Star Fox Switch 2 rumor
A persistent leaker says Nintendo could announce a new Star Fox for Switch 2 sometime this month — possibly via Nintendo Today or Twitter rather than a full Direct — though it’s unconfirmed. (www.eurogamer.net) If true, the timing and the app‑first reveal style would fit Nintendo’s recent shift toward social and smaller, surprise announcements. (www.eurogamer.net)
Nintendo may be about to bring back one of its oldest space series, but the only thing actually confirmed right now is the rumor itself: Eurogamer says leaker Nate the Hate now expects a Star Fox reveal before the end of April 2026, and says it may show up in Nintendo Today or on X instead of in a full Nintendo Direct. (eurogamer.net) That would be a strange way to announce a game people have been waiting a decade for, which is why the delivery method is part of the story. Nintendo’s own Nintendo Today app says it pushes “Nintendo Switch 2 news, game info, videos, comics, and more” directly to phones every day. (nintendo.com) Nintendo built that app for exactly this kind of smaller reveal. In its March 27, 2025 news release, Nintendo said Nintendo Today includes release dates, in-game events, and upcoming Nintendo Direct presentations, which turns the app into a news feed Nintendo controls without waiting for a big showcase. (nintendo.co.jp) The rumor also lands at a moment when Nintendo no longer needs one giant presentation to explain its new hardware. Nintendo already used a full 60-minute Nintendo Direct on April 2, 2025 to introduce Nintendo Switch 2 in detail, so a single game can now be dropped separately without competing with the console reveal. (nintendo.com) Star Fox is the kind of series that can disappear for years and still get instant recognition. Nintendo’s current official Nintendo 64 library for Nintendo Switch Online still highlights Star Fox 64 alongside games like Banjo-Kazooie and GoldenEye 007, which means the brand has stayed visible even without a new main release. (nintendo.com) The drought is real, though. The last fully new Star Fox console game was Star Fox Zero on Wii U, released on April 22, 2016, with PlatinumGames listed as co-developer on the official game page. (platinumgames.com) That 2016 date is why this rumor keeps spreading so fast. If Nintendo does announce a Switch 2 Star Fox in April 2026, it would end a ten-year gap between new console entries for Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare, and Slippy Toad. (platinumgames.com) The source of the rumor matters too. Eurogamer’s report says this April timing came after Nate the Hate had already claimed last week that a new Star Fox game is planned for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026, so this is not a fresh one-off guess but a second, more specific claim from the same leaker. (eurogamer.net) (polygon.com) None of that makes it confirmed. As of April 9, 2026, Nintendo has not posted an official Star Fox announcement on its Nintendo Today page, its Nintendo Direct archive, or its main Nintendo Today app page, so the safe reading is still “possible this month, unconfirmed today.” (nintendo.com 1) (nintendo.com 2)
