NateDrake: "There is a Banjo project in development."

Karateka · Jun 12, 2022

Honestly would anybody else be equally as happy as if it was a Banjo Kart based of the style of the old Diddy Karts instead of a platformer?
Platformer still #1 desire from me, but a kart racer would be pretty great too. Think of all the characters they can put in it now too with Activisions characters.

Im assuming they only want cartoony characters and not realistic like Doom Guy and Master Chief. But a Banjo, Spyro, Crash, etc kart racer would be pretty sweet.

Brrandon · Jun 12, 2022

Karateka said:
Honestly would anybody else be equally as happy as if it was a Banjo Kart based of the style of the old Diddy Karts instead of a platformer?
Platformer still #1 desire from me, but a kart racer would be pretty great too. Think of all the characters they can put in it now too with Activisions characters.

Im assuming they only want cartoony characters and not realistic like Doom Guy and Master Chief. But a Banjo, Spyro, Crash, etc kart racer would be pretty sweet.

There would be riots if banjo was finally revived and it was anything but a collectathon platformer.

Karateka · Jun 12, 2022

Brrandon said:
There would be riots if banjo was finally revived and it was anything but a collectathon platformer.

People loved when banjo was revived for smash.

unicornKnight · Jun 12, 2022

Lol people asking for a remake, wtf?
I need new game please.

Grunty · Jun 12, 2022

Karateka said:
People loved when banjo was revived for smash.

That's not the same thing at all. Banjo as an actual new game has to be a 3D platformer or it should be left alone. It's not going to be accepted as anything else until that happens.

WadeIt0ut · Jun 12, 2022

Hailinel said:
You're probably thinking of stories that Retro created a Metroid Prime 1 remake (not a Trilogy remaster) as a warm-up to get staff ready for MP4 development. That rumor started cropping up either last year or the year before.

MPTHD is basically dead as far as talk is concerned.

Nah it was the trilogy for sure.

Metroid Prime Trilogy for Switch ‘is done and Nintendo is holding it’ | VGC

Journalist claims QA resources and potential marketing plans are holding off remaster release…

www.videogameschronicle.com

I'm not saying it's still alive I'm just saying NateDrake isn't even the first person I remember seeing the rumor from.

Opus Angelorum · Jun 12, 2022

Would absolutely take a remake if it leads to something new in a few years time.

I know us on Era here think of B&K fondly, but Microsoft might want to test the waters first.

Everlasting_Cyclone · Jun 12, 2022

then again, wasn't there talks of a "Banjo Redooie" last year?

Kazooie · Jun 12, 2022

unicornKnight said:
Lol people asking for a remake, wtf?
I need new game please.

This! People's infatuation with regurgitation is absurd. We (B-K fans) have been waiting for a new Kazooie game for more than 20 years now, don't give us the one we have been playing for 20 years with better visuals now.

Nikus · Jun 12, 2022

That would have been an amazing surprise and probably my favorite reveal of the year
Now I won't be surprised if it's there, and disappointed if it isn't

Blairbat · Jun 12, 2022

I'm hoping it is a remaster as I'm not confident in anyone making a good sequel. I mean I'd be happy either way but yeah.

CandySTX · Jun 12, 2022

I like to keep this handy whenever there's new Banjo rumours.

Meelow · Jun 12, 2022

Brrandon said:
It really doesnt. Dont want that game held back by the poor switch hardware.

Did you see the reaction for Banjo in Smash? The game on Switch would sell millions and please don't bring up the "It would sell better only on Xbox and PC" because we know that's not true.

And I got every system so don't @ me with port begging, I just want what's best for the possible new Banjo.

YolkFolk · Jun 12, 2022

Brrandon said:
It really doesnt. Dont want that game held back by the poor switch hardware.

I'd imagine any Banjo game would look similar to the Crash and Spyro remakes in terms of graphics. Those games weren't at all held back on Switch and yet the Switch still got a good version of them. Such releases scale back quite well usually.

mavericktopgun · Jun 12, 2022

Banjo Card game

NuclearCake · Jun 12, 2022

Not happening.

HibbySloth · Jun 12, 2022

Not happening ):

Insomniac · Jun 12, 2022

Sponge said:
Not happening ):

In the next 12 months.

pikachuizgod · Jun 12, 2022

Insomniac said:
In the next 12 months.

I just have no reason to believe it after years and years and years of sadness and disappointment :(

HibbySloth · Jun 12, 2022

Insomniac said:
In the next 12 months.

They said they're not showing any games past the next 12 months, right?

Biosnake · Jun 12, 2022

A game was said to be in development, I wasnt expecting an announcement

Insomniac · Jun 12, 2022

Sponge said:
They said they're not showing any games past the next 12 months, right?

Yeah, that's what I meant. It's not happening in the next 12 months. Maybe it'll be 13 months from now, who knows. I have no guess one way or the other.

Kschreck · Jun 12, 2022

With the Microsoft conference focusing on games coming out within the next year, it was unreasonable to expect any Banjo game to show up. I imagine it won't make an appearance for awhile if a Banjo project is indeed in development. This is just going to be one of those cases where we need to be patient and just wait and see what happens. Nate and MVG both claim to have heard from multiple sources that a new Banjo project is coming so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. We'll see what happens. Maybe it will surface in 2023 or 2024.

Eamon · Jun 12, 2022

I personally think a Banjo project makes sense to have as a big reveal at a more platform agnostic showcase, like Opening Night Live or The Game Awards. This was how Perfect Dark was handled. This way you're also showing the project off to the Nintendo fans that have tuned in for that event.

Going forward, I am guessing that Xbox is going to be using their June events for focusing on the near term projects coming to Game Pass, while they use TGAs for reveals and more distant announcements.

lunanto · Jul 2, 2022

I dont know how I missed this thread. Just want to say I dont believe it cause I simply dont see who could be making it.

Biosnake · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
I dont know how I missed this thread. Just want to say I dont believe it cause I simply dont see who could be making it.

NateDrake said:
MS is shopping around nearly every unused IP they have to interested parties. If anyone makes a good pitch for a game, like KI, then MS will approve/consider it. It's not really much of an industry secret. No game is off the table. It's purely dependent on a developer expressing interest.

lunanto · Jul 2, 2022

Biosnake Yeah, thanks, that doesnt answer my question 😂

wwm0nkey · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
Biosnake Yeah, thanks, that doesnt answer my question 😂

They could have shopped it to Toys for Bob as a 3rd party before they become first party.

If this and Shadowrun are real, I'm going to be very very happy lol

raspberrymousse · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
I dont know how I missed this thread. Just want to say I dont believe it cause I simply dont see who could be making it.

I could be making it if someone shows me how

Biosnake · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
Biosnake Yeah, thanks, that doesnt answer my question 😂

its being made by Rare under the codename Everwild but sadly it's never coming out

Deleted member 6235 · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
I dont know how I missed this thread. Just want to say I dont believe it cause I simply dont see who could be making it.

There's tons of developers poping out everywhere. It could be one we have no idea about.

Anth0ny · Jul 2, 2022

Haven't the N64 kids grown up and entered the industry by this point?

Like the Genesis kids who spent their childhood/early adulthood making Sonic ROM hacks?

Who is the Banjo equivalent of Taxman?

unicornKnight · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
I dont know how I missed this thread. Just want to say I dont believe it cause I simply dont see who could be making it.

Not to be rude or offensive but that's a very narrow minded take. It could anyone. Plus it might be years before we get an official word on the project.
I mean we don't even know what Playtonic have been doing since Impossible Lair released in 2019. And I'm not even suggesting they are doing Banjo, I just say the possibilities are endless.

bionic77 · Jul 2, 2022

Anth0ny said:
Haven't the N64 kids grown up and entered the industry by this point?

Like the Genesis kids who spent their childhood/early adulthood making Sonic ROM hacks?

Who is the Banjo equivalent of Taxman?

If they do it I am interested in what a Banjo game would be in 202X.

The game was ahead of its time in 1997. But so much has changed in the last 25 years.

Making a game around the character without knowing what the game should be is what Sonic is these days. Though that still sells pretty well and has an audience but thats not what I want to see.

Shadowrun · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
I dont know how I missed this thread. Just want to say I dont believe it cause I simply dont see who could be making it.

the Yooka Laylee team.

lunanto · Jul 2, 2022

wwm0nkey said:
They could have shopped it to Toys for Bob as a 3rd party before they become first party.

If this and Shadowrun are real, I'm going to be very very happy lol

I think I mentioned it in the Xbox OT: wouldnt it be easier and cheaper for Xbox to wait for the deal to close in that case?

But yeah, it will very much be a Xbox/MS thing to do 😂

raspberrymousse said:
I could be making it if someone shows me how

Count on me for game design 👍

Biosnake said:
its being made by Rare under the codename Everwild but sadly it's never coming out

That definitely makes sense 😂

Granjinha said:
There's tons of developers poping out everywhere. It could be one we have no idea about.

unicornKnight said:
Not to be rude or offensive but that's a very narrow minded take. It could anyone. Plus it might be years before we get an official word on the project.
I mean we don't even know what Playtonic have been doing since Impossible Lair released in 2019. And I'm not even suggesting they are doing Banjo, I just say the possibilities are endless.

Yes, of course, there are near infinite possibilities and I dont know about many of them for sure. I just meant that I cant really think of any.

Shadowrun said:
the Yooka Laylee team.

I think they have publicy said they arent making a game of the franchise but I think that was some time ago and yeah, who knows?...

I really liked Impossible Lair.

Prine · Jul 2, 2022

Anth0ny said:
Haven't the N64 kids grown up and entered the industry by this point?

Like the Genesis kids who spent their childhood/early adulthood making Sonic ROM hacks?

Who is the Banjo equivalent of Taxman?

Yeah, and they're a major buying power if done well.

unicornKnight · Jul 2, 2022

Playtonic would work imo. Just to be clear I didn't like the Yooka Laylee approach but they got better with Impossible Lair and if Microsoft were funding the project they could have additional support and more experienced people.
Then again we would have probably known from job listings and stuff of the team got significantly bigger.
Anyway ideally I'd want Gregg Mayles to lead the project but he has stated many times he's not interested.

nbnt · Jul 2, 2022

Loved Yooka Laylee and still consider it the best indie 3D platformer. Playtonic making the next Banjo would be ideal.

HibbySloth · Jul 2, 2022

lunanto said:
I dont know how I missed this thread. Just want to say I dont believe it cause I simply dont see who could be making it.

Eh, just because we can't name a studio doesn't mean someone isn't.

Biosnake · Jul 2, 2022

NateDrake said:
To my understanding, the project was only greenlit in recent months. As MVG said... he was hearing developers talk about a Banjo project at GDC.

Kcannon · Jul 2, 2022

2026-2027 it is then.

JaseMath · Jul 2, 2022

I would do many things to have a proper Banjo 1 remake...

Deleted member 78108 · Jul 2, 2022

I was super on the 'they simply cant do banjo threeie now, itll be underwhelming whatever they do' train because its a dated genre and source material and as much as i love yooka laylee it is very much chained to its n64 roots, i want more than that – but honestly? have yall played psychonauts 2? it's SO GOOD? i know double fine aint making banjo but just the fact that psychonauts 2 managed to bring that n64 energy in the last year in a modern package gives me hopes for a future banjo, it can be made and it can be awesome

DanteSparda504 · Jul 2, 2022

walaura said:
I was super on the 'they simply cant do banjo threeie now, itll be underwhelming whatever they do' train because its a dated genre and source material and as much as i love yooka laylee it is very much chained to its n64 roots, i want more than that – but honestly? have yall played psychonauts 2? it's SO GOOD? i know double fine aint making banjo but just the fact that psychonauts 2 managed to bring that n64 energy in the last year in a modern package gives me hopes for a future banjo, it can be made and it can be awesome

I think Marios continued success in the 3D Platformer genre proves that it absolutely can be done. It's just all about having the right care, idea, budget, and attention put into it. And to a slightly lesser extent Ratchet and Clank. The demand is there. Just so few people are attempting to tackle the genre with the right mindset.

Yooka-Laylee was fine for what it was, but if Playtonic had a larger and proper budget, along with the idea of pushing the genre rather than just making Tooie 2, then it could've been what we all wanted. But it was a crowd funded thing. So it is what it is.

Spring-Loaded · Jul 2, 2022

Banjo-Threeie needs to have a 360-era grimdark, edgy vibe.

Kazooie · Jul 3, 2022

unicornKnight said:
Anyway ideally I'd want Gregg Mayles to lead the project but he has stated many times he's not interested.

I do not think it is that clear cut:

I'd like to think I've got another platformer in me at some point before I retire to a life of gardening and overly ambitious DIY projects

https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/999927410475896832

If I ever did another Banjo game I think I would would go for level design that is small and clever, best of both worlds surely?

https://twitter.com/Ghoulyboy/status/862789150793183232

I actually think that if another Banjo is ever going to be made while Mayles is still at Rare, he would at least take a supervising role.

Ragnarok Flames · Jul 3, 2022

nate has increasingly become "i've heard a thing. but things can change." seems an easy way to cover one's ass.

shadowman16 · Jul 3, 2022

Kazooie said:
This! People's infatuation with regurgitation is absurd. We (B-K fans) have been waiting for a new Kazooie game for more than 20 years now, don't give us the one we have been playing for 20 years with better visuals now.

Seconded. Original Banjo (especially the Xbox port) is great as is. Im not a fan of just remaking the same games over and over, especially when there's so few in the series to begin with... Id rather take a brand new Banjo game than a remake.

Vinc · Jul 3, 2022

I expect a remake but want a sequel

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