Banjo's Nuts bolt to stores Nov. 14

this game plus the original game for N64 no reason not to preorder this game

Damn, sounds like such a great deal. There has to be some type of catch. One new game for 40$ plus Banjo-Kazooie, a great classic for free. Something seems wrong. I'll wait a week or two before pre-ordering.

No, if you pre-order, the 64 Banjo game is free. So it is 2 games for $40. Sounds like a good deal, but I'm not the "early-adopter" type.

I guess the price is right. They should have included the revamped 64 game as an unlockable on this disc release. So, instead of saving $20, if you want both, you only save $5 of the 'regular' price of a new $60 game. It wouldn't be unheard of, Old-school unlockables were done on a number of xbox originals (Castle Wolfenstein, Doom, House of the Dead, to name a few).

Well, if you look at it, it's like getting this game for $25 ($40 minus $15 for the awesome classic). So even getting GoW2 a week before and Saints Tow 2 a month earlier may not be a bad deal

I LOVED Banjo-Kazooie and this new one looks very interesting (especially at $40), but there is a slight problem... ...Gears of War 2 comes out a week before (11/7/08). Plus Saints Row 2 will only be a month old on this date (and GH: World Tour comes out on Oct. 26, but lets save that for Chirstmas). So in a one month span, 4 good games come out -Gears of War 2 -Guitar Hero: World Tour -Saints Row 2 -Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (with extras). It's hard to choose what to buy.

That does it I'm pre-ordering this game.

This offer is available in the UK (39.99, with the free pre-order download) from Play.com

Anyone got a price for the UK yet? HMV says 40 quid!

theres no chance of goldeneye being released on xbox live arcade however they said it is likely that we will see perfect dark and killer instinct on xbla as well

Finally I get to play Banjo-Kazooie. Kind of surprised that an N64 game is coming to XBLA. Maybe this gives hope for Goldeneye, Perfect Dark, & Conker's Bad Fur Day woot!

Does this mean that Microsoft are not doing this offer in Europe?!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

That's so unfair that Europe, has to pay twice the price, and doesn't get Banjo & Kazooie (XBLA) with in the price

Maybe they can resolve the Stop N' Swop mystery that's been lingering around for years? It's funny how I'm buying another Banjo game just to resolve that mystery. I'll deffo snap up BK1 when it comes out. I'll look at the reviews first before I think about Nuts and Bolts. Could go either way with the new game mechanice (lol pun)

Foq yeah!!!! I'm friggen excited. Now Rare just needs to release all there other amazing titles for the live arcade!!!

Foq yeah!!!! I'm friggen excited. Now Rare just needs to release all there other amazing titles for the live arcade!!!

woohoo!! Banjo-Kazooie rock! Now we want Conkers Bad Fur day 2 - come on Rare!! :)

I'm still amazed that a N64 game is coming to XBLA. I just can't get over it. Terrific value, totally pre-ordering.

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I wonder if it is the same in Australia. I would pre-order this afternoon if that were true.

Very cool. I've gotta pre-order mine when I get off of work. Only $40?!? Hell ya, you can't beat that price. They should do this with all RARE games if you ask me. Tell RARE to start working on a new BattleToads & Killer Instinct 3 games already.

why would the have banjo kazooie on the xbox 360??

Nuts and Bolts looks pretty interesting.

@eagidni: Rare actually did confirm that Stop N Swop will be in the revamped Banjo-Kazooie on the Xbox Live Marketplace. I'm excited to hear that not only will we be getting the original game early, we get it two weeks before its' mainstream release! For only $39.99, that price just made my day :).

Banjo's nuts? Ugh, that's the part I was hoping WOULDN'T make it to stores.

i can't help but think that by "unlockable content in the downloadable title" they mean that after all these years, stop 'n swop will finally come into play. that would probably sell me on the 360 once and for all. of all things, huh? heh...

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This fuels my hate for Microsoft. I loved the second Banjo Kazooie and it was one of the best platformers I have ever played. Now Microsoft comes up with some idiotic story about the witch doctor becoming a mechanic and some such trash to build cars and vehicles . This is just another pathetic excuse so Microsoft can sell you things online and so it can compete with Little Big Planet.Rare used to have such good games but they have pathetically fallen so far.

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LordOblivion777... Banjo was a Rare property.. Unlike 007 that was co-developed with Nintendo. When M$ aquired Rare.. Banjo(along with Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark ect..).. was one of the properties that M$ got with it. I think this will be a HUGE win for M$ this holiday season.. Especially if the price of the Arcade drops to $199..

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Wow ! Nice Pricing !

if banjo kazooie was also part nintendo how is it going on live and not virtual console? I have Wii60 and plan to get this game but I'm a bit confused here

Fantastic value, surely going to preorder this juicy cake of a game

If I remember a certain signature on the forums correctly, this is how it played out... Nintendo: 'You were supposed to destroy the empire, not join them!' Rareware: 'SCREW YOU!' (heh heh...Star Wars III) Either way, I find it Bullcrap the N64 golden classics only bolster the 360's rep. Goldeneye, Banjo...next thing you know they're gonna port over Diddy Kong Racing!

What about PC?

the title is freaking hilarious lol. I like the fact that we can get the original if preordered.

Very good value here. :) Hope they do something similar for Australia. :)

Sounds good! I am a huge fan of the original game and am quite looking forward to this one!

I probably will buy this game!!!! I love banjo!!!

Lol at the title of this article, Banjo's Nuts!!!

Tebbit Xbox 360 actually has more younger players than PS3, not sure of the Wii but I'd guess the Wii has the most. When you are a kid you don't have a job and need to rely apon your parents to buy you your new console. It is alot easier for a kid to ask mom and dad for a $380 system instead of a $500 system.

Wow, I new this was going to happen. I doubt this will sell well because every time rare releases a game for xbox it ends up being kinda bad, except for Conker but grabbed by the ghoulies was horrible.

If the downloadable game comes out two weeks early, shouldn't Rare have made accomplishments in the original affect Nuts & Bolts instead of the other way around?

I never buy new games but I will preorder this one!

Interesting article title, Brendan.

"all i have to say WHEN MICROSOFT TAKES OVER U GET PERFECT DARK ZERO...NOW THIS!" I love Rare's games and I'm not sure how I'm supposed to take this wrongly.

all i have to say WHEN MICROSOFT TAKES OVER U GET PERFECT DARK ZERO...NOW THIS!