Banjo Kazooie coming to XBLA later this year

by Jem Alexander { Jul 14th 2008 at 3:02PM }

The original N64 classic, Banjo Kazooie, will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade this Holiday season. Along with Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, Rare fans will now have two platforming games to look forward to. Though one will include a little more vehicles than the other.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

mike @ Jul 14th 2008 3:06PM

does this mean there is hope for goldeneye?

Daniel @ Jul 14th 2008 3:08PM

This means that Goldeneye has a huge chance to appear in XBLA. Now Do Nintendo will give us this games too???

007craft @ Jul 14th 2008 3:10PM

I dont understand how people are still confused about goldeneye.

Banjo = Rare Ip, Rare game
Perfect dark = Rare Ip, Rare game
Goldeneye = Activision Ip, Rare game

Can we still not see the difference here? This changes nothing for Goldeneye.

TwEE @ Jul 14th 2008 4:01PM

So what are you trying to say 007craft.. Goldeneye IS coming to the XBLA?

LeMuRfArT @ Jul 14th 2008 3:08PM

yay! i loved this game

007craft @ Jul 14th 2008 3:10PM

DBuck_Eye @ Jul 14th 2008 3:13PM

In all honesty, I don't understand your logic, as it was Nintendo who stopped the release of Goldeneye on XBLA. Banjo and Perfect Dark are Rare's IPs so no one is stopping them from making NEW games in the series, but for some reason Nintendo can stop them from re-releasing their old games in the franchises. Can anyone explain?

007craft @ Jul 14th 2008 3:20PM

Nintendo cant stop them. its rumoured that rare is working on pd64. The whole goldeneye game release was stoped by activision, not nintendo. But its been said that nintendos influence with activision called them to step forward and not allow the games release. MS supposedly even offered to let nintendo release goldeneye too for the virtual console but nintendo denied.

As long as activision owns the bond liscene, and nintendo wont agree to a deal, Goldeneye will never be released. If for some reason MS gets ahold of the liscene from activision, they wont give a rats ass about nintendo and release it. I dont see that happening tho

eminemd12obie @ Jul 14th 2008 3:36PM

no, the rumor was nintendo stopped it not activision, and even though they are rare ip's, the original BK was published by nintendo giving them a say in it too... so yes this makes Goldeneye a bigger possibilty if they can work something out with nintendo

James_DCFC @ Jul 14th 2008 4:31PM

Nintendo own the designs of the levels so they do have a say. Both Nintendo and Activision have to give permission.

Alan @ Jul 14th 2008 3:10PM

I'm definitely picking it up.

007craft @ Jul 14th 2008 3:11PM

Im more excited about Banjo on XBLA then I am about BK: nuts and crappy vehicles.....I mean bolts.

Kyattsuai @ Jul 14th 2008 3:19PM

Drat, 2 minutes late!

Kyattsuai @ Jul 14th 2008 3:13PM

I was much more excited about this news than the new Banjo Kazooie game. I'm just curious about if/how they'll change Banjo playing the Gameboy in the file select screen.

CarpeD1em500 @ Jul 14th 2008 3:15PM

007craft - YES

Exactly!!!

omg this game with achievements = win.

This is the only thing that might take me away from Gears 2 this winter...

Mighty Shockwave @ Jul 14th 2008 3:16PM

FUCK YEAH!

I've been dying to play this game on my 50' uberscreen. The N64 version is so blurry that it's nigh unplayable, and I think that the memory battery is dying. I wonder if this game will be getting any upgrades? Surround sound and HD resolution are pretty much givens, but I hope that some of the textures could possibly be sharpened. High-res packs already exist on the ineternet (which add so much to the game's atmosphere), I wouldn't know why such a thing would be excluded. Also, I wonder what kind of achievements there are to unlock. All jiggies, notes, and beating the game are sure to be there, but that's only three. Any ideas?

Kyattsuai @ Jul 14th 2008 3:32PM

Finding the ice key and eggs, perhaps.

Mighty Shockwave @ Jul 14th 2008 3:18PM

Snowblind @ Jul 14th 2008 3:18PM

This news was actually leaked on SomethingAwful a while back, by a guy who works on partner net. Rare still own all of their old IP's, with the exception of course, of the Donkey Kong games. The only problem with Goldeneye is that Activision has the Bond liscence.

Apparantly, they had a deal to release the game on the Arcade, and I'm sure by now everyone has seen the footage on Youtube of the multiplayer and enhanced graphics. Unfortunately, Nintendo stepped in, and essentially told Activision that if they release Goldeneye on the XBLA, they won't be allowed to release any further games for the Wii and DS.

Goodbye Goldeneye.
But it's great to hear Banjo is coming.

Mighty Shockwave @ Jul 14th 2008 3:19PM

tmacairjordan87 @ Jul 14th 2008 3:26PM

I'll be picking this up day 1 for sure. This is one of very few N64 games I can't get to work with emulating, plus they're gonna add achievements.

I can't wait :D

xFenixKnightx @ Jul 14th 2008 3:27PM

So awesome, hope they redo some stuff. All in all the show was a success IMO. When that new Gears2 Trailer showed my jaw literally dropped. Truly fucking EPIC, pun defintely intended!

giantenemycrab @ Jul 14th 2008 3:28PM

I can't wait! That game in HD will be AMAZING. Here's to Perfect Dark and Goldeneye.

Ed @ Jul 14th 2008 3:34PM

Now just find a way to make another Killer Instinct and I'll handcuff myself inside Rare's bedroom.

Thanks!

Mr.ESC @ Jul 14th 2008 3:41PM

Now this is a good day.

Hurray!

ejamer @ Jul 14th 2008 3:46PM

This is a scary one - loved the game when it was first released, but have a feeling that the "collect 'em all" gameplay might not hold up so well anymore. Still good news for 360 owners though!

T @ Jul 14th 2008 3:57PM

Hopefully they don't release the original BK first, otherwise everybody will realize how much this new one is likely going to be nothing like it.

ChooChooCharlie @ Jul 14th 2008 4:02PM

Excellent! Banjo-Kazooie and Goldeneye were my very first 64 games.

I will definitely be buying this. It'll be a perfect excuse to play it again, plus achievements should add a little something.

John @ Jul 14th 2008 4:05PM

One of my most wanted has come true! Oh god..I am going to have NO social life this fall semester.

60GB HDD + Gears/VP2/everyothergameever + Banjo Kazooie + Geometry Wars 2 = happy gamer

TwEE @ Jul 14th 2008 4:06PM

Meh, an alright Mario 64 clone.. though I doubt its aged well.

Rare should just get to work on making a sequal to blastcorps for XBLA... toss in a stage editor too please.

samfish @ Jul 14th 2008 4:24PM

It's actually aged very, very well, if you ask me. The only thing that kind of hinders it at this point is how freakin' slow Banjo moves.

samfish @ Jul 14th 2008 4:23PM

If they merged this with Banjo-Tooie so you could access secret areas somehow, that would be awesome

AwesomeTown @ Jul 14th 2008 6:19PM

Great news, gives me a chance to play it. Missed out back then.

John H. @ Jul 14th 2008 6:25PM

Banjo-Kazooie does hold up fairly well (check YouTube for playthrough videos if you don't believe me). The biggest obstacle is going in and removing the sly Nintendo references scattered about. Of course, this means they'd also have to remove the walking "N" logo that appears on startup.

ice~ @ Jul 14th 2008 6:34PM

YAY!!! too bad we might have to enjoy it with the new crappy dashboard =( But hey I LOVE RARE!! spittin out two great games (VIVA PINATA!!!!!!!!!)

Eliot @ Jul 14th 2008 9:06PM

Holy bird in a bear's backpack! You should have made Justin write this up.

Desert Eagle @ Jul 14th 2008 10:13PM

Damn, this year probably has been one of the best years of game announcements. GoW2, RB2, MM9 and now XBLA Banjo-Kazooie. Here's hoping Rare announces Blast Corps for XBLA soon enough.

Better start saving for a point card especifically for this game!