A beloved Nintendo franchise might finally be returning, as a Twitter account that could be linked to an F-Zero revival has been discovered.

F-Zero was a futuristic racing game for the Super Nintendo that was developed to show off the Mode 7 technology of the system, which had a faux-3D effect that made the vehicles look like they were floating on the track. The last entry in the F-Zero series was F-Zero Climax in 2004, and Nintendo has shown no interest in reviving the series since. The only love that F-Zero gets is from the Super Smash Bros. franchise, as Captain Falcon has been in every entry of the series.

It was recently discovered that a hidden Super Mario Bros. Twitter account had been created in March, which seemed to be linked to the upcoming 35th-anniversary celebrations for the series. Its legitimacy is unclear, but it appears to be connected to an official Japanese Nintendo email address. A new account has been discovered by shadowedgy on Twitter, with the FZeroJP name. The account has the same dummy name as the Super Mario account, it was created around the same time, and it also appears to come from a Nintendo email.

It’s unclear why these accounts were created so long ago, but it’s possible that announcements were planned for E3 2020, pushed back when COVID-19 led to the event being canceled.

Nintendo hasn’t been interested in reviving the F-Zero franchise, yet it’s possible that the success of the Switch has caused a change in heart. It didn’t take long for the Switch to receive Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo never releases more than one Mario Kart game per system. It’s possible that the success of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is prompting a return of F-Zero, as it’s currently the best-selling game on the Switch. Nintendo just might want a new racing game that doesn’t interfere with Mario Kart. The Switch’s schedule is currently bare; there are rumors that a Direct is incoming which will help fill out the calendar, however, so it’s possible that an announcement for a new F-Zero game will be coming soon.

Source: FZeroJP/Twitter, shadowedgy/Twitter