The blisteringly fast racer is rumoured to be receiving a new Wii installment.

F-Zero has thus far remained without a successor on the DS or Wii since the GBA and GameCube days, not including retro additions of the series to the Virtual Console. However, German website Planet-Nintendo have just confidently reported that a new installment, entitled F-Zero Z, will be burning its way onto the Wii very soon.

The website states that the alleged new racer is the official successor to F-Zero GX on the GameCube, and will feature a new weapons system and an online mode. It will supposedly appear at E3 2008.

Treat this as a rumour for now, unless Nintendo decide to come forward to debunk it. Fake or not though, it's definitely exciting stuff.

Planet-Nintendo have confirmed that this is nothing more than a resurfaced April Fools joke.