{"id":125620,"date":"2022-06-12T02:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T02:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-132924"},"modified":"2022-06-12T02:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T02:35:00","slug":"rares-banjo-kazooie-is-rumoured-to-be-making-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/06\/12\/rares-banjo-kazooie-is-rumoured-to-be-making-a-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie Is Rumoured To Be Making A Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rare’s Banjo-Kazooie<\/a><\/strong> – starring the bear and bird who made a name for themselves during the Nintendo 64 generation – is rumoured to be making a return.<\/p>\n

In the latest episode of the Nate the Hate Nate the Hate podcast<\/a>, game developer Modern Vintage Gamer suggested a revival could be on the way, based on some things he had been hearing around the industry.<\/p>\n

Here’s exactly what he had to say (via VGC<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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\u201cI have spoken to a lot of people, and I\u2019m not an insider, I\u2019m a developer, but sometimes I hear things and I was at GDC earlier this year and there were some people talking about Banjo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard that Banjo\u2019s coming up for months now, from different people. Something\u2019s happening with Banjo, what I can\u2019t tell you is what that is.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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MVG doubled down in a follow-up comment, stating how he “feels pretty strongly” that something<\/em> related to Banjo could be announced during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase later today (UK time).<\/p>\n

The last entry in the series Banjo-Kazooie: Nutz & Boltz<\/a><\/strong> was released exclusively on the Xbox 360 in 2008, it was arguably a game that failed to live up to the legacy of the Nintendo 64 originals from 1998 and 2000.<\/p>\n

Although the IP is now the property of Microsoft, as Nintendo Switch fans will know – the famous duo have returned on a number of occasions to Nintendo platforms. Most recently, Banjo-Kazooie appeared as a DLC fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong>, and earlier this year, the original Nintendo 64 classic got released on Nintendo’s Switch Online service.<\/p>\n

Banjo-Kazooie isn’t the only old-school Rare game rumoured to be returning. There’s strong evidence that the classic first-person shooter GoldenEye 007<\/a> (originally released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997) is also getting revived. Some speculation has even led to theories about a possible Switch Online release of the original title.<\/p>\n