Added by Ryan on Sept. 24, 2008
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We already knew that
Banjo-Kazooie was coming to Xbox Live Arcade, but today Microsoft revealed some actual specifics of the release. Rare's N64 classic will arrive on XBLA on November 26 at a price of $15. Unless, of course, you preordered
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, in which case it's free, and you'll be able to play the game two weeks earlier--which, as coincidence would have it, happens to be the day after Nuts & Bolts is currently scheduled to drop. Fancy that! Microsoft really seems to be going out of its way to make you feel like an idiot for paying for this Xbox Live Arcade release rather than just getting it as a Nuts & Bolts preorder bonus. Also, just between you and me, I hear that paying for Banjo-Kazooie for XBLA gives you mono.
Microsoft also revealed that it has plans for the Banjo franchise beyond November, stating that
Banjo-Tooie will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade as well, though it provided only a vague "early 2009" release date for that. While I kind of agree with some of
Peter Moore's recent sentiments about Rare's skillsets, I also think that Nuts & Bolts looks like ridiculous fun, and I'm happy to see Microsoft really putting its back into it with all of this Banjo stuff.
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And Rare proves that they've got good skill, it's just hasn't happened to set the marketplace ablaze. Money's part of the industry, but it's not the only valid way to measure the quality of a game. Good games can be missed when they come out and make no money, and then folks ten years down the road can discover it and hail it as a forgotten classic, so there are other ways to succeed.
I just hope they do make an impact on the market, though, or someone may decide to get producery on them.
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Banjo-Tooie wa one of my favourite games, never played Banjo-Kazooie though so I'm really looking forward to this.
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Finally an actual reason to pre-order something. Much props to MS. They may have just made Nuts & Bolts a success with this offer. I will be pre-ordering this week.
on Sept. 25, 2008
That's it; I'm pre-ordering this baby.
on Sept. 25, 2008
Everyone interested in good games needs to get Banjo-Kazooie. It's that simple.
on Sept. 25, 2008
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