No, but we'll have to wait for ages to get the next Star Fox game.

This isn't exactly Bubsy 3D here, it's still a fun game even if it doesn't appeal to everyone.

About a decade and a half ago I brought home what I thought was a Star Fox game only to find that I'd be running around with dinosaurs using a staff as my primary weapon.

If that didn't kill the franchise, I'm fairly certain this didn't.

sorry i guess i wondered off track lol

what i mean is declining sales caused Nintendo to essentially kill the Star Fox series, a decade later they resurrected it, if sales dont increase upon its return than Nintendo likely has no desire to keep it alive.

on the other hand you are right that Fire Emblem had been declining before Awakening, the difference is that they had not put the franchise on hiatus yet, they said Awakening was the series last chance.

Awakening was FE last chance and it passed, Star Fox already had its last chance hence the decade long coma. if SFZ fails than it likely just confirms to Nintendo that they were right it killing it off.

Nintendo mismanaged the franchise into the toilet, it used to be one of Nintendo's biggest franchises, the SNES and N64 versions both sold more than 4 million copies. That's more than any Metroid, console Kirby, or Fire Emblem game ever.

Then Miyamoto started tinkering with the series and refusing to make a proper sequel to Star Fox 64.

Seems more to me, like it may steer it more into the right direction. Shows Nintendo just cause you got a name on something, doesn't mean it'll sell :P.

Well, they did make 3 games before rebooting it again. Guess Miyamoto wanted to start fresh again.

I highly doubt it. SF0 is everything modern gamers hate, steep learning curve for the control method and below par graphics, so it was never going to be a huge hit. But it also provides a unique gaming experience and when it gets it right, like on Fichina where you're constantly but naturally flicking between view points and control methods, it beats any point and shoot first/third person game. If anything, they've laid the perfect groundwork to release a more refined version on the nx.

I don't think so since it already sold 1/4 of a milion but it's second week in the US dropped A LOT faster than I expected, certainly it'll take A LOOOOONG time until we see the next Star Fox Game

I've already gone in depth about it numerous times in other threads. Check those out.

While SF0 may have middling reviews, I think the IP is clearly as vibrant as it's ever been. The puppet ads and the animated short they've done for marketing this game are absolutely outstanding. However, I think it underscores a problem that the Star Fox IP has really had : the lack of a really clear creative vision for the series. It's obviously finally come together - but way to late to make any difference to the kind of game SF0 is.