Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Adding F-Zero X Should Lead to More
Yesterday, Nintendo announced that Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members would see F-Zero X coming to the platform on Friday. While this was welcome news, the announcement of F-Zero X struck fans as odd given its franchise is arguably the most overlooked in Nintendo's catalog. Even with Captain Falcon's recurring appearances in Super Smash Bros., the F-Zero franchise has not seen a new entry in almost 18 years.
As expected, the announcement that F-Zero X is coming to the Nintendo Switch left long-time fans wondering if it was a herald of things to come. A pure arcade racing game would likely be a hard sell for Nintendo in today's market where racing games that aren't Forza tend to perform poorly in comparison to other genres. If the initial reaction to Nintendo of America's Twitter announcement showed anything, however, it was that theF-Zero franchise still maintains a dedicated fandom after over a decade of neglect.
F-Zero Fans Are Offering a Hefty Sum For Rare Game
Despite the series' roots as a traditional racing game, beginning with F-Zero on the SNES, Nintendo could take a massive risk and move the franchise in a different direction. Since it's a perilous prospect to go up against titles like Forza and Gran Turismo, Nintendo could instead blend genres together to create a unique F-Zero experience. An obvious place to start would be to use a beat-'em-up format, drawing inspiration from Captain Falcon's success in Super Smash Bros., with a classic racing game. While it's important to keep any future title primarily a racing game, it might be a nice change to offer players a chance to dispatch hoards of enemies with the iconic Falcon Punch between laps.
By virtue of the fact that F-Zero hasn't been revisited in
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