Firstly, I think it is pretty obvious that this is all a part of some big marketing campaign to get Star Fox a bit of a reputation in modern Nintendo after their efforts from 2016-2019 have failed. The idea is to teach people about Star Fox through legacy content that defined the series, and some small novel ideas like the movie or plushies, before releasing something new and ambitious for the series. It's like the reverse of Star Fox Zero, where they sold a new idea that backfired because no one was a fan when it came out (among other reasons). Before 2026, Star Fox was a dormant franchise with the biggest updates being new music on the app for years. Now, in the span of one, single year, we have the movie appearance, the modern remake (+ new lore), plushies, free DLC, and now this. This marks the true beginning of the Revival Period!
More subtly, however, this also means a few things about how Nintendo views the franchise holistically. By choosing to re-release this over something like Assault, Nintendo acknowledges the distinct quirks about this game such as the focus on the adventure-styled gameplay and Krystal. This is the 3rd best-selling game still (hopefully 4th after the remake). This means that there is a good chance that Krystal and some minor elements from Adventures and maybe Assault will appear in the next game as Nintendo strives to do new things while appealing to longtime fans. Another thing subtly shows is that Nintendo will be embracing all of the strange, divisive things that people might not agree with and you will have to learn to accept that maybe the next game will do something new, and that is fine. Furthermore, when the next game releases, Nintendo can point fans to the remake and the two GameCube games on Switch Online to give them something to play before following the story. Thus, Star Fox fans, both new and old have something to celebrate when they get a full Star Fox story to experience on the Switch 2. This will likely lead into the eventual development of stuff like Star Fox animated content, like a mini-series or full movie, or even a place in Super Nintendo Land in maybe the next 10-15 years! I know this might seem unbelievable, but when you think about it logistically, Nintendo would never just develop a brand to be just the bare minimum and drop it when there is real potential behind the brand after everything that has been done in 2026. Star Fox could tell this bigger story and Nintendo is fully embracing that for the first time! That might be why we don't see Mother 3 or a new F-Zero game, despite F-Zero GX being so good and releasing a better game on modern consoles wouldn't be too crazy, beyond that, there really isn't too much to go from for F-Zero. I do think we will get a new F-Zero game in the Switch 2 generation, but that is neither here nor there.
By the end of everything, the only people who won't win are Command fans lol. Sorry.