Rare talks Banjo-Kazooie for 360

by David Dreger { Mar 29th 2007 at 4:30PM }

Lee Schuneman, head of production at Rare, had some time to sit down with GamesIndustry.biz and talk about the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie game for Xbox 360. The first thing he does is assure us that the game is in good hands, stating that the team working on the title is very passionate about it, like Gregg Mayles, the Creative Director, who had the same position for both the original Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie. That being said, Banjo's latest outing will bring new elements to the table, and are noted to be unexpected by fans of the series. If you want to get the for report on the interview, including Rare's thoughts on Viva Piñata, hit up the "Read" link and have at it.

Tags: Banjo, Banjo - Kazooie, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo-Kazooie, BanjoKazooie, Kazooie, Rare, Rare Ware, RareWare

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

BowserUSC @ Mar 29th 2007 9:03PM

Leave the kiddie games to the wii. This game's gonna flop.

mike @ Mar 29th 2007 9:26PM

STFU #1. If you played the holy grail that is banjo-kazzoie, and the somewhat ok game that is banjo-tooie, you would welcome this game with open arms.

This is hands down going to be one of the 360s top non shooter games.

DarkTravesty @ Mar 29th 2007 9:37PM

can't wait

-DarkTravesty

faraz M. @ Mar 29th 2007 10:21PM

my cousin had this game for n64 and it looked awesome, it kinda reminds me of donkey kong adventures for the n64
anyone remember that?

by the way,who would win in a fight, mastercheif or donkey kong

BowserUSC @ Mar 29th 2007 11:39PM

I did play the original for n64, nintendo, thats why I think it should be on the wii. I played it when I was a kid, the game is targeted towards a younger audience.

Tom @ Mar 30th 2007 2:09AM

@BowserUSC

Banjo is a kid's game, it's true. You also believe that Xbox 360 is a system NOT for kids, but I don't think that's the case at all. Microsoft doesn't want their console to be a niche market that only caters to older FPS maniacs (I'm one of those, sorta). The Xbox 360, ideally, is the console for everyone, fun for the whole family. Little Billy plays Banjo Kazooie, little Susan plays Viva Pinata, Mom downloads something from Marketplace for the whole family on movie night, Dad plays some Gears of War after everyone goes to bed. Nothing's off the table. The console is designed to be all-inclusive. Get it yet? Banjo Kazooie is a welcome addition.