Last year, insider NateDrake claimed that a Banjo-Kazooie reboot was in development. The last game in the series was released 16 years ago, so the duo have been gathering dust for nearly two decades.
Kirkhope is referring to Banjo-Kazooie making it into Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a guest fighter back in 2019. Fans had begged Nintendo for years to put Banjo-Kazooie in the series, and the ...
"They have been sitting on Banjo Kazooie with nothing happening there ... an exceptional 3D platformer that many compared favourably to some of Nintendo's very best. Perhaps this success could ...
Still, Banjo-Kazooie's popularity endures. Classic games in the franchise have been re-released over the years, including via Xbox's Rare game compilation Rare Replay, as well as on Nintendo ...
Banjo-Kazooie composer Grant Kirkhope has "zero hope" for a new game in the series. The recent success of fellow 3D platformer Astro Bot prompted discussion of reviving the beloved franchise.