Banjo Kazooie gets feature-light homepage

by Justin McElroy { Mar 20th 2008 at 5:45PM }

Well, we just got tricked into downloading Silverlight. That's about all the information we were able to glean from a recently-launched teaser site for the upcoming Xbox 360 version of Banjo Kazooie. Once you download Silverlight, all you get is a spinning puzzle piece, a picture of a bear and the knowledge that you just helped Microsoft propagate their Flash competitor. Ilovebees, it is not.

For your surfing pleasure, we've posted the entirety of the site's content above, though we hope that will soon be replaced by pictures, videos and other information from the game, no matter how we may feel about the concept.

Tags: banjo-kazooie, banjo-kazooie-3, microsoft, rare, silverlight

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Zelda Master @ Mar 20th 2008 5:54PM

Damn...I had a heart attack when I saw this. I thought we were finally getting information, but alas...

I just want to see Mumbo's reworked design.

Co @ Mar 20th 2008 6:15PM

Won't sell. Wrong demographic.

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:28PM

I'm sure this will sell great, although not as good as it would if it were on the Wii.

Microswirl @ Mar 20th 2008 6:51PM

Well I, for one, will buy it... of course I also bought Viva Pinata and Kameo when those came out, so I don't exactly fit into the stereotypical Xbox360 demographic of Halo 3 retards and freakish COD4 snipers.

Cellien @ Mar 20th 2008 9:25PM

I'm a Halo 3 and COD4 freak and I can't f**ckin wait for this game. I've always loved Banjo.

ChooChooCharlie (Brawl: 1504-5357-9285) @ Mar 20th 2008 9:57PM

I, for one, bought a 360 specifically for this game. The other stuff is just to tide me over.

So, when it turns out that it's not as good as 1 & 2, I will likely be devastated. I may even destroy Rare. With my bare hands.

Superstar90 @ Mar 20th 2008 11:39PM

It can sell... with a little mountain dew and ALOT of ads.

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 20th 2008 5:54PM

Why insist with Silverlight or any other format?

They will NEVER replace Flash...

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 5:56PM

Because Microsoft has to try and replace everything at least once.

The Artist formally known as Jesus SSBB code: 0430-7963-559 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:10PM

well they did replace Sony as the leading console

(don't say anything about the Wii. It's in a whole other league)

Co @ Mar 20th 2008 6:17PM

On topic of Wii, I checked in at the local Gamestop during my lunch hour just wasting time, and there is a crowd around the Wii kiosk playing Smash Bros. It was freakin' 12:30 on a Wednesday. I think I saw dust on the 360 and PS3 controllers at their kiosks as well.

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:17PM

"well they did replace Sony as the leading console"

True, they did for now. I don't really hate Microsoft or anything, my main point is that the reason they are doing "silverlight" is that they always seem to have to try to be the best at everything. You've got Xbox, Zune, Silverlight, and who knows how many other things.

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:18PM

"On topic of Wii"

We were never on the topic of the Wii...

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 20th 2008 6:20PM

Co

I haven't turned my 360, DS or any other system... since March 9, SSBB disc is inside the Wii.

It's so good, a lot of things to do, special events to complete, matches to complete, Multiman Brawl, Boss Mode, Subspace, 850 Trophies to collect, and I don't know how many stickers.

Plus, a very good online mode (finally, the lag is gone). I love the taunts messages =p

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:23PM

SSBB has been in my Wii nonstop since it came out as well...We still need to play some more matches Fernando! I like the special events and multiplayer, subspace got to boring for me after about 4 hours though.

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 20th 2008 6:32PM

Subspace is kinda boring... that is because is too easy and repetitive...

But I wanted to complet Subspace at 100%... I already unlocked all the characters and stages, plus, if you finish Subspace they give you a trohpy unlocked and some stickers...

Altouhgt, there are some trophies hard to get... like finish 100 Man Brawl with all the characters... I guess I will use a Golden Hammer on that challengue. =p

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:35PM

Ya, unlocking stuff is the only reason I want to get through it. Your dead on about it being repetitive and easy though. What does the golden hammer do? I know it's suppose to be more rare than the normal hammer, but does it do anything special? It seems like a regular hammer to me. Also, what are those little pieces of paper that you always see?

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 20th 2008 6:41PM

The piece of paper are stickers... the Golden is an item similar to the hammer, but more powerful.

But there are also some hammers to brake the glass in the Challenge Room.

I recommend use this hammer in the Multiman Brawl with all Characters and the one that you need to beat all the bosses in Intense difficulty.

http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/gamemode/various/various22.html

Fernando Rocker @ Mar 20th 2008 6:46PM

Incase you are curious, these are the challenges you cannot use them on:

Classic - Intense
Classic w/ 20 Characters (Supposedly, which is weird because you can break the one for All Characters, maybe because it has Master Hand trophy for the reward that you cannot?)
Boss Battles Easy
Boss Battles Normal
Boss Battles Hard
Boss Battles Very Hard
Boss Battles Intense
Boss Battles w/ 10 Characters
Boss Battles w/ 20 Characters
Boss Battles w/ All Characters

You get Hammers for such:

Classic - Normal Clear
SubSpace Emissary Clear
10 Hours of Powered on Time
500 KOs
30 Hours of Brawling

Recommended Usage of said Hammers (By Japan's standards, anyway):

All Stickers (I would not want to get 700 Stickers anyway)
100-Man Brawl w/ All Characters
500 Trophies (Kind of easy though if you bother with it...)
Survive 15-Minute Brawl

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:48PM

Interesting, I need to stop multiplayer and start doing the challenges!

D_Average @ Mar 20th 2008 6:59PM

Call me crazy...but I take Brawl out of my Wii every now and then for some F Zero GX....I guess it was the influence of "FALCON PUNCH"!!

samfish (Brawl: 2793 0291 2277) @ Mar 20th 2008 8:25PM

Microsoft can go fuck themselves with this Silverlight crap.

On the other hand, YAY Banjo 3!

deaftly (Brawl - 1075-0467-4222) @ Mar 20th 2008 5:57PM

Can't wait for this, Rare better not fuck it up. Killer Instinct 3 next please though?

Nick the Hero of Canton @ Mar 20th 2008 6:00PM

As a means of boycotting for no really good reason at all, I refuse to download Silverlight.

Curtis the Claw: Brawl Code 1075-0441-3284 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:24PM

I also refuse to download silverlight. Hopefully it just goes away and everything that uses it online is replaced with flash.

Dan Bugglin @ Mar 20th 2008 7:18PM

I have a good reason. It doesn't install in Firefox, despite claiming support. I have to use IE to view any Silverlight web sites (which I consider a security risk... IE, not Silverlight).

D_Average @ Mar 20th 2008 6:03PM

Damn....They must have been "Pot high" when they came up with that!

Co @ Mar 20th 2008 6:25PM

lmao what the hell is pot high?

D_Average @ Mar 20th 2008 6:57PM

Ask Justin McElroy......

Jody Anthony (cookingrebels.com) @ Mar 20th 2008 6:04PM

this is one of the games I wish I had a 360 for. I wish they would just give us some info already

flameofdoom666 @ Mar 20th 2008 6:06PM

I need this game!!

Geist @ Mar 20th 2008 7:10PM

Normally I'd look forward to it, but Rare has had such a terrible track record lately that it really doesn't excite me at all.

Ramifications @ Mar 20th 2008 7:55PM

A terrible track record??

Did you hear about a game called Viva Pinata?

It was a wee bit better than terrible (no pun intended)

Geist @ Mar 23rd 2008 4:07AM

One exception does not save me from saying they've got a bad track record.

P. Reardon @ Mar 20th 2008 7:40PM

If it doesn't run in Firefox, it doesn't need to run.

ActiveX needs to die, it's spawned too many security holes.

This Silverlight is pointless--they should have tried it...5-10 years ago before Flash was GIGANTIC on the web. And you know MS won't release the tools Flash has for user created content.