Summary
Pyoro, aNintendo Directleaker with a history of leaking information, has hinted that a future showcase from the company will have the return of a classic Nintendo series,F-Zero.Tokyo Game Show 2023is coming up soon, with Japanese developers and publishers gearing up to show off their new games. Nintendo is no different, and usually holds a Nintendo Direct presentation ahead of the annual event. While one hasn’t been confirmed yet, one leaker is already hinting at what could possibly appear.
This hint comes from Pyoro, who has a fairly accurate track record with these kinds of things. For example,before the June 2023 Nintendo Direct, they had dropped hints about two potential things appearing, which they did. The first was a “remake of a SNES Classic,” which turned out to be theSuper Mario RPGremake, along with “a new 2DSuper Mario Bros.” game, which was revealed asSuper Mario Bros. Wonder. There are other predictions, like their leaks about the reveals ofEverybody 1-2 SwitchandSonic Superstars, which turned out to be accurate as well. Their latest hint is pointing towards a classic series that hasn’t had a new entry in almost two decades.
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Leaker Pyoro posted “fans of a certain MATLAB function will be happy with the upcoming Direct” on Twitter, not referring to any series directly. MATLAB is a programming and computing platform used by engineers to create 3D models that uses mathematical terms in its language. One of these is fzero, leading some to believe that Pyoro is hinting towards some sort ofF-Zerogame. This was strengthened further when Pyoro liked one of the reply tweets, which referred to the term as well.
TheF-Zerofranchise has been dormant for a long time now, with the last game in the series being the GBA Japan-exclusiveF-Zero Climax19 years ago. WhileF-Zerohas been teased in a previous direct to be coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service, Pyoro states that this wasn’t what they were teasing. Fans then guessed that they were hinting towardsa remaster ofF-Zero GXor a brand-new game.
Other users who were familiar with the programming language also stated that “prime” is a possible clue as well, with the connection that could be drawn following that line of logic being something related toMetroid Prime. Leakers in the past have claimed that Nintendo could be remasteringMetroid Prime 2next, with others also claiming thatMetroid Prime 4could finally be shown off soon. The consensus among the replies was that Pyoro is referring toF-Zero, however. That said, this is all speculation and fans should keep their expectations in check regarding a futureNintendo Direct, if it gets announced.
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