It's official, everyone! Nintendo has today announced Star Fox for Switch 2, and it launches on 25th June 2026.

And, yes, it is indeed another remake of Star Fox 64, with Nintendo calling it a "cinematic take” on the classic. It’ll cost £41.99 / $49.99 digitally on the eShop.

The game was revealed after Nintendo dropped a completely unannounced Star Fox Direct reveal on the Nintendo Today! app, with the broadcast following about ten minutes later. And, from the footage we've seen so far, it looks to bring in some new multiplayer elements, co-op, and aspects of the 3DS remake.

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The 15-minute Direct showed off a lot of what we can expect from the game, including brand new looks for Fox, Falco, Peppy, and Slippy, in order to make them look a little more animalistic. You can get a good look at them in our extensive gallery.

Difficulty options are being added, for both Campaign Mode and Challenge Mode. The former is your standard "story mode" where you fly through different planets and levels; this is classic Star Fox 64, but with the option to play on Easy or Normal, and eventually Expert, once you unlock enough medals. Challenge Mode features some unique objectives, and can only be played in Normal or Expert Mode.

There also appears to be a bigger focus on story this time around, with brand-new cutscenes and cinematics added, and all the dialogue will be fully voiced. Oh, and stick around until the end of the Direct for a prologue focusing on Fox's father, James McCloud. Will there be more of that in the game...?

Multiplayer, dubbed Battle Mode, will allow you to play as characters from the Star Fox and Star Wolf teams in 4-vs-4 dogfights.

One of the more unique wrinkles comes in the form of a two Joy-Con 2 co-op mode; one player can use the mouse while the other holds the Joy-Con normally.

Mouse Mode is available for precise flying and aiming, as is GameShare both locally and via GameChat. With local, you can even use GameShare with a Switch 1.

Or, going back to controls, you could use the NSO-compatible N64 controller for the true retro experience.

Lastly, in what could be a little creepy, plug in that USB camera and you'll be able to use Fox and co.'s faces as filters in-game, meaning you control their facial movement when using GameChat.

This announcement follows weeks of rumours that a Star Fox game would be inbound this summer — which, hey, we guess were right!

Said rumours also suggested that an Ocarina of Time remake was on the way later this year, though Nintendo is still staying silent on that one for now.

After those rumours, we debated on what we wanted to see from a new Star Fox game and, in the wake of its existence, we've also mulled over our feelings on yet another 64 reboot.

Regardless, first an appearance in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (voiced by the Glen Powell, no less), and now a game of his own? It's shaping up to be one hell of a year for Fox McCloud!

What do you make of this reveal? Let us know in the comments.