Banjo-Kazooie XBLA release pushed back a week
by Dustin Burg 
{ Nov 26th 2008 at 4:15PM }
With today's SSFIITHDR Live Arcade ninja-like release, Banjo-Kazooie is no where to be found. Remember, Rare promised we'd see the XBLA release of Banjo-Kazooie today, November 26th. Well, it doesn't look like a Banjo release will happen this week, but next week is looking more plausible. According to the official Xbox.com Banjo-Kazooie page, the new release date is next Wednesday, December 3rd, which would make it seven days delayed.What kind of world do we live in where Street Fighter can bump Banjo-Kazooie from its release slot? What kind of society do we live in? Why is the sky blue?
[Thanks, jarid]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
shay07 @ Nov 26th 2008 4:21PM
I love how its gotten to the point where i can tell who wrote the article without looking at the name.
The Master potty[Taylor is da man] @ Nov 26th 2008 4:27PM
THATS BULCRAP! they said it would come out today, bunch of liars. I've lost all faith in Microsoft promising me stuff and Street fighter can blow me! >:
Aero @ Nov 26th 2008 7:43PM
Microsoft have only delayed it since some preorderers got their codes a week late so it kind of ruined the 'Have the game early' incentive.
The Master potty[Taylor is da man] @ Nov 26th 2008 7:52PM
true
Tiptup300 @ Nov 26th 2008 11:02PM
I got mine late. I almost didn't even get it. Why didn't you preorder stupid?
Tony @ Nov 26th 2008 4:35PM
Anyone who cared about the XBLA game should have just pre-ordered Nuts and Bolts, honestly. Nuts and Bolts is great.
birdshake @ Nov 30th 2008 5:52PM
Some of us want to skip the bad game and just get the good one.
Arnon @ Nov 27th 2008 12:08AM
Have you played the "bad game"? No? Oh, ok then.. shut up. ^_^
B-K: N&B > B-K 1 & 2.. trust me, I've owned them all.. 1 on N64/360, 2 on N64, 3 on 360.. Trust me, B-K used to be one of my favorite games.. but the luster from it is gone. B-K: N&B has more humor, playtime, better gameplay and creativity than both of the original games combined.
Iced_Eagle @ Nov 27th 2008 1:33AM
birdshake: Let me guess, you saw screenshots, thought it was crap and didn't play it?
Oh man, people need to actually play the game before saying it's not fun or it's a "bad game". It's on par with Banjo Kazooie IMHO, and is probably one of the most gorgeous games on the 360, with the most charm and such...
Arnon @ Nov 27th 2008 1:54AM
Dead on.
Mike @ Nov 27th 2008 12:31PM
I thought it was terrible. You just drive to a challenge, spend an hour building or tweaking a vehicle (and pray that it's even possible to beat the challenge at this point in the game), then spend all of 30 seconds experiencing what might be described as actual gameplay before you win or lose and have to start the process all over again.
Nuts and Bolts is basically a mini-game compilation with a lot of repeat missions, where you have to tediously drive to every mini-game instead of simply choosing them from a list, and where you have to spend a lot of time in an editor instead of being able to just jump right in and enjoy the gameplay.
But it has the Banjo-Kazooie license slapped on halfheartedly so it's amazing.
emotaku @ Nov 27th 2008 10:44PM
Yikes, if it ever took you over 5 minutes in the editor or in one of the challenges, you're doing it wrong. Many of the challenges make you use premade vehicles specifically for them. They also gave you a variety of fully premade ones or chassis to outfit yourself for any situation.
Seeing as your biggest complaint is the structure of the game as opposed to it's actual gameplay, I don't see how you're justifying it as terrible.
Disco Ball @ Nov 26th 2008 4:48PM
Already beat it, and got all the cheevos!
NynjaMonkii @ Nov 26th 2008 4:56PM
They delayed it a week because a lot of people (myself included) had to wait a week or more for their pre-order code. So to ensure that everyone got the exclusitivity they were promised they delayed it a week.
Richard @ Nov 26th 2008 5:23PM
Maybe they will release "Killer Instinct" instead to take on "Street Fighter" If i was to choose between the two id go with K-K-K-ombo Breaker!
Glenn @ Nov 26th 2008 5:36PM
This was announced more then a week ago though... you guys used to be faster then every other site I know.. slowing down guys!! KEEP IT UP I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!!
/peptalk
Anyway, I will definatly get this one once it gets released :D
Bluestreak2 @ Nov 26th 2008 6:13PM
I got the game thanks to the preorder. Never actually played it before on the N64 and while it seems like a pretty good game so far there have been a couple times that the game has SLoooooowwwwed down like crazy. Kinda disappointing that a 360 can't play a N64 game without problems. Again other than that it's been fun so far.
CB @ Nov 26th 2008 8:31PM
...I haven't experienced any slowdown.
Bluestreak2 @ Nov 26th 2008 8:56PM
It's actually a common problem if you have your settings set to anything above 720p from what the internet says.
Calvin @ Nov 26th 2008 6:18PM
Sweet, now I'll stay in the top 100 for another week
Echtzeit @ Nov 27th 2008 5:35AM
What? I already got 200 gamerscore on this about a week ago ;)
Tatsukishi @ Nov 26th 2008 6:30PM
BOO!! How does a fighting game knock a platformer off the list, especially when people are already playing it without issues. I don't preorder I use gamefly for everything but XBLA so this kinda thing is very annoying. This was how I was planning on spending my 4 day weekend!
GB @ Nov 26th 2008 6:45PM
I preordered Nuts and Bolts at Gamestop went in a day early and claimed the code w\o even buying the game. So I have the N64 game for free and 2 weeks early to boot.
Brian @ Nov 26th 2008 7:07PM
Makes sense. I preordered nuts and bolts and got BK game code about a week after I got nuts and bolts. Let others suffer too. lol
Sean @ Nov 26th 2008 8:48PM
Wait... I didn't preorder and was able to download it... not from my Xbox but from the online store, did they close that loop hole?
Phil @ Nov 26th 2008 11:02PM
Well if you want to be a bad boy or girl all you had to do to get the game when Nuts and Bolts released was to pre-order N&B from Amazon and wait for Amazon to email you the activation code the day before it shipped. Promptly cancel the order, redeem the code, and call it a day. It's so easy to do this on Amazon with many games (did it with Fable 2 Pub Games too) but I do feel kinda bad. :p
xbashingx @ Nov 27th 2008 12:09AM
wait a second. wtf! i actually preodered, and bought the game and i never got crap. wtf do i do! halphalp
Tann @ Nov 27th 2008 2:16AM
meh i got my pre order:D
WEGGLES @ Nov 27th 2008 6:11PM
I'm hoping these are unrelated (SSF2THDR and Banjo Kazooie). I have no intentions of getting Street Fighter, but really pine for Banjo Kazooie once again. Oh well. I still have plenty to do in Fallout 3, Fable 2, Gears 2, LEft 4 Dead, Kingdom for Kefflings, Duke Nukem 3D....... and so on.