The original Star Fox character designer's exciting year continues as he reacts to the announcement of a new Star Fox game.
Until a just over a month ago, Star Fox felt like it was firmly in Nintendo's big pile of dead franchises with the likes of Chibi Robo, Punch Out, and Wario Land, but then The Super Mario Galaxy Movie randomly confirmed that Fox McCloud would be part of the film. This in-turn inspired rumors that a new game would be announced in April, which didn't end up happening, and – almost as if to spite the leaks – Nintendo confirmed the new game (well, old game, since it's another Star Fox 64 remake) with a random Nintendo Direct dropping yesterday.
Nintendo veteran and OG Star Fox character designer Takaya Imamura, who was also the art director on Star Fox 64, was already having a great year, having previously thanked Shigeru Miyamoto for including Fox in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. He posted today saying he woke up to a ton of messages about Star Fox making a comeback, saying, "this isn't a dream, right?" A separate post (thanks to Genki_JPN for the translations), reads: "It was a remake of 'Star Fox 64', right! I'm very proud! Thank you, Miyamoto-san!"
Star Fox OG Character Designer Takaya Imamura says he is very proud of the new Star Fox game reveal and thanks Shigeru Miyamoto! Says it’s like a dream!“It was a remake of ‘Star Fox 64’, right! I’m very proud! Thank you, Miyamoto-san!”“…this isn’t a dream, right?” https://t.co/vrXTnUCyxX pic.twitter.com/7N2J97VRnTMay 7, 2026
Obviously, some are a bit disappointed that the first new Star Fox in 10 years is another remake of Star Fox 64. While the 3DS remake of Star Fox 64 is now 15 years old, the last game in the series, Star Fox Zero, was a bit of a reimagining of the N64 classic – which itself was a bit of a reimagining of the original SNES game. But it looks like Imamura, who left Nintendo in early 2021, isn't bothered about that, which maybe puts things into perspective a little for some, as it's nice that the franchise has some signs of life.
