 Star Fox Command ( Japanese : スターフォックス コマンド , Hepburn : Sutā Fokkusu Komando ) is the fifth game in Nintendo 's Shoot ' em up Star Fox series , published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS in 2006 and 2007 . Released in Japan on August 3 , 2006 and in North America on August 28 , 2006 , it was first announced at the E3 2005 conference , under the name Star Fox DS . Command is the first Star Fox game for a handheld , and supports the Nintendo Wi @-@ Fi Connection , making it the first online Star Fox game . Star Fox Command returns the series to its roots as an air @-@ combat game . Fox 's redesign here would later go on to be used in future iterations of Nintendo 's hit fighting series , Super Smash Bros. 
