F-Zero 99: Difference between revisions

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[[Takaya Imamura]] served as a graphic designer and [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] as producer for the SNES game.{{efn|name=SNES staff|It was common practice for personnel to take on multiple roles for SNES game development.<ref name="SNES Classic Interview"/>}} Imamura later served as either a supervisor or designer for numerous future games.<ref name="VGC interview"/> When ''[[F-Zero GX]]'' [[went gold]] in July 2003, Imamura commented "hav[ing] worked on the ''F-Zero'' series, and seeing the results of the collaboration with [[Sega]], I found myself at something of a loss as to how we can take the franchise further past ''F-Zero GX'' and ''AX''."<ref name="2003 Conference"/> Preference within Nintendo shifted over time to create games like ''F-Zero'' and ''[[Star Fox]]'' [[in-house]]. "[Nintendo has been working on increasing] internal staff in a way that will allow us to have more projects going at the same time," Miyamoto explained. "[S]o we can create new games and work on additional old <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Intellectual Properties]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> and still maintain the other primary franchises that people want to see."<ref name="IGN staffing"/> He claimed a small-scale project or full-fledged game necessitates a novel selling proposition when asked by [[Edge (magazine)|''Edge'' magazine]] in April 2012.<ref name="Edge idea"/> Comments about needing a new concept followed in the years since by both individuals.<ref name="IGN staffing"/><ref name="IGN idea"/> However, other Nintendo franchises like ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' or ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' saw iterative releases over the years, which Imamura believes is due to sales numbers. He explained ''[[Mario Kart]]'' is Nintendo’s most popular racing game, and "a new ''F-Zero'' would cost a fortune."<ref name="VGC interview"/>

''F-Zero 99'' was first revealed in a [[Nintendo Direct]] on September 14, 2023, and was released later that day.<ref name="kotaku announce"/> Developed by [[Nintendo Software Technology]],<ref name="credits"/> it is the first ''F-Zero'' game since ''Climax''{{'}}s 2004 release.<ref name="DT announce"/> In a similar vein to the NSO ''[[Pac-Man 99]]'', ''[[Super Mario Bros. 35]]'', and ''[[Tetris 99]]'' games, ''F-Zero 99'' takes the original concept its based on and re-contextualizes it as aan online multiplayer battle royale.<ref name="techradar franchise"/><ref name="GR 99"/> ''[[Digital Trends]]''{{'}}s George Yang response to ''F-Zero 99{{'}}s'' announcement called ''F-Zero'' "Nintendo’s most neglected series" with no proper sequel since then.<ref name="DT announce"/> As a result, critics stated that series fans may end up disappointed with its non-traditional gameplay.{{efn|name=Reveal|1=According to ''[[Digital Trends]]'',<ref name="DT revival"/> ''[[GamesRadar+]]'',<ref name="GR 99"/> and ''[[TheGamer]]''.<ref name="gamer announce"/>}} Ash Parrish of ''[[The Verge]]'' dismissed it as "a simple [NSO] ''99'' game", preferring a [[Video game remake|remake]] or [[Remaster#Video games|remaster]] instead,<ref name="theverge 99"/> while ''[[GamesRadar+]]''{{'}}s Dustin Bailey expressed optimism since ''Tetris 99'' was entertaining.<ref name="GR 99"/> Giovanni Colantonio of ''Digital Trends'' agreed with Bailey's sentiment.<ref name="DT revival"/>