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Banjo Kazooie coming to XBLA later this year

Slumpy monkey | July 14, 2008 | News | XBOX 360 E3 2008 
Well with Microsoft buying out Rare and the new Banjo Kazooie game for XBOX 360 coming out soon, Microsoft thought it would be nice for old Banjo Kazooie fans to put the original up on XBLA.
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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  • 0 thumbs!
    Shadow net583x s | July 14, 2008
    Oh....my god. This is great, a definate buy for me.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Bunnyburn | July 14, 2008
    *bleep* YES! I love this game so much. I can't wait.

    I hope they only charge normal price for this. But it's a much larger game than most arcade titles, so it might be 1200 or 1600 points.

    Still, a must buy.
  • -1 thumbs!
    Demonfurby | July 14, 2008
    Lol, too bad the Nut and Bolts game is still gonna suck
    • -3 thumbs!
      Kazooieman | July 15, 2008
      GTFO! Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts should get Game of the Year! =D
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    Pyrazor | July 14, 2008
    I think it might have the potential to go either way but supposedly this is getting graphical updates.

    I'm just wondering if that means a few new textures or Viva Engine to dodge around legality issues with Nintendo.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Kazooieman | July 15, 2008
      Nintendo said that it's Rare's choice for them to do whatever they want with Banjo be it being on the Virtual Console or the Live Arcade.
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    Jak66 | July 14, 2008
    Well my day has just been turned good from this information. I'll most certainly be looking forward to this!

    Demonfurby, you are very wrong. Nuts & Bolts will not suck. You must just not like the Banjo games.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Oogity_Boogity_Boo | July 14, 2008
      You must not realize that this game is venturing in a completely different direction from the first two games.
      • 0 thumbs!
        Kazooieman | July 15, 2008
        It's not all vehicle customization. If you've checked out the 2 newest videos on IGN of Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts it shows that it's not all vehicles.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Demonfurby | July 14, 2008
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    You must just not like the Banjo games.
    I loved the first two
  • 0 thumbs!
    Fishlock | July 15, 2008
    Wait one second...wasnt this suppose to go on the Vitural Console?
    • -1 thumbs!
      Shadow net583x s | July 15, 2008
      Rare is owned by Microsoft, so it appearing on the Virtual Console would be no more than a rumor, a fake one at that.
      • 0 thumbs!
        Fishlock | July 15, 2008
        Yeah true. So no Conkers Bad Fur Day on VC? (sob)
        • -1 thumbs!
          Kazooieman | July 15, 2008
          No. Rare are allowed to do anything with the Banjo/Conker games they made. They can put it in the Virtual Console if they like but they most likely won't.
        • 1 thumbs!
          Shadow net583x s | July 15, 2008
          Microsoft owns Rare, do you really think they'd let them give their competitors more money? Why do you think Nuts n' Bolts isn't going to be on the Wii and PS3? If they were free to do whatever they want with their games, then why wouldn't they want to reach out to different consoles, especially a console where they would have a lot of profit, the Wii.
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    Shadow net583x s | July 15, 2008
    I just realized something strange. This morning I had a dream about Banjo Kazooie....then I see this. I just pieced that together and it's weird, woot psychic powers!
  • 1 thumbs!
    Theory of Chaos | July 15, 2008
    This is a punch is the gut to Wii owners, but who cares?! I have both! I can't lose!
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      Gogetenks | July 15, 2008
      Amen, brother! As long as I get my Banjo, I couldn't care less about the console I can get it on. Could've sworn Nintendo published this, but I guess that isn't an issue. Anyway, I hope Conker's Bad Fur Day follows suit and hits XBLA soon.
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    Aussie Legend | July 15, 2008


    I really must consider buying a 360 now with the price drop.
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    Drago Shi | July 15, 2008
    I'll get it although I still have the ORIGINAL BK and BT for the n64.

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