Although the original Nintendo 64 version was called Lylat Wars in Europe and Australia, as well as in its Virtual Console re-releases, the 3DS remake adopts the Star Fox 64 moniker in all regions.

[8] During battles, each player's face can appear on opponents' screens in a live reaction feed from the console's internal camera.

[10] Pepper hires the Star Fox team (consisting of James McCloud, Peppy Hare, and Pigma Dengar) to investigate.

Upon arriving, Pigma betrays the team, and as a result James ends up missing and is presumed dead, while Peppy barely escapes.

At the annual E3 event during the Nintendo Q&A session held in June 2011, Miyamoto jokingly stated that he warned the developers that if Star Fox 64 3D was not the best game in the series, or did not make a lot of money, the franchise would have to be discontinued.

However, Amano also added he would not rule out the possibility of online play in a future Star Fox game.

Critics praised its gameplay, visuals, and upgrades, with acclaim for its attention to detail and full recreation of the original.

In October 2015, the game was inducted into the Nintendo Selects range in Europe,[34] indicating global sales of over 1 million units.