The unique artist behind Star Fox says he hopes Star Fox Assault will probably be ported to Swap 2.
The GameCube motion sport celebrates its twentieth anniversary this week, so former Nintendo artist Takaya Imamura posted a sketch on X asking for each it and Metal Diver Sub Wars (which turns 9 this week) to be accessible on Nintendo’s subsequent console.
Imamura left Nintendo in 2021 after three a long time, having labored on such titles as F-Zero, Star Fox and quite a few Zelda video games together with A Hyperlink to the Previous and Majora’s Masks. He’s credited as having designed the Starfox characters Fox McCloud, Falco Lombardi and extra, in addition to Captain Falcon from F-Zero and Tingle.
His newest illustration reveals Fox McCloud holding a submarine, saying: “At this time is the discharge anniversary of Star Fox Assault and Metal Diver Sub Wars! I hope each will probably be playable on the Swap 2!”
2月14日は『スターフォックス・アサルト』と『スティールダイバー・サブウォーズ』が発売された日！『スターフォックス・アサルト』はなんと今年で20周年を迎えます！どちらもSwap2で遊べると嬉しいなぁ‥ pic.twitter.com/66Bv8zBQkp
— 今村孝矢 / Takaya Imamura (@ima_1966) February 13, 2025
Regardless of being primarily based on a Nintendo IP, Star Fox Assault was developed by Namco and has gamers flying an Arwing, driving a Landmaster tank and taking over some missions on foot. It was met with blended evaluations, with most criticising the bottom phases.
This isn’t the primary time Imamura has requested for a Star Fox sport to be re-released on fashionable {hardware}.
In 2022, on the sixth anniversary of Star Fox Zero, Imamura posted one other tweet saying he hoped the Wii U unique would get a Swap port at some point.
“Expensive Nintendo… at this time, six years have handed for the reason that launch of Star Fox Zero,” he wrote on the time. “We all know there are challenges to beat, however please port the sport to the Swap.”
Imamura’s subsequent sport, Omega 6: The Triangle Stars, will probably be getting an English language launch on February 28.
The sport is a retro-style journey sport primarily based on a manga created by Imamura.
