Nintendo announced that Banjo-Tooie will debut on Switch on October 25.
A continuation of the popular platformer Rare Banjo-Kazooie for the N64, released in 2000, which was met with critical and commercial acclaim, and the graphics are considered one of the best the console had to offer. The game will come to Switch via the Nintendo 64 game collection – Nintendo Switch Online. (Banjo-Kazooie coming to Switch in 2022)
Here is the official note:
The bear and bird duo, Banjo and Kazooie, come to the rescue! Magical mini-games, challenging puzzles, and strange enemies await them as they progress through antique ruins, underwater lands, and even an amusement park.
As you’d expect, Banjo-Tooie on Switch supports widescreen mode,
In 2009, after Rare was acquired by Microsoft, Banjo-Tooie was released on the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade with smoother frame rates and HD graphics. Banjo-Tooie was then re-released in 2015 as part of the Rare Replay compilation. In 2019, Banjo-Tooie was enhanced to run in native 4K resolution on Xbox One.
The last brand modern Banjo-Kazooie game to be released, Nuts & Bolts, was released for the Xbox 360 in 2008. Since then, fans have been calling for Microsoft to release a sequel, but so far there has been no comment. Banjo and Kazooie, however, are playable characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Banjo-Tooie joins a growing list of Rare-developed games for Switch that includes the previously mentioned Banjo-Kazooie, groundbreaking shooter GoldenEye, Blast Corps, and Jet Force Gemini.
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