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NateDrake: "There is a Banjo project in development."
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Didn't they nearly shutdown and have major cutbacks back in 2020? I also recall reading that Nintendo swiped many of the people responsible for NSLT.
No joke, a Banjo game on Switch would outsell those other versions by a multitude of times, guaranteed.
I know Playful had layoffs (crushing as the Switch version NEEDED a patch but those layoffs seemingly prevented that from being fixed...), but never heard that Nintendo grabbed them. Did they go to Retro? They're in Austin as well, right?
A lot of people say that because it's an easy deduction to make based on past history.
I've been burned one too many times,
BUT I BELIEVE IN BANJO-REMAKIE!
BUT I BELIEVE IN BANJO-REMAKIE!
Same (or at least a non-Banjo Nuts & Bolts successor by Rare)
No, the best course of action would be a sequel. The Banjos have been remastered on Xbox 360, are included in Rare Replay and support 4k on Xbox Series. Since Kazooie in particular is a perfect game already, just adding better graphics after >20 years of waiting for a sequel would be mean.
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To be honest, I'm not sure I trust Microsoft's handling of a third game. It really depends on the team they put together for this game. They might have better luck, putting together a team that can practice with a remake of the first two games and then move onto an original sequel game. A new third game that was a bigger game, awesome graphics and continued where Banjo-Tooie left off would absolutely be awesome though. Just not sure Microsoft can handle that. I don't know. We'll see I guess.
Someone else was trying to claim this in the other thread, where is it coming from? They literally put out a statement in 2019 saying the exact opposite when rumors got out of hand they were making a new Banjo game after hiring an old Banjo artist. They said they'd love to make a new Banjo but it's not up to them (obviously since MS owns the IP) so instead they're working on their own stuff.
Have they said something more recently about not wanting to ever work with the Banjo IP again? Cause based on what they said in 2019 it sounded like they'd be more than happy if MS offered.
The thing is he's been consistent about it being in the latter half of June this year (Nintendo usually announce their directs early June for this week) since the start of the month.
Your first post was implying that he is unreliable because anyone can make these claims. Of course, anyone can make any claim about Nintendo's plans in June, but there really is little reason to doubt Nate when it comes to this sort of thing.
I mean, he's a coattail-riding grifter and most of his intel is just parroting other sources. I would not specifically trust what he has to say on Banjo just because a Direct may be scheduled between June 16-30.
A team that can faithfully recreate Banjo-Kazooie wouldn't necessarily have learned anything substantial about how to make good Banjo levels. I am not a fan of such "test runs" and I also just do not see much that would be improved in a remake other than visuals - which are already very clean on Xbox anyway. I want something new to play, not something nicer to look at. I would prefer a Banjo-Threeie with N64 visuals over an AAA level Banjo-Kazooie remake to be honest.
What did you think?
This is what I want. I don't trust them to make a quality Banjo-Threeie in the spirit of the original two games. Just remake Banjo-Kazooie, maybe with some extra content.
While I'd be happy with anything Banjo-Kazooie at this point, I really hope it's not a remake like many are asking for. BK is already remastered and playable on Xbox. I want BK 3. But yeah, I'll take whatever they give us at this point.
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Yeah, this is true. But when it comes to 3D platformers the best scenario to sell is being on Switch (especially when the game is Banjo, which is much more appreciated by Nintendo fans than Xbox ones). I would totally say the the same thing if an FPS would release exclusively on Switch and PC, it would be great to have and Xbox version, for example.
You're right. But when it comes to banjo kazzoie, I do think it needs, buddy. Just look how successful the franchise is right now, there is nothing. The only thing you can say about it in the last years is: Banjo on Smash and banjo on NSO.
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I honestly don't know what to believe anymore in regards to Banjo, so I'll just sit quietly and wait until tomorrow.
Can we wait for the game to actually be revealed before we start the port begging?
I'm just remembering how I felt when, a few years after the X06 teaser (what made me Jump In), the first screenshots of Nuts & Bolts released without it being explicitly clear what genre of game it was. The anticipation and then the drop blew my N64-kid-mind. But I remember reaching out to a Rare community manager on the eve of the gameplay screenshot reveal, gassing them up in the DMs about bringing back traditional 3D platformers. They must've been biting their tongue!
Y'all remember at E3 or some showcase where there was a rumor that N&B was going to launch with a 360 motion controller (Kinect didn't exist yet) because Ken Lobb's wording during a demo?
I was puzzled and stunned when we got a better picture of what N&B was, but I wasn't quick to pass on it. $40 launch price, early access remaster XBLA preorder bonus. And then I ended up liking N&B well enough, meeting it on its terms! The HUB world sure was gorgeous. I'm not a very creative player still, but it was nice to expand my horizons a bit.
Y'all remember at E3 or some showcase where there was a rumor that N&B was going to launch with a 360 motion controller (Kinect didn't exist yet) because Ken Lobb's wording during a demo?
I was puzzled and stunned when we got a better picture of what N&B was, but I wasn't quick to pass on it. $40 launch price, early access remaster XBLA preorder bonus. And then I ended up liking N&B well enough, meeting it on its terms! The HUB world sure was gorgeous. I'm not a very creative player still, but it was nice to expand my horizons a bit.
Man.. I'd love for this to be true. It's high time they brought it back.
At this point I'd settle for a new remaster of the first two. A re-release free of the limitations of the XBLA versions.
Not even need to be a huge collectathon, too... Mario Odyssey was superb and not much to collect per say (well, maybe too many moons, but at least it was one specific object). However, keeping the skills to be unlocked and having to return to old levels to unlock new places would be awesome, I miss that.
But don't go in the DK64 route, please...
But don't go in the DK64 route, please...
