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Rumour: Rare Working on Banjo-Kazooie 3DS?

26.04.2011

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Nintendo's past lover Rare may be working on the 3DS with games based on past franchises like Banjo-Kazooie and Star Fox Adventures.

According to "reliable sources" speaking to Gameolosophy, the British based studio may continue working on portable projects for Nintendo. Despite being a subsidiary for competitor Microsoft, Rare has been allowed to produce games on Nintendo handhelds - including Banjo-Pilot, Donkey Kong Country 2 / 3 and Sabre Wulf for Game Boy Advance.

Rare also had a pair of hits for Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise and Diddy Kong Racing for Nintendo DS.

Rumours suggest that Rare is hoping to develop something in the Banjo-Kazooie series as well - perhaps enhanced ports of the original, most-loved games or a completely new portable adventure a-la Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge.

On the Nintendo side, a 3DS enhanced port of the 2002 GameCube game StarFox Adventures is apparently also being considered.

Via NintendoLife.

What do you think of the possibility of Nintendo working on the 3DS - what would you like to see from the Twycross studio?

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Supa_hyped 26.04.2011#1

What do you think of the possibility of Nintendo working on the 3DS???? Rare

blastcorps and jetforce gemini please.

RudyC3 26.04.2011#2

Let's not forget It's Mr. Pants also on GBA Smilie .

Would love the bear and bird duo to go back to their roots in a new 3D platformer devoid of those silly vehicles from Nuts and Bolts and centered around what made them famous in the first place.

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Tom (guest) 27.04.2011#3

Wouldn't count on seeing a Banjo game, he was removed as a character from Diddy Kong Racing DS because of Microsoft.

Mush 27.04.2011#4

Tom (guest) said:
Wouldn't count on seeing a Banjo game, he was removed as a character from Diddy Kong Racing DS because of Microsoft.

This. Though it would be awesome if Rare made a Banjo game for the 3DS, I doubt it would happen because I don't think Microsoft will let them.

At the very most, if Rare created a game for the 3DS. It would probably be a remake of DK64/StarFox Adventures or an entirely new DK/StarFox game.

jb 27.04.2011#5

Despite him being removed from DKCR, Rare did make and release Grunty's Revenge for GBA whilst signed with Microsoft. That said they'd probably already started before the split with Nintendo.

I still think it's possible for Banjo 3DS - perhaps another side story/portable edition, maybe a remake of the GBA game. A port of the original two games with OoT 3DS-style improvements I can imagine happening - Microsoft know that Nintendo fans love the N64 originals and I'm sure wouldn't mind cashing in on that.

DK64 port with 3DS enhancements would be awesome, tis quite a neglected classic!

StarFox Adventures would look lovely on the system that's for sure.

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Canyarion 27.04.2011#6

As far as I know, Rare does not own the rights to Star Fox Adventures.

So it must be fake.

Squeakmaster 27.04.2011#7

i would love to see a new Conker's Bad Fur Day. i have been looking for it everywhere so i can play it on my n64, but i was unsuccessful. they'll get many sales if they bring it back. Bango-Kazooie was also the best