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Banjo's Nuts bolt to stores Nov. 14

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Aug 19, 2008 12:30 pm PT

Budget $39.99 price point for Rare's latest confirmed; gamers who preorder will get early access to original Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox Live Arcade.

Microsoft wants gamers to buy all of its products, but it seems to be especially keen on getting people to pick up Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. The publisher today announced a November 14 release for the game, as well as a plan to make it stand out from the holiday rush of AAA titles.

First off, Microsoft confirmed the $39.99 price point for the game that retailers had been listing since early July. On top of that, customers who preorder the game will receive a download code for a free copy of the original Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox Live Arcade two weeks before its official launch.

Nuts & Bolts brings Rare's platforming duo into the current console generation with a twist, as the pair will have to design and build their own vehicular contraptions in order to navigate a world full of obstacles. Its XBLA counterpart will be a revamped version of the original Nintendo 64 3D platformer that gave birth to the franchise.

The preorder promotion isn't the only connection between the two games. Rare is incorporating a feature that will reward accomplishments in Nuts & Bolts with unlockable content in the downloadable title.

For more on Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

192 Comments

  • punch37

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 10:02 pm PT

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

  • geo911

    Posted Oct 8, 2008 7:08 pm PT

    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.

  • Colonel_Juju

    Posted Oct 5, 2008 11:50 am PT

    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.

  • necronaux

    Posted Sep 26, 2008 9:43 am PT

    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).

  • DaClint91

    Posted Sep 25, 2008 6:05 pm PT

    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

  • DaClint91

    Posted Sep 25, 2008 6:03 pm PT

    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 (11/7/0. 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.

  • TheArcade

    Posted Sep 25, 2008 3:44 pm PT

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

  • keyhole_romance

    Posted Sep 24, 2008 8:30 am PT

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

  • martin_289

    Posted Sep 19, 2008 12:08 am PT

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

  • horgen123

    Posted Sep 15, 2008 12:43 am PT

    *Must preorder*

  • hungryyeti

    Posted Sep 12, 2008 9:05 am PT

    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

  • Superdude475

    Posted Sep 11, 2008 4:25 pm PT

    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!

  • drivinggod2005

    Posted Aug 23, 2008 5:47 pm PT

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

  • kurtven

    Posted Aug 23, 2008 5:16 am PT

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

  • Skreb-Masters

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 12:26 pm PT

    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)

  • rene9ade520

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 4:05 am PT

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

  • rene9ade520

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 4:05 am PT

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

  • tidyspidey

    Posted Aug 21, 2008 3:24 am PT

    woohoo!! Banjo-Kazooie rock!

    Now we want Conkers Bad Fur day 2 - come on Rare!!

  • Murgatron25

    Posted Aug 20, 2008 9:06 pm PT

    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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