Rumor: European Retailer Lists Star Fox Zero Release Date

Are you looking for more clarity on Star Fox Zero’s release? This rumor should be of interest to you.

European retailer CoolShop has listed a release date of February 26, 2016 for the highly anticipated reboot. Nintendo has yet to confirm or deny this date. It is also highly likely CoolShop has merely made a ballpark guess on the release, and has no insider information on planned or expected release dates for any region.

For what it’s worth, it seems to be a reasonable guess. It is within the ballpark of a feasible release date, or at least release window. The tail end of February 2016 / start of March will see releases for games like Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Tom Clancy’s The Division, and Hitman. These games also seemed like they would have been a shoo-in for a holiday 2015 release, but then had to get delayed to ensure polish and quality control.

Nintendo had previously stated that they decided to delay the game to give it a ‘Platinum feel’. Nintendo gave Platinum quite a lot of slack when working on Bayonetta 2 and The Wonderful 101 and are also famous for delaying games on principle.

Still., no one will deny Star Fox Zero not coming out this holiday is a disappointment, even if one accepts the explanation. Would you be OK with waiting this long for Star Fox Zero? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.