Ex-Rare Staff Gauging Interest in a Spiritual Successor to Banjo Tooie.
Ex-Rare staff looking to make a new platforming IP in the style of the Banjo series.
The Banjo Kazooie series is one of the most beloved franchises in videogame history. Many considered it the pinnacle of 3D platformers that outdid the red plumber himself. It only had a sequel and a few spinoffs and was cut short by Microsoft buying Rare, and the results were Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, a game that failed both as a platformer and a racer.
Since then, Microsoft has tightened Rare's leash to the point of choking, putting a cap on everything good they one had and forcing them to make the Kinect Sports series, which made much of the talent quit out of pure disgust.
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But where did all that talent go? Well some made other video games for a while, but now they're coming together to form a new development team. Their first project? A spiritual successor to Banjo Tooie. This probably isn't going to be a new Banjo game, since Rare and/or Microsoft are holding it hostage for the rest of time, but any new platforming IP that takes after Banjo is more than welcome.
They've started a twitter page to find out how many people want it by their follower count. So follow their Twitter page and let's make this happen!
» Source: https://twitter.com/MingyJongo
» Tagged In: #banjo kazooie, #community showcase, #ex-employees, #new team, #nuts and bolts, #rare, #spiritual successor, #threeie, #Tooie
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
RiiLaKuma
banjoDAHUH.wav
3D-David
I would love a new platformer in this era since mario is pretty much the only one.
darkhyrulelord
Hopefully this will become a reality.
Earthworm James
I think that:
A) These former Rare employees form a NEW VG Company, B) They start a Kickstarter, C) They use said money from Kickstarter to fund their new-found company, and possibly reacquire the rights to The Banjo-Kazooie, Conker, BattleToads and numerous other franchises (After all, Microsoft sure loves them some money...) and D) Work as a 3rd-Party Developer. That way, we aren't limited to just Nintendo and/or Microsoft...
...Sounds very unlikely, yes, but it's worth a shot, right?
CaptainSamsquanch
i love nuts and bolts. i really do. its honestly my favourite game on the 360. i seriously had nothing but fun from start to finish. but this......this is something i can get behind!
Falcovsleon20
Finally someone agrees with me that Nuts and Bolts isn't bad.
Alester Reeves
Really Loved these games as a kid.I first met Banjo in Diddy kong racing anyone remember that XD? Then some time later i remember reading in my nintendo power about Banjo Kazooie and was all like WTF ┻━┻︵ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ︵┻━┻ this sounds amazing!? I waited for it to hit stores and then it came out and i was all like RAWR GIMME DA GAME!! after a quick beating for not asking propperly i got what i wanted and Rare did not let me down...Microsoft needs to be destroyed for turning one of my favorite franchises into what it has....Anyhow..They got my support. Fuck microsoft...and capcom.
Shinx
Surely they can form a new studio under the name "Rareware"? Technically not breaking any laws or copyrights I believe since Rareware became Rare in... I want to say 2003?
Mcgunn
That would be a kick right in Micosoft's bits. I would love to see that.
Kazman2007
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY JIGGIES!