Nintendo is reportedly planning to release a major Zelda remake and a new Star Fox game this year, but a 3D Mario game won’t arrive on Switch 2 until 2027.
That’s according to prominent Nintendo insider ‘Natthehate’, who’s shared a plethora of information on the company’s 2026 plans, which matches with what VGC has heard from our own sources.
In a new podcast, the Nintendo sleuth claimed a “classic” Star Fox revival is planned for release on Switch 2 this Summer, hot on the heels of Fox McCloud’s appearance in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
“Star Fox is coming back in summer 2026. We’re getting a new Star Fox game in the very near future,” he said. “I’ve been told it’s a classic style Star Fox game, [and that] the visuals are supposed to be very good, and I’ve heard it does have online multiplayer.”
Furthermore, a new 3D Mario game won’t arrive in 2026 as expected, according to Nate’s sources. In its place will be a major remake of N64 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, to coincide with the Zelda series’ 40th anniversary.
“One game that will not be releasing in holiday 2026 is 3D Mario. 3D Mario will be releasing in 2027,” he said.
“But there is another anniversary this year, and it’s the anniversary of The Legend of Zelda… what I can share with you today is that in the second half of 2026, approaching the holidays, we are going to receive an Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2.”
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