{"id":137086,"date":"2026-05-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-200867"},"modified":"2026-05-07T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T04:00:00","slug":"psa-you-can-play-star-foxs-switch-2-game-with-a-nintendo-64-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/05\/07\/psa-you-can-play-star-foxs-switch-2-game-with-a-nintendo-64-controller\/","title":{"rendered":"PSA: You Can Play Star Fox’s Switch 2 Game With A Nintendo 64 Controller"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you’re a veteran pilot, Nintendo has revealed you’ll be right at home with the new version of Star Fox<\/a> on the Switch 2.<\/p>\n

In this modernised adventure, based on the 1997 original, Nintendo has highlighted the ability to play with a Nintendo 64 controller. During the Star Fox Direct<\/a>, Nintendo’s Yoshiaki Koizumi noted how these controls feel “closer to the original”, so you’ll be doing barrel rolls in no time!<\/p>\n

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“Those that played the Nintendo 64 version can enjoy controls that feel even closer to the original.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If you don’t already have a Switch Online N64 controller, they’re available for purchase on the My Nintendo Store.<\/p>\n

Another control method also highlighted in the recent broadcast were the Joy-Con 2 controls. This includes mouse targeting – allowing you to “seemlessly swap to mouse-controlled targeting for intuitive aiming and steering”.<\/p>\n

And as we’ve already mentioned, there’ll also be a co-op option in the campaign and challenge mode, where one player takes on the role of the pilot with one Joy-Con 2 controller, while the other player acts as the gunner using mouse mode controls on the other Joy-Con 2 controller.<\/p>\n