GoNintendo just posted some tentative boxart for the Switch version of Star Link, including the Star Fox materials.

According to GoNintendo's source (probably a press release), it seems that Star Fox characters other than Fox McCloud will appear in the game, though we don't know if they will be playable yet. The quote is:

Players can play through the entire campaign as Fox McCloud and embark on exclusive missions in Atlas featuring other friends from the Star Fox universe.

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Check out these new screens and concept images for Star Link that have been posted to Imgur.

Source via GoNintendo

This video includes all the discussion about the game, the Star Fox reveal, and Miyamoto's appearance.

Ubisoft has revealed details of their Switch release for Star Link. The standard game will be $75. It will include a physical Arwing and Fox McCloud figurine. As previously discussed, Star Link optionally uses these figurines to affect the game in real time, somewhat like Skylanders, but the game can be played fully without using them.

The Switch release also comes with the following.

• 1 Starlink Video Game
• 1 Zenith Starship
• 1 Mason Rana Pilot
• 1 Shredder Weapon
• 1 Flamethrower Weapon
• 1 Frost Barrage Weapon
• 1 Controller Mount
• 1 Poster

There are additional preorder bonuses and DLC for purchase. Preorders are open now!

In a surprise announcement during today's Ubisoft E3 presentation, the team behind Star Link: Battle for Atlas (announced last year), revealed cameo appearances by the Star Fox team, with playable Arwings and Star Fox characters (at least Fox McCloud).

Turns out, the team always wanted to get Star Fox in their game, and they managed to do it with Nintendo's.

Mr. Miyamoto made an appearance and was given a prototype Arwing and Fox figurine from the game's toys-to-life style components.

Star Link launches October 16th with Star Fox content coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch release.

It's E3 season, friends! Microsoft and some other companies have already had their reveals. Nintendo will be presenting their Nintendo Direct last, on Tuesday morning at 9AM Pacific (12PM Eastern), followed by three straight days of streaming games from the Treehouse. There will also be a Splatoon 2 tournament (on Monday afternoon) and a Smash Switch tournament right after the Nintendo Direct on Tuesday.

This year's announcements will prove to be very interesting, with lots of games expected to be on display including Super Smash Bros. for Switch, Metroid Prime 4, maybe the new main-line Pokémon games for Switch (not the Let's Go games, new ones for 2019), and VERY maybe, the next Star Fox game, which might just be that rumored racing game.

Be sure and join us on the Krystal Archive Discord Server to watch the streams live with all of us.

• Nintendo's E3 Site
• Nintendo's Twitch Channel

Edit: "Nintendo's E3 at 2018"?! Apparently I can't grammar when I'm tired.

I commissioned RattyCreations a while back to do a Krystal fanart for me. I asked that she do Krystal in an Ōkami-like style that she's used before, like in this example, but otherwise, told her to "have fun." The image at the top of the post is a preview she sent. I don't know if she will be continuing it or doing something completely different. Whatever she does, she'll be streaming it tomorrow, live for all to enjoy!

Watch the stream with me on June 7th 2018 at around Noon (central time).

Ratty's DeviantArt account

Enjoy SchattenKitsune666's artistic rendition of the events just prior to the start of Star Fox Command. Seems about right.

Speaking of upcoming Star Fox games, UndyingNephalim is seeking feedback on how or if he should continue pursuing Star Fox projects. His Zelda fangame, Hyrule Conquest, is far more popular with his patrons and has received the bulk of his development time. Though he would like to continue working on a Star Fox project, he questions whether to continue working on Star Fox: Event Horizon, cancel it to work on his Zelda title, or retool his Star Fox assets into a real-time strategy game, which was what he was working on before building Star Fox: Event Horizon.

Please take a moment to let you opinion be known by commenting on his Patreon post, DeviantArt post, or YouTube video.

The biggest rumor of the year! Several groups claim that Retro Studios is secretly working on a Star Fox title for the Nintendo Switch: one that is styled as a racing game of some sort, rather than focusing on space/air combat. This rumor has apparently been making the rounds behind the scenes in different game journalism groups, but surfaced publicly around May 14th.

Meanwhile, on the same day, Nintendo's registration/renewal of their Japanese trademark for Star Fox (and other series) went through.

While I was initially much more skeptical, it has since been reported as probably true by multiple, independent sources, including one source I trust more than most because they rarely even comment on rumors unless they at least partially verify it. Certainly, this is feasible, as Retro Studios is largely responsible for the level design in Mario Kart 7. Another wrinkle: Nintendo might actually be hiding what aspects of projects Retro Studios helps with to prevent fan outcry about them "wasting their time" on games other that Metroid and Donkey Kong.

The game is supposedly "like Diddy Kong Racing mixed with F-Zero", and "It will have an adventure mode of some kind (think Diddy Kong Racing) and there will be some boss fights and a hub world like it too."

The idea that Star Fox characters could drive high speed vehicles has already been explored by one of Star Fox Command's endings: "The Curse of Pigma". And, of course, there is a indirect cameo appearance of James McCloud (as a human-like character) in the F-Zero series, pictured above.

So, still a rumor, but looking more likely. E3 is just around the corner, so we'll know pretty soon if it's going to be shown off. Also, there's the possibility that the game could enter development, but then get canceled before any public appearance. Such a thing would be incredibly difficult to confirm, as was what happened with the LAST huge Star Fox rumor.

• Initial Public Reddit Post
• Eurogamer concurs using their own sources
• More potential details from a podcast