Star Fox Zero Launching April 22nd on Wii U

Incoming whining about amiibo locked content. Brace yourselves.

Can't wait.

Nice! I'm starting to get hyped for this now. That other game looks fun too. Bout as close to the Star Fox 64 sequel I've always wanted as it can reasonably get. Fingers crossed the controls turn out good as long as you invest some time learning them...

oh thank you for the hype

I'll have some of that...

I'm not reeeeally feeling this one, to be honest. I'm sure I'll get it down the line, especially if it reviews well, but day one will be a tough sell.

The fact that it comes with Project Guard means I wont' feel bad when I beat it too fast.

I'll wait for reviews and player impressions.

Seeing the original Arwing in HD just makes me want a full Star Fox game that looks like that even more.

Just imagine the original SNES Star Fox but made in glorious 1080p HD, 60fps, with a near infinite draw distance and far more polygons wherever it made sense to add them (like on the buildings for example). . . .

I think it would look and play stunning—and I'd HONESTLY rather play that update than the new Star Fox Zero, based on what I've seen.

Project guard looks like it will have legs similar to super mario maker. Pretty stoked for both.

Yeah, pretty happy with what was said about the game! No online multiplayer, though... and the amiibo functionality? eh. I have the original game if I wanted to play with the SNES arwing.
OK, maybe because I don't have a Fox amiibo...

Do a Barrel Roll!

This is how happy I am!

Grippy. I already love Grippy.

So that's were project Guard's been hiding so where's project robot gonna be? In Zelda WiiU or Paper mario Color Splash?

The showcasing of this game in the Nintendo Direct has me pumped up for it's release in April. Admittedly, I think a large party of my hype is actually directed towards the Star Fox Guard unveiling, but I'm still very excited for Star Fox Zero as well.

I look forward to playing both games; which I should be getting as I pre-ordered Star Fox Zero quite a while back.

Still not convinced, tbh.

Meh, I'll just wait for the next Star Fox.

@Jimmy_G_Buckets I've already seen the Capcom Street Fighter on disk fighters locked behind a paywall comparisons elsewhere so the stupidity and entitlement is alive and well, don't you worry.

No delay here! Awesome. Will buy later on - Ratchet & Clank is higher on my priority list.

Ok, I was getting bored of Star Fox Zero, but now I'm excited again! And weirdly I think I'm more excited for Star Fox: Guard!

Definitely going to try and get that first print edition

Is this going to be retailing at 59.99 with both of these together? I'm not sure if they mentioned it or not.

Looks like it could be fun...particularly for two players with my brother. I wonder if it requires a pro controller though...

Grippy? Just hilarious.

Fox is one of the few amiibos I have so I look forward to whatever it unlocks.

Well, still buying it!

got my copy of it preordered. can't wait to play this

@DarthNocturnal The Zero/Guard bundle is the standard $60 here in the US, so since it's NOA for both regions, Canada should get the equivalent of that price for both.

@sketchturner It unlocks the original Arwing model to use in the game.

I get why people are worried but... Platinum. I'm getting it, and the creepy 1984 big brother state bonus game as well.

Okay, now I am excited!

I don't know, I love Star Fox (Snes) and Star Fox 64, but they're small scale games and pay a full price for a Star fox which follows the same pattern with update graphics are a bit off to me. I really don't know.

I love branching path. It sounds like this game is going to have a high replay value to unlock all the routes.

Is it just me, or did they overhaul the entire game ?
Did they just focus on the on-rails stages or are the open levels gone for good ?

But in general, it looked way better than before. Definitly worth the wait and now back on my day1 list ^^

@Frank90 It's only full price if you buy it together with Guard.I've not checked but I assume it will be around $40 to $50 mark for the standalone game.

@Ryu_Niiyama Love your new avatar Ryu

@whodatninja Haha, why thank you very much! Got to represent Pefume where ever I go. (I agonized over what to switch my avatar to for about two hours...I have way too many gifs of this band).

Did Bowser settle down and get a real job in your avatar? Or is he going to try to propose to Peach again?

I'm sure as well there's going to be some other Platinum extras in there to add even more replayability along with the multiple courses, and I would definitely get that double pack offer. That guard game looks like an addictive bonus.

Can't wait!

Do all retail copy's of Star Fox Zero come with Star Fox Guard or is there a collectors edition that comes with Star Fox Guard?

First print edition for me please!

The homage to the original starfox with that Fortuna stage makes me really happy and excited. Guard looks fun, but it's inclusion worries me. Will SF:Zero be a very skinny game?

What about that Project Giant Robot? I was more interested in that one ^o^

@invictus4000 Yeaaaah, I'm wondering about that too... Lots of games I couldn't play multiplayer because of the pro-only support. (Much less frequent with Nintendo games though)

That controller is just way too over my budget.

@Yorumi Yeah, but let's be honest; Star Fox has never had really good multiplayer. I'd rather have the bonus Guard game than a multiplayer mode that gets neglected in favor of Smash and Mario Kart.

@Yorumi You mean a versus mode? Who knows.. We'll soon though. Playing coop is nice though, I'm just hoping it's not exclusively with a pro-controller. :S

@Dr_Corndog Probably because it's usually been added as an afterthought with the single player mode being the core game.They could have made it like Splatoon,have the single player mode and a fantastic online multiplayer mode on top.4 v 4 online squads dogfighting and destroying enemy bases on alien planets sounds fantastic to me.

@OorWullie That'd be awesome, actually. Team Wolf vs Fox haha..
I don't think they wanted to invest too much into Sf:Zero. (Although, when servers go out, Splatoon will be kinda... well, so light in content.)

@OorWullie Oh yeah? This is kind of good, but I'm gonna be honest the main problem is my country which taxes make the price almost 100,00 us bucks (yay brazil). So I have to choose very careful which games and buy and the ones to be skipped. But I'll probably buy Star Fox.

@Frank90 What tax% is that? And I thought my 15% was bad!

@Yorumi Ahh, stop that, now I don't wanna buy Zero anymore lol.. Although, MAYBE ship customizations and gears has a chance to be in since Platinum have a thing for those (like W101).

@Smokingspoon Varies a lot, 60%, 78% and awesome 120%. Games here take the same tax as the old gambling tax (which now is prohibited) and we have to thanks our government, which is very bad and corrupt, thus we're going to the streets trying to remove it from the power.

YAAS. YAAS. AND YAS ONCE MORE.

Does someone read Japanese? I'm curious about what it says about the Falco amiibo https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/afxj/machines/index.html

@Frank90 Wow... I'm guessing it's a varying tax on various products and services, but still!

@Vee_Flames I also thought Grippy was a genius name. Slippy and Grippy.

My son is excited about it and he's never played the originals at all, so they are doing something right.

I have to agree that multiplayer would be nice even if it was just multiple fighters through the main stages. As far as an extra multiplayer vs. mode in this version? That was never going to happen. This game is an effort to reach some potential of the GamePad on the Wii U and get in a much demanded Star Fox before development on Wii U stops. It was always going to be on a tight schedule once the decision was made to fast track the NX. They even tried to speed it up by working with an outside team.

There's nothing wrong with any of that. It's going to be a shorter, tighter experience. Price might be an issue, but I think that's partly why we are getting an added value game at launch.

I like that the use of two controllers is there for those that want to play together and/or those who find the controls problematic as some seem to. (What happened to looking forward to learning new skills in games?)

Anyway, here's hoping it's very successful so that we can see Star Fox return. Maybe on NX as a multiplayer experience from the get go!

SF Zero looks great by itself, but the extra game and sweet little bonus with the SNES-style Arwing is just icing on the cake for me. Definitely can't wait!

@Frank90 It's a pity you couldn't get a PAL Wii U,you'd save yourself a fortune by avoiding taxes.There are a few websites I use that sell digital codes for 20-25% cheaper than on the Eshop but they are for PAL only.,I don't think there is an equivalent for NTSC.

Will the Falco amiibo have a functionally as well?

I'm sold

@majinx07 If you can read japanese, it says something here: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wiiu/afxj/machines/index.html

I wish I knew lol. I'm pretty sure it says that it works too, in a quirky way.

@aaronsullivan I have to rant a bit about those gamepad uses though.. Obviously I haven't played it yet, but it just doesn't seem very up to the potential of what two screen can offer.
I though Nintendoland offered interesting stuff we've never seen more developed. ZombiU's multiplayer mode had a really interesting and fun use of it.

I hope ZeldaU will not just be a map system.. Because I've never been keen on too precise and overpowered maps/minimaps that feels like cheats, keeping my eyes off the adventure and exploring.

@OorWullie It does, but how realistic is it to expect that kind of multiplayer on top of the kind of single player game that is expected from Star Fox?

@Yorumi Assault did provide a lot of silly fun for my brother and me. You have to ignore how terribly broken it is, though.

@Kirk
There are indie games for that... in fact, a couple on the European "sizzle reel" look similar...

I don't care about "Star Fox Guard," so hopefully I can get a discount by buying the digital version of just the main game.

I'm glad to see the local co-op multiplayer option along the lines of "Mario Kart: Double Dash" (or "Star Wars Arcade" for 32X if anyone else has played it). It was pretty much a no-brainer option to have, but it's nice to see confirmation, anyway. I just hope the controls don't wind up too complicated for the average single player to use while looking back and forth between the screens. I'm still a little worried about that.

@Smokingspoon Um, the only way the co-op can work is for the gunner to use the GamePad and the pilot to use a Pro Controller while watching the TV screen. How else were you expecting them to do it?

@BulbasaurusRex "or "Star Wars Arcade" for 32X if anyone else has played it"

I have indeed played it and loved it,it was the game I got the 32X for.It blew me away at the time but I was disheartened to see it getting slaughtered by reviewers when I had a search online for it a few months ago.

@Smokingspoon Right?? I mean the pro controller is pretty shnazzy and all...but I love the gamepad and one title needing it isnt enough to justify a purchase for me.

I think I´ll get a bundle.

ok.. hype .. i love it! the game of my youth! and it looks neat

@BulbasaurusRex Be able to use wiimote+nunchuk or classic or any of those wii ones.

@invictus4000 And some games you need two of those as the gamepad is not supported in multi, ouch! I'm still keeping an eye open for those controllers in a pawnshop or something second-hand.

@Ryu_Niiyama It's cute as hell! I need to check out Perfume haha!
I myself can't get GIFs to work on the new site...

LOL I like your interpretation better!
But it's actually from an old Jontron video review, Dino City. Bowser in a tie and clown car just makes me laugh for some reason!

Excitement overload

@Yorumi It must take a lot to impress you then. This game looks flippin' amazing. But hey, to each their own.

I think I'll bite at that launch edition!

I love Starfox64 and I've always said this looks good, but the longer I think about it, the less I'm excited to go out and get it at launch.

I don't consider myself much of a fan of tower defense strategy games, but I may give Star Fox Guard a go.

No multiplayer online....how crap! This will should score lowly unless online magazine reviewers over rate it. It's no good giving games 10/10 unless they have the content that gamers want.
Reviewers should go back to listing games as breakdown and overall. Eg graphics, sound, controls, content!
Starfox example graphics 6, sound 8, controls 3, content 3 overall 5 out of 10

No multiplayer online....how crap! This will should score lowly unless online magazine reviewers over rate it. It's no good giving games 10/10 unless they have the content that gamers want.
Reviewers should go back to listing games as breakdown and overall. Eg graphics, sound, controls, content!
Starfox example graphics 6, sound 8, controls 3, content 3 overall 5 out of 10

Oh, Platinum, you are a Treasure!!! Pre-ordered. Can't wait.

@Yorumi You don't have any proof of the control scheme, there are enemies everywhere, the graphics are some of the best I've seen on WiiU...

@Yorumi I ain't lying. I have a very decent sized game library.

The game looks better then last time, but its still faaaaaar from Platinum-quality. That's because it is more a Miyamoto game then a Platinum game. I expect a okay game, just not amazing (sadly).

As for the price: I guess if you download Starfox Zero cost 40 Euro while Starfox Guard costs 20. Together it cost 60, or so I guess. If the whole package would cost more then 60, then it would flop immensely (even more then it already will, presumably). But we'll see!

So Guard is a tower-defense? Hmm, I don't know if I'll like that. But its part of the package, so I'll try.