Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard are launching April 22 and Nintendo is starting launch week with the announcement of an animated short called Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins. The short is produced in collaboration with Star Fox Zero director Shigeru Miyamoto, and Production IG and WIT Studios.
Anime fans may be familiar with WIT Studios and the popular Attack on Titan series and Production IG, which has an impressive list of anime that it’s involved in including Evangelion and Fullmetal Alchemist.
The animated short will premiere at 6 p.m. on April 20 at the official Nintendo website and will be followed by a special Nintendo Treehouse that will demo both Star Fox Zero and Star Fox Guard.
Check out the teaser trailer for Star Fox Zero: The Batle Begins below.
Star Fox Zero is pegged as a return to the roots of the franchise as it takes many of the mechanics and layouts of Star Fox 64 and brings it to the next generation. Of course, with the introduction of new vehicles for the Star Fox team to control and the different portals that can be discovered in numerous stages of Zero will allow for new boss battles and different paths to Andross.
So what do you think of the Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins clip? Does it make you want a full anime-style series? Let us know in the comments section.
