Mailbox: Slippy cameo, limited‑edition drought, Waluigi fanfilm

A gaming site’s monthly Mailbox received reader letters in June about three distinct topics: recent Star Fox appearances, a scarcity of first‑party boxed special editions since May 2023, and a longform Wario/Waluigi fan project.

One contributor using the handle YoshiTails responded to what they described as an unusually high volume of Star Fox content. The reader noted Slippy Toad’s brief appearance in a recent film and a surprise Star Fox 64 remake, calling the run of announcements “positively foxing” and asking how fans should react. The Mailbox editor replied with a short, humorous line: “Despair is the appropriate feeling.”

Another letter from Jolteon23 asked why first‑party boxed limited editions have become rare since the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in May 2023. The letter said third‑party deluxe editions continue to appear but that large boxed editions tied to first‑party releases on the current platform have been scarce, and Switch 2 had not yet received comparable editions. The Mailbox editor attributed the gap to production and distribution priorities during Switch 2’s launch year and noted that ensuring standard hardware and software availability took precedence. The editor added that substantial special editions are likely to return and referenced an upcoming sizable edition for Fire Emblem Fortune’s Weave, describing it as a “spicy‑looking special edition” and advising readers to watch for an official reveal.

A third submission came from a writer identifying as Waluigi Enthusiast, who offered a 116‑page fan‑film script that reimagines Waluigi’s backstory as a grounded crime drama set in 1990s Arkansas. The author said the manuscript includes a scene in which Wario and Waluigi kiss and that they had once intended to deliver the pages to Shigeru Miyamoto. The Mailbox editor declined to accept the manuscript for publication and recommended the author consider self‑publishing.

The Mailbox runs monthly and selects a handful of letters for publication. The feature highlights one Star Letter each month; that writer receives a month’s subscription to the site’s ad‑free Supporter scheme. Submission guidance posted with the column asks contributors to keep letters short, suggests 100–200 words, and limits submissions to one letter per month. The column published selected letters with short editorial replies in the June installment.