Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime recently shared an interesting tidbit about the gaming giant. Nintendo is known for its breadth of beloved franchises, such asThe Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, Animal Crossing,andPokemon. Some of those series have gone on hiatus over the years, and that includes the racing gameF-Zero. However,video game icon Reggie Fils-Aimethinks it could be returning.
F-Zerois long overdue for a sequel, with the most recent addition to the series being 2004’sF-Zero Climaxon the GBA. Fans have long hoped that Nintendo would bring the racing game back, especially on some of the more popular consoles like the Wii and now the Switch. According to Reggie,F-Zerohas never been truly dormant behind the scenes.
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In a recent interview with VentureBeat, Reggie shared that Nintendo developers have always been tinkering and working on different gameplay ideas forF-Zero, as that is the case with any existing franchise. Reggie believes that somewhere in theNintendo headquarters in Kyoto, someone is working on anF-Zeroidea. The former Nintendo of America president says that there are no conscious decisions to stop supporting a franchise.
My bet is that somewhere in the Kyoto development centers, some developer is playing around with an idea that might be applied to F-Zero.
One of the questions with anF-Zeroreturn would be what the game looks like, especially on the Switch. It could be a polished and upgraded game over the oldF-Zero GXformula on the GameCube. However, Nintendo could think outside the box and perhaps getCaptain Falcon -the protagonist of theF-Zerogames - out of his vehicle as well. Gameplay innovation is often at the forefront of Nintendo releases.
It certainly wouldn’t be a surprise for Nintendo to bring back the fast-action racer. The franchise has gotten love within other series over the years, including a mini-game onNintendo Landon the Wii U and tracks inMario Kart 8 Deluxe. The franchise is perhaps most popular thanks toSuper Smash Bros.Captain Falcon has become a pseudo mascot of the franchise as one of only twelve characters to exist in all the games dating back to the series' start on the Nintendo 64 in 1999.
It would be hard to imagineF-Zerostaying dormant for much longer. There have been plenty of Nintendo franchises that were seemingly abundant that made a triumphant return.F-Zerowill want to avoid the mistakes thatStar Foxmadewith its return from hiatus. If Nintendo can reviveMetroid Dreadafter over a decade of silence, thenF-Zerowould seemingly not be too far behind. It, along with a franchise likeMother/Earthbound, leads the list in Nintendo IP that many hardcore fans want to see come back.
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