Star Fox Switch 2 Rumor
A prominent leaker says a new Star Fox for Switch 2 could be announced this month — but importantly, not necessarily in a full Nintendo Direct; the reveal might come via the Nintendo Today app or Nintendo’s social channels instead. (tech.yahoo.com) Creators and YouTube channels have already amplified the chatter, which means any official silence could quickly be filled by rapid rumor coverage. (eurogamer.net) (youtube.com)
The odd part of the new Star Fox rumor is not the game itself. It is the claim that Nintendo could reveal it in April 2026 through the Nintendo Today app or the company’s X account instead of saving it for a full Nintendo Direct presentation. (eurogamer.net) (tech.yahoo.com) (nintendo.com) That detail came from leaker Nate the Hate, who had already said in late March that Nintendo had a new Star Fox planned for Switch 2 in 2026. IGN and Eurogamer both treated the report as a rumor, not a confirmed Nintendo announcement. (ign.com) (eurogamer.net) Star Fox is one of Nintendo’s oldest 3D action series. The first game launched on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993, and the last fully new console entry, Star Fox Zero, arrived on Wii U on April 22, 2016. (en.wikipedia.org) (nintendo.com) That 2016 date is why this rumor is getting so much traction. A fresh Star Fox on Nintendo’s next machine would end a 10-year gap for a series that has mostly been absent while Mario, Zelda, and Metroid kept getting new releases. (nintendo.com) (ign.com) Nintendo Today matters here because it is not just a news feed on a website. Nintendo describes it as a free iOS and Android app tied to a Nintendo Account that delivers daily updates based on what a user likes, which gives the company a direct way to drop trailers, art, or release details without waiting for a showcase. (nintendo.com) That makes the rumor feel plausible even without a Direct date on the calendar. If Nintendo wants one clean beat for one game, posting a short video in its app and then mirroring it on social media is faster than building a 30-minute event around it. (nintendo.com) (eurogamer.net) The catch is that every part of this story still sits in rumor territory on April 9, 2026. Nintendo has not published a Star Fox announcement on its official Nintendo Today page, and the reporting so far traces back to the same leaker rather than to a Nintendo statement. (nintendo.com) (eurogamer.net) (tech.yahoo.com) So the real thing to watch this month is not only whether Star Fox appears. It is whether Nintendo uses its phone app and social accounts as a first-stop launch stage for Switch 2 news, because that would change where fans have to look when the next surprise drops. (nintendo.com) (eurogamer.net)
