It’s reported that F-Zero will return in 2023, one of those properties that Nintendo appears to have forgotten about. Since F-Zero GX, the series’ last mainstream game, debuted in 2003 on the GameCube, it has been twenty years. Many have thought that Captain Falcon, who has been a recurring character in Super Smash Bros. since the game’s creation, has been demoted to the role of a background for the once-famous futuristic racer. Those supporters believe that the comeback of F-Zero is long overdue, and an intriguing rumour raises the possibility that it may really occur.
When F-Zero initially launched on the Super Nintendo in 1990, it was hailed as one of the quickest and most realistic racers of its time. Fans of the genre have long bemoaned the brand’s inactivity. One of Nintendo’s stockholders who allegedly attended a meeting and allegedly voiced his excitement for the rebirth of the franchise is reportedly one of these F-Zero devotees.
2023 would be the year for F-Zero, according to podcaster NateTheHate, who has apparently provided reliable leaks in the past. The individual who is credited for teasing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom posted a message in response to a Metroid-related rumour thread, to which this was a response. Nate continued by saying that Retro Studios completed Metroid Prime in 2021, but that it was still in need of quality control and translation at that time.
The multitudes of fans who remember F-Zero as one of the greatest early 3D races would be overjoyed to see Captain Falcon behind the wheel of his iconic blue vehicle in a new game. The GameCube’s F-Zero GX is now inaccessible, but players can still access the original game and its follow-up, F-Zero X, on Nintendo Switch through the SNES and N64 emulators offered as part of Nintendo Switch Online. If or when Nintendo chooses to relaunch the series, it would probably want to make it one of the first games accessible to users.
Reggie Fils-Aime, the former president of Nintendo of America, stated in a May 2022 interview with VentureBeat that he thought Nintendo might bring back F-Zero and added that he thought someone in the company’s Kyoto headquarters was working on an F-Zero idea, but it is unknown whether this is actually the case. GameCube games on the Switch have long been a topic of debate, but more about when than if. However, Nintendo is very protective of its intellectual property and takes leaks seriously, even if they pertain to a Zelda game that was never developed beyond the concept stage.
