{"id":472068,"date":"2026-05-07T00:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/472068\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:08:20","slug":"nintendos-new-star-fox-game-lets-you-play-as-virtual-avatars-of-fox-and-other-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/472068\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo\u2019s new Star Fox game lets you play as virtual avatars of Fox and other characters."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted May 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM UTC<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo\u2019s new Star Fox game lets you play as virtual avatars of Fox and other characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">When using GameChat, you can appear as an interactive avatar \u201cthat mirrors your expressions and movements,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260506668881\/en\/Star-Fox-Direct-Sees-Fox-McCloud-and-Crew-Prepare-for-Liftoff-on-Nintendo-Switch-2-June-25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nintendo says<\/a>. There are also AR filters that let you add \u201ca pair of Star Fox-like ears or a Falco-inspired beak that moves when you talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/videoframe_717695.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"1440\" data-pswp-width=\"2560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"A screenshot of Star Fox\u2019s virtual avatar next to a real person.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj15 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/videoframe_717695.png\"\/><\/a><a class=\"_1etxtj12\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/May-06-2026-16-03-46.gif?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" data-pswp-height=\"264\" data-pswp-width=\"640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"A GIF showing Star Fox\u2019s virtual avatar feature.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"_1etxtj17 _1etxtj16 _1etxtj14 x271pn0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/May-06-2026-16-03-46.gif\"\/><\/a>PreviousNext<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"_1etxtj1e\">1\/2<\/strong>Click the arrow to see a GIF of the avatar in motion. 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