Banjo-Kazooie XBLA remake dated for Nov 26, sequel in 2009 [update]
by Ross Miller 
{ Sep 24th 2008 at 1:40PM }
($15). Additionally, Microsoft announced a Banjo-Tooie remake is coming in early 2009. Those who pre-order Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts will get it about two weeks early (the game launches just under two weeks prior on November 14). Achievements in Banjo-Kazooie will unlock content in Nuts and Bolts via the "Stop n Swop" mode.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
verymetal @ Sep 24th 2008 1:47PM
Microsoft will stop at nothing to be Nintendo.
HALODEITY @ Sep 24th 2008 1:47PM
FIRST W00T btw i love this gqame but 1200 points wtf? still a day 1 purchase
Zertoss @ Sep 24th 2008 1:57PM
First to FAIL!
Exo @ Sep 24th 2008 1:58PM
fail
dark_inchworm @ Sep 24th 2008 1:59PM
If you like being first, Joystiq and its Comment System of Woe and Confusion is probably the *last* place you want to post.
Shmil (Mr ESC Liberation Front) @ Sep 24th 2008 2:12PM
we don't take kindly to your kind here
Monkeys Suck @ Sep 24th 2008 2:17PM
Now Shmil, I don't want no trouble...
samfish @ Sep 24th 2008 2:22PM
Now make like a tree, and GET OUTTA HERE, ya dirty Sony fanboy!
Mr Khan @ Sep 24th 2008 1:48PM
possibly more legal trouble? What role did Nintendo play in the Banjo games?
Snowblind @ Sep 24th 2008 1:54PM
Rare have said that they 100% own all the games they made, with the exception of the ones based on franchises owned by Nintendo (Starfox, Donkey Kong, etc).
The only problem with Goldeneye comes from movie liscencing issues and so forth, not because it was originally on a Nintendo platform.
samfish @ Sep 24th 2008 2:20PM
Hopefully BK's existence on XBLA will put an end to the knuckleheads who continue to insist that it's Nintendo's fault that Goldeneye isn't on WiiWare or XBLA.
007craft @ Sep 24th 2008 2:48PM
It is nintendos fault. You havent been paying attention. Rare made goldenye XBLA, nintendo found out about it. Nintendo cant do anything directly, so they cried to activision, threatening to cut them off from the wii and ds (which would cost activision billions) unless they put a stop to XBLA. Rare says, ok we will give you goldenye for VC if we can still get a remake on XBLa. Nintendo says NO. So activision is forced to cut the game off to keep in good terms with nintendo.
So yeah, pretty much all nintendos fault.
Mr Khan @ Sep 24th 2008 4:21PM
Sounds like something Nintendo would do, but i thought that was just a rumor?
samfish @ Sep 24th 2008 4:48PM
it IS just a rumor.
One that originated on the something Awful forums, of all places...
Vidikron @ Sep 24th 2008 5:06PM
Well, it's either got to be something with Nintendo or the Bond license holders (former and current) fighting over profit sharing. I honestly have a hard time believing that the license holders would squabble over something as small as the profits on an XBLA game to the point where the game didn't released... but I have no problems at all believing Nintendo would be that spiteful.
Snowblind @ Sep 24th 2008 5:13PM
It is just a rumour but it seems likely. Why else would Activion refuse to allow MS to release Goldeneye on the Arcade, when it would instantly sell millions.
linkman26 @ Sep 24th 2008 1:51PM
I believe nintendo had a say in the level design.
Ranus Studios @ Sep 24th 2008 1:51PM
Hot damn!
Toasty @ Sep 24th 2008 1:52PM
I usually don't get all pissy about all that fanboy exclusivity bullcrap, but it does kind of irk me that Banjo-Kazooie was one of my favorite N64 games, and now that Stop n' Swop is finally being implemented, it's on a system that I don't own. Well, it's not a big deal I guess.
linkman26 @ Sep 24th 2008 1:53PM
The xbox now has a rumble pack?!?!?!?
dark_inchworm @ Sep 24th 2008 2:00PM
An N64 rumble pack, no less.
Haggard (Mr.ESC resurrection force) @ Sep 24th 2008 3:00PM
The xbox getting the rumble pack doesn't matter, N64 is still going to win this generation.
After all, it's getting Rock Band 2 ;)
FOXHOUND @ Sep 24th 2008 1:54PM
I might get this just to 'understand' the hype behind this series. Though I would've preferred another CONKER game... or dare I say it, BATTLETOADS. LoL.
Dopple Boppler @ Sep 24th 2008 2:16PM
Gameplay wise, if you played Conker's Bad Fur Day you've played Banjo-Kazooie. Of course, Banjo had its own charm to it, so it's still worth checking out, but yeah, all of Rare's N64 platformers were pretty similar at their core.
Dr. Stabbingworth @ Sep 24th 2008 4:17PM
Jet Force Gemini + Battletoads remakes FTW!
ejamer @ Sep 24th 2008 1:58PM
Wow. I'm definitely jealous that it isn't coming to Virtual Console, but not quite sure I'd want to pay $15. Still, big news for XBox owners since Banjo Kazooie was a solid (and lengthy) platformer worth owning.
Alexander @ Sep 24th 2008 1:58PM
Is it a remake? I thought it was just an XBLA port. That's awesome if it's a remake though.
Robert @ Sep 24th 2008 2:38PM
I'm guessing that remake means that it won't be running on a N64 emulator, but I don't know that for sure. That said, it would be cool if it was enhanced for HDTV or something.
dcrooks @ Sep 24th 2008 3:20PM
It is, effectively, a port. It's the exact same game with the exact same artwork. And yes, it is being rendered in hi-def (not that it matters a whole lot since the artwork is so simple that the 360 could probably render it at 300fps)
bm @ Sep 24th 2008 7:47PM
"I'm guessing that remake means that it won't be running on a N64 emulator,"
That's still a port. Even more so, in fact.
I don't get what people have with calling ports "remakes". It's nonsense, and always gets me all excited for nothing. :(
dark_inchworm @ Sep 24th 2008 1:58PM
SHOCKER!!!
They'll pull anything, won't they? Though I understand if they accidentally posted outdated info.
maximumzero @ Sep 24th 2008 7:29PM
I'm not 100% sold on Nuts & Bolts yet, but a $40 game that includes a $15 game for free that I KNOW I like is a hard deal to pass up.
Do I have to pre-order from a specific retailer or could I do it from, say, Amazon.
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Sep 25th 2008 1:12AM
I think all retailers have that offer. Don't quote me on it, though.
I just think that going through Amazon is a good idea, because it'll shave off $3 from the price tag, and you'll get free shipping (unless you MUST have it ASAP).
In A World (XBL) @ Sep 24th 2008 2:45PM
Rusty Bucket Bay, here I come!
Yousty @ Sep 24th 2008 2:48PM
$15? Really? Not even Nintendo is making people pay that much for N64 games. This BETTER have updated graphics for HD or else this is a huge ripoff.
Eddie @ Sep 24th 2008 2:52PM
As far as I know, the certification process with MS is so complicated because of the fact that every XBLA game must be HD compatible, among other requirements. I'd be surprised if they're charging this much and not offering at least passable HD visuals.
Patrick @ Sep 24th 2008 2:48PM
I wonder if it will be in 16:9 and HD graphics?
cranium @ Sep 24th 2008 2:49PM
this article says playing the original BK will unlock content in Nuts and Bolts, but the "about two weeks early" link provided in the story claims just the opposite. which is it??
CubeGuy @ Sep 24th 2008 10:33PM
The original Stop N Swap was going to work retroactively. In other words, Tooie progress would unlock secrets in the first game. It was an incentive to play the old one again.
I can only assume that will be the case this time around.
Jeff Smith @ Sep 24th 2008 3:58PM
Anyone remember the special room in Banjo that you could never get into ? That it was supposedly gonna be unlocked when Banjo2 came around.
Of course that never happened , but it would be nice if they made it possible to get in there this time around some how , and have it unlock some Nuts and Bolts stuff.
Habiib @ Sep 24th 2008 3:51PM
Is that the room in the Ice world with a big key in it?
Vidikron @ Sep 24th 2008 4:43PM
Is this supposed to be a joke? I can't tell if you're being serious or not. What you describe is pretty much what they are going to do. That's what the whole "Stop n Swop" mode mentioned int he article is talking about.
Rich @ Sep 24th 2008 3:27PM
Banjo-Tooie? Fuckin A, the price for that game now is retarded, can't wait to play it again.
tmmoore_nc @ Sep 24th 2008 3:25PM
You can really only hope that they pulled it after how much people have been complaining about the 1200 point price, and it becoming standard (like we all know it's becoming).
The whole Stop n' Swop in Banjo 1 was material that never came about in Banjo 2 due to the N64's ram limitations. It's disappointing that it's being put into Nuts & Bolts and not Tooie like it was originally intended.
JAke @ Sep 24th 2008 3:55PM
I like Nintendo, but their being really bitchy about rare.
Joseph @ Sep 24th 2008 4:33PM
"It is nintendos fault. You havent been paying attention...
So yeah, pretty much all nintendos fault."
Source?
Not saying I don't believe you, because it does seem plausible, but I haven't heard anything like this and I usually keep up with news like this.
Snowblind @ Sep 24th 2008 5:15PM
$15 is a little hefty, but it you do get it free with pre-orders of Banjo 3, and that itself is only $30. So you're basically only paying $15 for Banjo 3.
The original game is well worth the money either way.
BPMOmega [gamertag] @ Sep 24th 2008 5:45PM
Nuts & Bolts is actually $40... But still a nice change to the usual $60 price tag for "OMG TEH HDZ" games...
Though, you can preorder it on Amazon and save $3, plus free shipping, and still get B-K XBLA for free.
Good times.
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 24th 2008 8:20PM
So who's participating in this preorder deal? I called gamestop the other day about it and they pretty much laughed at me and had no idea what I was talking about.
CubeGuy @ Sep 24th 2008 10:37PM
I can only assume that GameStop will get preorder vouchers closer to the game's launch. When I worked there, that's how it worked a lot of times. We'd get preorder goodies that no one ever mentioned we'd be getting a week before release.
Pain in the ass. =C