Star Fox remake quietly underperforms as Nintendo dodges sales figures

Nintendo's first-quarter fiscal 2027 results are out, and Star Fox — the Switch 2 exclusive remake of Star Fox 64 — is conspicuously absent from any concrete sales data. The company describes the game as having "performed steadily," a vague phrase that also applies to Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and not exactly the language you'd use for a breakout hit.

The financial results cover April through June, which means Star Fox only had six days of sales in the reporting window — the game launched in June. Still, Nintendo has no problem announcing milestone numbers mid-quarter when a title clears them, and the absence of any figure here strongly implies the remake hasn't crossed 1 million copies yet. That threshold matters because Nintendo's financial disclosures typically call out titles that hit it.

The timing makes the underwhelming reception sting a little more. Nintendo gave Fox McCloud a notable role in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, essentially using one of its biggest cultural moments in years to remind audiences that Star Fox exists. The franchise had been dormant for roughly a decade before this double push — movie cameo plus a full remake of the beloved Star Fox 64. That's a significant marketing investment for a series that hasn't had a mainline release since Star Fox Zero in 2016, and the returns so far look modest at best.

A free demo is available on Switch 2 for anyone who wants to try the on-rails shooter before committing. Whether that converts into stronger second-quarter numbers remains to be seen, but "performed steadily" is a long way from the comeback story Nintendo was probably hoping for.