A series that we are sure that many Nintendo fans would love to see return is the F-zero. Although the Nintendo 64 version was re-released in March via the Switch Online service, there hasn’t been a new entry into the futuristic racing series from the GBA title, F Zero Climax.
So will this classic Nintendo series ever return? Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé (who is currently busy promoting his new book interrupt the game) was asked by GamesBeat why F-Zero was “abandoned” by Nintendo.
The way Reggie sees it, at least based on his own history with the company, is that it’s “never” a conscious decision by Nintendo to stop supporting a certain series. He is always experimenting with new and different playstyles and how they might apply to new or existing series.
He seems to think there’s a good chance someone within Nintendo HQ may be experimenting with an idea that could be applied to a future F-Zero game. This is exactly what he had to say:
“Why was F-Zero abandoned? The idea I would share is that, at least during my tenure, Nintendo developers were always experimenting with different styles of gameplay, always thinking about where a unique experience could be applied, whether it be to an existing franchise or maybe creating a new franchise. My bet is that somewhere in the development centers of Kyoto, some developer is toying with an idea that could apply to F-Zero. It’s never a situation, at least in my experience, where the company makes a conscious decision to no longer support the XYZ franchise. Historically, it just hasn’t worked that way, not when I was there.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard a former Nintendo person talk about F-Zero’s return. In fact, last year, former Nintendo staffer Takaya Imamura said that he still had life in the racing series, but that he needed a “big new idea” to bring it back. Shigeru Miyamoto also mentioned in 2012 how he felt that Nintendo had achieved all that could be done with the series.
What do you think a new F-Zero game would have to do to evolve the series? Leave a comment below.
