As rumours of a new Star Fox game swirl, we finally know what happened to the series' iconic promotional puppets from the 90s
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Back in the hazy days of the early 90s, Nintendo used puppet versions of Fox McCloud, Slippy, Falco and Peppy to promote its then-upcoming release of SNES classic Star Fox (or Starwing, if you must). After the campaign had run its course, however, the puppets faded from the public eye (though, not from our memories). But, what actually happened to them? Read more
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