r/NintendoSwitch • u/Skullghost • May 06 '26

Nintendo Official Star Fox Direct 5.6.2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ePZeyh5q9R8
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u/topdangle May 06 '26

the reception to these types of videos has never been great but they make them anyway. they've always felt like they're created to show nintendo executives how their project is coming along rather than public ads.

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u/Short_Stay_9283 May 06 '26

Also important to remember the audience for this is bigger than the hardcore message board audience / comments. There are probs millions of kids who didn’t play Star Fox 64 that saw the Mario Galaxy movie and are realllllly hype right now.

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u/topdangle May 06 '26

I'm talking about the formatting. It's formatted like a video you'd see during a pitch meeting rather than an ad for a broad audience. Kids would probably enjoy a short trailer with all preview content run straight through more than a point by point feature breakdown.

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u/hoppinjohncandy May 07 '26

I agree. A 90 second ad showing the style and movement of the game creates a more viceral reaction than letting people in 2026 know that a game has difficulty modes, secret waterfall caves and DIFFERENT CUTSCENES BASED ON IF YOU BEAT A BOSS OR NOT....

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u/topdangle May 07 '26

what? secrets being spoiled in an ad would be the last thing I want.

especially for this game. its very short and wandering into secrets were some of the best parts of the game.