Star Fox Zero er en af de meste ventede Wii U-titler, men nu er spillet desværre blevet udskudt til det første kvartal af 2016. Dette forklarer designer Shigeru Miyamoto i en meddelelse om spillets fremskridt:
"Although we felt that the development had been progressing well, we now believe that we will need a little more time to work on areas such as the unprecedented discovery that we want players to experience in the game by using two screens, and further polishing the level designs and perfecting the tone of the cut scenes."
"While we have already reached the stage where it would be technically possible to release the title in time for the year-end holiday season, we want to polish the game a bit more so that players will be able to more smoothly grasp the new style of play that we are proposing."