Overview
- Time Extension reported Shirogumi said its Fox puppets, made with fur and feathers glued to natural rubber, decayed in air and were destroyed after production.
- The coverage distinguishes at least two sets, with a puppeteering set for a Japanese in-store video separate from the figures used for box art.
- Star Fox programmer Dylan Cuthbert said he last saw the box-art set about 15 years ago in a Nintendo storage room, leaving its status unknown.
- The physical models depicted Fox, Falco, Peppy, and Slippy in early 1990s marketing across box covers, print ads, in-store promos, and a strategy guide.
- A long-circulated photo of director Takashi Yamazaki operating a Fox puppet linked Shirogumi to the work, and the company’s new statement now settles that question.