Rare Talks Banjo-Kazooie

The long rumored third installment in Rare’s Banjo Kazooie series was finally unveiled at X06 last year in Barcelona for the Xbox 360. Since then, many have speculated on what Rare has planned for the duo this time around.

“The team that are doing it are the guys that did the original Banjo Kazooie, so they’re probably more passionate about it than the kids that have bought the game,” said Rareware’s Lee Schuneman in an interview with Gamesindustry.biz.

“Creative director Gregg Mayles had the same position on the original Banjo-Kazooie, he did it on Banjo-Tooie, and now he’s doing it again on the new Banjo title. He’s passionate to maintain the Banjo vibe and what it was all about, but also to bring in something entirely new, which is going to be interesting. There are elements that are going to be very different; I don’t think people are going to expect it.”

Rare could be seen as a company who helped carry Nintendo through the tumultuous N64 generation, an era in which Nintendo lost substantial marketshare. Rare’s multiple franchises not only aided in giving Nintendo extra developer support, but garnered millions of fans along the way. The company continues to work hard to please their cherished fanbase.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do on getting the new ideas that the team have come up with to be right and playable and fun. And the team is making good progress with that. There’s other stuff that we’re doing too and when we’re ready to talk about it, we’ll talk.”

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