker NateTheHate says a new Star Fox game for Nintendo Switch 2 will be announced before April ends, possibly through Nintendo Today or Nintendo’s X account rather than a big stage show. Eurogamer, Yahoo’s gaming coverage, and GameSpot all picked up the claim on April 8 and April 9. (eurogamer.net) (tech.yahoo.com) (gamespot.com) The reason people are taking this one seriously is the name attached to it. Those reports point to NateTheHate’s recent calls on Nintendo timing, including the exact day of the Switch 2 reveal and multiple Nintendo Direct dates. (tech.yahoo.com) (eurogamer.net) Star Fox is not one of Nintendo’s yearly series. The last brand-new main entry was Star Fox Zero on Wii U in April 2016, and the last big remake was Star Fox 64 3D on Nintendo 3DS in September 2011 in Europe and April 22, 2016 remains the official release date listed for Zero by PlatinumGames. (platinumgames.com) (nintendo.com) That gap matters because Nintendo usually keeps a few dormant series in reserve for a new machine. F-Zero returned in 2023 with F-Zero 99, and Kid Icarus came back on Nintendo 3DS after a much longer break, so Star Fox fits a pattern of “bring back an old name when you need a fresh pillar.” (eurogamer.net) (nintendo.com) The platform timing also lines up neatly. Nintendo says Switch 2 launches on June 5 in the United States at $449.99, so an April announcement would land about six to eight weeks before the system hits stores. (nintendo.com) There is also a second layer to the rumor: earlier reporting tied this same project to a possible summer 2026 release window, not just an announcement. Polygon and Eurogamer both described the game as a new Star Fox title for Switch 2 rather than another port of Star Fox 64. (polygon.com) (eurogamer.net) The oddest detail is where Nintendo might reveal it. NateTheHate’s reported wording says “Nintendo Today or Twitter,” and Nintendo’s own site describes Nintendo Today as a free mobile app that pushes daily updates directly to fans with Nintendo Accounts. (press-start.com.au) (nintendo.com) That would be a very Nintendo move in 2026. Instead of saving every surprise for a Nintendo Direct video, the company now has its own app, its own social feeds, and a reason to use smaller announcements to keep attention on Switch 2 between bigger showcases. (nintendo.com) (gamespot.com) What nobody has confirmed is the shape of the game. The current reports do not establish whether this would be a classic on-rails shooter like Star Fox 64, a control-heavy experiment like Star Fox Zero, or a broader action game built for Switch 2 hardware. (eurogamer.net) (tech.yahoo.com) So the clean version is this: as of Thursday, April 9, 2026, there is still no official Nintendo announcement, no trailer, and no store page. There is a specific rumor, a leaker with a stronger-than-usual recent record, and a shrinking calendar if “this month” is real. (eurogamer.net) (gamespot.com)