Nintendo has announced that the classic N64 racing game F-Zero X will be racing onto Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack on March 11.
The Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack is about to receive a new game, as F-Zero X will be racing onto the N64 app on March 11. The F-Zero franchise is all but over, with Nintendo turning down pitches for F-Zero games, to the point where the series only lives on in Captain Falcon's appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series.
F-Zero is a series of futuristic racing games, where ships float over tracks as they race to the head of the pack. There were F-Zero entries on the N64 and GameCube, but the last new title was released on the Game Boy Advance in 2004. The original F-Zero does have some value to Nintendo, as it's a game that has appeared on the Virtual Console in the past. F-Zero was also one of the games that arrived on Nintendo Switch Online's SNES app at launch.
The trailer shows off one of the new features present in the Expansion Pack, as all compatible multiplayer games have an online option. This means that four players can play F-Zero X online. The N64 was a system that was notable for its incredible local multiplayer games, like GoldenEye 007, Mario Kart 64, and the original Super Smash Bros.
Now that Banjo-Kazooie, Paper Mario, and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask are on the Expansion Pack, the only games left to arrive are Mario Golf, Pokémon Snap, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. A datamine of the N64 app has revealed that there are a lot more games on the way, but Nintendo has yet to confirm their existence. F-Zero fans have been hoping for a new entry on Nintendo Switch since the launch of the system, but it seems this re-release is all they can expect for now.