Miyamoto: "Star Fox will be Reborn if people purchase the 3DS remake"

http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/29187/miyamoto-star-fox-will-be-reborn-if-people-buy-3ds-remake/

Shigeru Miyamoto has admitted that he needs first-time players to pick up Star Fox 64 3D in order for the series to be reborn.

During a revealing Iwata Asks discussion, Miyamoto said: "I told Dylan-san (Dylan Cuthbert, Star Fox co-creator) that if this game wasn't interesting, I couldn't make any more Star Fox games! I said, "If first-time players like this game, Star Fox will be reborn!" That's how much I'm counting on this one game!

"So if there's anyone out there who wants to look at the future, please play this! (laughs)"

There hasn't been a brand new Star Fox game since Star Fox Command was released for DS in 2007. It seems that if you want any more Star Fox games to be released in the future, Star Fox 64 3D needs to be a success.

The other link takes you to the Iwata Asks feature on Star Fox 64 3D.

Sorry if this counts as advertising I'm just saying what Miyamoto said.

He might've sounded like he was somewhat joking, but I'm sure that the Star Fox series would have to depend on the success of this remake. How could it make a comeback when a remake of it's best game couldn't sell well? Hopefully Star Fox 64 3D will do as well or better than Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, but after what happened to Kid Icarus I don't want another franchise to be left in the past again.

Wow, 3DS sales must be waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay below expectations. Seriously. I was one of the people defending it, but at this point in time I get a feeling that the product may be in serious trouble.

I'm all for Starfox though. I'll be buying this, and I'm really hoping for a "3D Classic" version of the snes Starfox.

Confirmed: Star Fox is in a do or die situation. Shame too because it's my favorite Nintendo IP.

Looks like I'll be reconsidering my stance on buying the game... If they really wanted to make the game sell, they would have added online to the game though. :| There's absolutely no reason why Star Fox 3DS shouldn't when it did on the DS 4 years ago.

Looks like I'll be reconsidering my stance on buying the game... If they really wanted to make the game sell, they would have added online to the game though. :| There's absolutely no reason why Star Fox 3DS shouldn't when it did on the DS 4 years ago.

nintendofreak_2

Yea, really. I heard the game is 1 hour long... I mean, even if it is 5 times that, Multiplayer is where I'd like to get my money's worth.

Yea, really. I heard the game is 1 hour long... I mean, even if it is 5 times that, Multiplayer is where I'd like to get my money's worth.

Nozizaki

Eh, Nintendo is a business and the industry has changed. Development costs are rising, so as a business they really need to think about what's worth making and what isn't.

There is no doubt to me that Star Fox 64 3D is a test to see if franchise is relevant anymore. If it is, great, you'll get more titles. If it isn't, then it sucks, but Nintendo will invest in something else to release on the platform that will have more success. They're also a company that aims at the widest market and has been for some time, last generation was the first time that they attacked that market aggressively with Wii ____ titles and the Touch Generation games on the DS. They have to weigh their options.

I'd love to see a new Star Fox game and I'd support it - but Nintendo is also not interested in investing in something that isn't worth the payoff. We'll see after Star Fox 64 3D gets released.

Unfortunately I'm not very interested in remakes. I prefer the N64 original.

It's such a lame idea basing the future of a series on the sales of a remake. Some people just aren't interested in them.

It's such a lame idea basing the future of a series on the sales of a remake. Some people just aren't interested in them.

Pixel-Perfect

I am getting star fox for 3DS when I get the price dropped 3DS in a couple of months. I am not liking what is going on in the industry and especially with Nintendo not bringing imports to North America. Gamers are calling for the games and they blatantely shun them.

And now Miyamoto is saying that it depends on the success of Star Fox if we'll see another game. Well that's always been true for each game but to publicly announcement that as though its a slap in the face. My word...

I may get SF64DS. The idea of playing such an awesome game on the go is just so cool. Plus I would love to see a sequel that plays similarly to it. (ie branching levels, lots of replay value.) SF Adventures was good, but not in the same way as 64. Assault was also good, but the linear way the levels played out kinda hurt the replay value. (And the focus on foot combat was kinda a bit much but it was still good and the flying stages were awesome.) Command was alright, but shooting down missiles just made me want a more traditional SF game.

They produce a critically acclaimed and extremely popular game with characters still fondly remembered by fans many years later, and then decide that's enough of that?

No wonder their business is in so much trouble.

Nintendo is only worth anything as a company because of intellectual property. Their hardware innovations are not exactly earth shattering anymore and will continue to be less so as companies like Apple do circles around them on that front. Their one saving grace is all of these popular characters and worlds they have created, and all they can think of doing is retiring them? It's insane, really.

nintendo lie...they do whatever they want...

ill buy this game because i want to play it...not because miyamoto told me to.

Star Fox was dead? When did that happen and where was I?!

To be honest I'm disappointed by the stance Nintendo is taking with this game, but I hope that it sells a million copies

blackmail much?...Miyamoto you are a tool.

I will be getting Starfox 64 not because of your stupid blackmail Miyamoto.

Unfortunately I'm not very interested in remakes. I prefer the N64 original.

nameless12345

I agree with you. Call me crazy, but for the most part I actually prefer the look of the 64 version of OOT--the improved framerate is nice though. I think they did a better job with the starfox remake, though.

But it's a remake. I don't want a remake. I want a new nice Starfox game. Too much to ask for, I guess. Make a new Starfox Adventures or make a Starfox off rails, and I'd consider getting it. It's not that consumers don't want Stafox. It's you, Nintendo, and your way of making the same game for a 3rd time (I've heard the 64 version is pretty much the SNES game). Starfox has potential. I'd recommend using that instead.

Crap....looks like I will have to pick it up then...

People act shocked when gamers rejected Adventures, Assault and Command

All good games in their own right. People didn't buy them as much, didn't have as good reception

Nintendo tried making it old school, that wasn't enough. Nintendo tried making it different, still not enough

We brought a remake and a plea from Shiggy on ourselves. I expect this to be the last SF game we see for a very long time (Like Kid Icarus time)

They've given us more than enough opportunities to buy into SF. This shouldn't come as a surprise.

Star Fox was dead? When did that happen and where was I?!

knives913

Its fair for him to say it. If the game doesn't sell they aren't going to make more its simple.

People act shocked when gamers rejected Adventures, Assault and Command

All good games in their own right. People didn't buy them as much, didn't have as good reception

Nintendo tried making it old school, that wasn't enough. Nintendo tried making it different, still not enough

We brought a remake and a plea from Shiggy on ourselves. I expect this to be the last SF game we see for a very long time (Like Kid Icarus time)

They've given us more than enough opportunities to buy into SF. This shouldn't come as a surprise.

darth-pyschosis

Assault was only 40% of what people wanted from Star Fox, and the only reason it didn't have a better reception was because the on-foot sections were revealed to be terrible (and for the most part they were). So it's hardly a Star Fox game.

Command is the only game that could be considered a real Star Fox game, because it only had the dogfights and rail shooting sections. Reviews were rather lackluster though, and 2006 was a pretty busy year for gamers with new consoles and the DS had a pretty good line up as well.

That's really lame of them,yes.

I'll buy it though,cause i've only played the N64 version once.

But if they don't make an ace Star Fox game for the Wii U,then i'll send Ninja assasins to Miyamoto-san's house.

:)

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

People act shocked when gamers rejected Adventures, Assault and Command

All good games in their own right. People didn't buy them as much, didn't have as good reception

Nintendo tried making it old school, that wasn't enough. Nintendo tried making it different, still not enough

We brought a remake and a plea from Shiggy on ourselves. I expect this to be the last SF game we see for a very long time (Like Kid Icarus time)

They've given us more than enough opportunities to buy into SF. This shouldn't come as a surprise.

nintendofreak_2

Assault was only 40% of what people wanted from Star Fox, and the only reason it didn't have a better reception was because the on-foot sections were revealed to be terrible (and for the most part they were). So it's hardly a Star Fox game.

Command is the only game that could be considered a real Star Fox game, because it only had the dogfights and rail shooting sections. Reviews were rather lackluster though, and 2006 was a pretty busy year for gamers with new consoles and the DS had a pretty good line up as well.

All three games are real Star Fox games. Assualt is considered the best of the three and its the only one that maybe has a legitimate excuse. To say any of the othersare not is ridiculous. So by this logic Kirby's Epic Earn and Zelda Skyward Sword aren't real entries into their series. Nintendo can't go around making games that don't make money. Miyamoto has preivously said that Star Fox is dead.

All three games are real Star Fox games. Assualt is considered the best of the three and its the only one that maybe has a legitimate excuse. To say any of the othersare not is ridiculous. So by this logic Kirby's Epic Earn and Zelda Skyward Sword aren't real entries into their series. Nintendo can't go around making games that don't make money. Miyamoto has preivously said that Star Fox is dead.

LaytonsCat

Kirby's Epic Yarn has many elements in common with previous entries in the series, and is at worst a spin-off because it doesn't allow Kirby to copy enemy powers. Everything else is the same. I don't even know what you're trying to get at with SS, so....

Meh, Zelda and Mario are the only Nintendo franchises that I really have an attachment to.forgot_it

[QUOTE="LaytonsCat"]

All three games are real Star Fox games. Assualt is considered the best of the three and its the only one that maybe has a legitimate excuse. To say any of the othersare not is ridiculous. So by this logic Kirby's Epic Earn and Zelda Skyward Sword aren't real entries into their series. Nintendo can't go around making games that don't make money. Miyamoto has preivously said that Star Fox is dead.

nintendofreak_2

Kirby's Epic Yarn has many elements in common with previous entries in the series, and is at worst a spin-off because it doesn't allow Kirby to copy enemy powers. Everything else is the same. I don't even know what you're trying to get at with SS, so....

Epic Yarn didn't start as a Kirby game so its the same. And there are a ton of games coming out this year and you said Command sold bad because of 06 being a busy year. Thats where the Zelda reference comes from

I hope they patch it to add online multiplayer. I'm sure a lot of people won't buy this because of the absence of an online component.

I hope they patch it to add online multiplayer. I'm sure a lot of people won't buy this because of the absence of an online component.

lancea34

nintendo lie...they do whatever they want...

ill buy this game because i want to play it...not because miyamoto told me to.

KBFloYd

I get the feeling that people are going to avoid buying the game because Miyamoto said this. But a portable remake of a game that I can still play on my N64 even now is something that sounds worthwhile to me.

ME: "If starfox was reborn and not just ported from n64 , im sure more people would buy the 3DS"

ME: "If starfox was reborn and not just ported from n64 , im sure more people would buy the 3DS"

AmnesiaHaze

I agree 100%. The funny thing is that it is clear that Nintendo is targeting the snes/n64 crowd with the 3ds. Why on earth do they expect people to buy a game that they already have? Now don't get me wrong, Starfox is a great game--a classic high score esque single player venture--but it is just silly that Nintendo didn't think Starfox would sell.

Epic Yarn didn't start as a Kirby game so its the same. And there are a ton of games coming out this year and you said Command sold bad because of 06 being a busy year. Thats where the Zelda reference comes from

LaytonsCat

[QUOTE="LaytonsCat"]

Epic Yarn didn't start as a Kirby game so its the same. And there are a ton of games coming out this year and you said Command sold bad because of 06 being a busy year. Thats where the Zelda reference comes from

nintendofreak_2

If you were go on the Wii Board right now and ask if people would give up Zelda SS for Star Fox the results would startle you

People act shocked when gamers rejected Adventures, Assault and Command

All good games in their own right. People didn't buy them as much, didn't have as good reception

Nintendo tried making it old school, that wasn't enough. Nintendo tried making it different, still not enough

We brought a remake and a plea from Shiggy on ourselves. I expect this to be the last SF game we see for a very long time (Like Kid Icarus time)

They've given us more than enough opportunities to buy into SF. This shouldn't come as a surprise.

darth-pyschosis

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]

People act shocked when gamers rejected Adventures, Assault and Command

All good games in their own right. People didn't buy them as much, didn't have as good reception

Nintendo tried making it old school, that wasn't enough. Nintendo tried making it different, still not enough

We brought a remake and a plea from Shiggy on ourselves. I expect this to be the last SF game we see for a very long time (Like Kid Icarus time)

They've given us more than enough opportunities to buy into SF. This shouldn't come as a surprise.

nintendofreak_2

Assault was only 40% of what people wanted from Star Fox, and the only reason it didn't have a better reception was because the on-foot sections were revealed to be terrible (and for the most part they were). So it's hardly a Star Fox game.

Command is the only game that could be considered a real Star Fox game, because it only had the dogfights and rail shooting sections. Reviews were rather lackluster though, and 2006 was a pretty busy year for gamers with new consoles and the DS had a pretty good line up as well.

I'm sorry but its the truth. Gamers have three chances to make SF more popula than what it is. Nintendo tried mixing things up, keeping things the same and everything else

Gamers can only blame themselves