Keen to remind us all that it hasn’t forgotten about F-Zero 99, Nintendo has today released a new update for the battle royale racer.
The ver. 1.7.2 update is available on Switch right now, and in classic Nintendo form, the patch notes are far from detailed.
As brought to our attention on Bluesky by @oatmealdome, the notes themselves actually give nothing away about what the ver. 1.7.2 update entails. We’re still waiting on the official translation on the Nintendo of America support site, but as you’ll see in the following Google translation from the Japanese equivalent, we’re not holding our breath for much.
F-Zero 99 Ver. 1.7.2 (13th Aug 2026)
- We’ve fixed several issues to improve your gaming experience.
Yep, that’s it.
Look, we can’t complain all that much — it’s great to see the game still receiving support, regardless of how small it may be — but it would be nice to have some idea of what’s getting changed along the way!