F-Zero 30th Anniversary is ignored by Nintendo, no new Switch game

It may be surprising to learn that the F-Zero 30th ceremony passed over the weekend. It's hard to tell — there'south all the same no new game on the Nintendo Switch and it looks like its creators have let this milestone pass by with no fanfare whatsoever.

F-Goose egg commencement debuted for the SNES 30 years ago as of November 21, 2020. It was an impressive game for the day, blending flat 2nd racecars with a unproblematic 3D racetrack and inspiring games of a similar fashion over the years. Since its debut, the franchise has largely seen releases on Nintendo's older handhelds or via the Virtual Console. Unfortunately, it looks like Nintendo might have forgotten virtually this franchise entirely.

IsF-Zero ever going to come to Nintendo Switch?

F-Zero 30th anniversary no new game

Well-nigh recently, rumors of anF-Zero Nintendo Switch version popped up earlier this yr, giving fans hope that Nintendo would finally bring this franchise to its modern console. When one considers the recent surprises like a ton of announcements for Super Mario'due south 35th anniversary andPikmin 3 Deluxe, it looked like there were good chances for this futuristic racing franchise to make a comeback.

Unfortunately, it looks like Nintendo passed on announcing anything this year. There's no tweet on the official Nintendo of America or Japanese Nintendo accounts any. It could exist forgiven if the company had delayed whatever announcements until Monday, but information technology's already Tuesday in Nippon and there'southward nary a peep. For at present, information technology looks like the simply way players can enjoyF-Zero on the Nintendo Switch is by playing it on Nintendo Switch Online'due south included SNES emulator.

In Nintendo's defense, it doesn't have the best track record on 30th anniverasaries — five years agone, the only particular of notation celebrating Super Mario's 30th ceremony was a new Amiibo figurine and the launch ofSuper Mario Maker. This year was an entirely unlike story for Mario's 35th anniversary — hopefully,F-Nada will get a little love for whatever Nintendo system nosotros're playing on in 2025.