21 June 2008
Ferry

F-Zero Wii AKA F-Zero Z said to be announced at E3

A new F-Zero Wii game is said to be unveiled by Nintendo at the E3 Summit 2008 on July 15-17th, currently it’s codenamed F-Zero Z. Expect the racing game to have been developed internally at Nintendo; Since Shigeru Miyamoto commented that the past F-Zero and Star Fox collaborations with outside development houses (in F-Zero GX & AX’s case Sega) turned out to be a disappointment for Nintendo. To quote him: “consumers got very excited about the idea of those games, but the games themselves did not deliver”.

Features for F-Zero Wii include:
* All the tracks from F-Zero GX.
* An online multiplayer mode.
* “A weapon system has also been confirmed,” according to German website NintendoPlanet who leaked the news a while back.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said a few months ago that the line-up for the second half of 2008 had yet to be announced, but things would be changing soon. To quote: “There’s gonna be a big game for the holiday that gamers will want. All I can tell you is what [lineup of games] we announce during E3 is gonna be fantastic. The gamer is gonna be excited and the expanded audience is gonna be excited.”

Nintendo themselves keep dropping references to F-Zero in their most popular games. In the above screenshot you can see F-Zero Grand Prix is a special stage that appears in Adventure Mode and Event 33: Lethal Marathon of the Wii game Super Smash Bros. Brawl, not surprising with Captain Falcon being a series regular. A similar cameo appears in Mario Kart Wii, where you can select F-Zero’s Blue Falcon as a kart. Watch the unlockable here:

21 June 2008 13:00
wtf

There was nothing wrong with F Zero for the cube noob. Cant say the same about starfox.

21 June 2008 13:26
Robot

The weapon crap was a hoax! a late April fool joke!

22 June 2008 04:51
supadupagama

wtf: You do realize you just called Shigeru Miyamoto a noob? Haha, I swear fanboys can be so shortsighted when they think you’re the one insulting their favorite game. I guess you were aiming it at me, but I personally like F-Zero GX, played it for a long time on the GameCube.

Robot: Is there such a thing as a belated April fools joke? I don’t see that happening unless it’s from a magazine, which it’s not. The news wasn’t altered later on to reflect that either.

23 June 2008 16:39
RoyalRook

A weapon system would destroy everything that I loved about F-Zero.

14 July 2008 14:05
anonymous

you people are so dumb, that german site was WRONG it was a HOAX! theres no weapon system and it doesnt have all the tracks from GX and such, update your info that happened 2 months ago you stupid site!!!

14 July 2008 14:12
Michael Cortez

wait so is the entire game a hoax or just that weapon site? i personally loved f-zero for snes,gcube

19 July 2008 15:08
rx7

I hope there isnt a weapon system. I dont want another mario kart….

11 September 2008 18:25
chuckthefck

Fzero GX and AX is some of the most exiting
racing there is.

long live speed !!!

(no weapons ever.)

1 May 2009 17:31
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“F-Zero GX & AX’s turned out to be a disappointment for Nintendo.”

Not casual enough? Because it turned out great for us. One of the best games on the GameCube.

“A weapon system has also been confirmed”

Instead of applying this “causal = more money” plan on game that certainly does not deserver it you could just make another Mario Kart. Because if I want some family fun that’s what I play. Serous game like F-Zero don’t need items. This is unforgivable.

24 May 2009 17:32
Shane

This all sounds like complete crap. You think if the Wii game was real, they’d say something about the controls. And a weapon system? WTF? That’s not F-Zero. That’s Wipeout or one of hose F-Zero knockoffs.
An F-Zero game I’d like to see would have the Grand Prix mode and all that fun stuff (machine customization!), but with a better story mode. Shiny cutscenes and all that, but I’d also like a sandbox-style adventure game with a main storyline and side missions. Not so much for racing, but to flesh out the universe more. It’s a great game with a nice atmosphere, so why not delve into it a little more? See F-Zero beyond the racetrack…
Just a thought.