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Banjo-Kazooie is a British franchise of video games featuring the titular characters Banjo the bear and Kazooie the bird going on various adventures. The series began in 1998 with the release of Banjo-Kazooie on the Nintendo 64. The series and characters were developed by Rare and published by Nintendo, who at the time had an exclusive publishing agreement together. In 2000, a direct sequel to the original game, Banjo-Tooie, was released.
In 2002, Rare was acquired by Microsoft, giving the company ownership of the Banjo-Kazooie franchise. A third game in the franchise, Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge and a spin-off, Banjo-Pilot were released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003 and 2005, respectively, as Microsoft would allow Rare to develop games for Nintendo's handheld systems only, with the games being published by THQ. In 2008, the first Banjo-Kazooie game developed for a Microsoft console would release, being Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts for the Xbox 360. As of now, Nuts & Bolts is the most recent Banjo-Kazooie game, although most of the cast did get updated renders for their appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Games in the Banjo-Kazooie Series[]
Main Games[]
- Banjo-Kazooie - 1998 - Nintendo 64
- Banjo-Tooie - 2000 - Nintendo 64
- Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge - 2003 - Game Boy Advance
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts - 2008 - Xbox 360
Spin-Offs, Re-Releases & Compilations[]
- Banjo-Pilot - 2005 - Game Boy Advance
- Banjo-Kazooie (Xbox Live Arcade) - 2008 - Xbox 360
- Banjo-Tooie (Xbox Live Arcade) - 2009 - Xbox 360
- Rare Replay - 2015 - Xbox One
Unreleased[]
- Dream: Land of Giants - Super NES/Nintendo 64/Nintendo 64DD
- Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Curse - Game Boy Color
- Banjo-Threeie - Nintendo GameCube
- Banjo X - Xbox, redeveloped into Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- Banjo's Jiggy Juggle - Game Boy Advance
- Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Other Revenge - Nintendo DS
- Banjo Kazoomie/Banjo Karting - Xbox 360
- Banjo-Kazooie Kinect - Xbox One Demo at 2015 SXSW Awards, made by Audience Entertainment
Games with Banjo-Kazooie Crossover Content[]
As Banjo-Kazooie became a popular gaming franchise, several games have included cameos from Banjo-Kazooie characters or other crossover content with the franchise.
- Diddy Kong Racing - 1997 - Nintendo 64
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie - 2010 - Xbox 360
- Minecraft - 2011 - Xbox 360/Multiplatform
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 2019 - Nintendo Switch
Games in the Banjo-Kazooie Series 
| Main Games: | Banjo-Kazooie · Banjo-Tooie · Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge ·Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts |
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| Spin-Offs: | Banjo-Pilot |
| Ports and Re-releases: | Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Mobile · Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge Missions · Banjo-Kazooie (XBLA) · Banjo-Tooie (XBLA) |
| Related Games: | Project Dream · Diddy Kong Racing · Diddy Kong Racing DS · Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie · Banjo Karting · Minecraft · Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |