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{{italic title|''Banjo-Kazooie'' (franchise)}} | {{italic title|''Banjo-Kazooie'' (franchise)}} | ||
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'''''Banjo-Kazooie''''' is a video game franchise primarily consisting of platforming titles. It was created by [[Rare Ltd.]], who developed several ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]''-related titles in the 1990s. The franchise stars a honey bear named [[bkwiki:Banjo|Banjo]] and an orange-crested breegull named [[bkwiki:Kazooie|Kazooie]]. The first installment is the titular ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'', which was released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in [[1998]]. The franchise consists of five main releases, including three main series titles, a midquel, and a spinoff racing game. | '''''Banjo-Kazooie''''' is a video game franchise primarily consisting of platforming titles. It was created by [[Rare Ltd.]], who developed several ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]''-related titles in the 1990s. The franchise stars a honey bear named [[bkwiki:Banjo|Banjo]] and an orange-crested breegull named [[bkwiki:Kazooie|Kazooie]]. The first installment is the titular ''[[bkwiki:Banjo-Kazooie|Banjo-Kazooie]]'', which was released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in [[1998]]. The franchise consists of five main releases, including three main series titles, a midquel, and a spinoff racing game. | ||
Although Banjo debuted in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' franchise is not a spinoff of the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise but is rather a related franchise. Banjo's debut appearance helped familiarize him to players before ''Banjo-Kazooie'' was released. Both ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Diddy Kong Racing'' were publicly unveiled at [[E3 1997]]. Throughout the Nintendo 64 era, ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Donkey Kong'' were often worked on by the same people within Rare. ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' uses the same game engine as ''Banjo-Kazooie'', and was heavily inspired by the game in general. | Although Banjo debuted in ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]'', the ''Banjo-Kazooie'' franchise is not a spinoff of the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise but is rather a related franchise. Banjo's debut appearance helped familiarize him to players before ''Banjo-Kazooie'' was released. Both ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Diddy Kong Racing'' were publicly unveiled at [[E3 1997]]. Throughout the Nintendo 64 era, ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Donkey Kong'' were often worked on by the same people within Rare. ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'' uses the same game engine as ''Banjo-Kazooie'', and was heavily inspired by the game in general. | ||
On September 24, [[2002]], Microsoft completed their acquisition of Rare for $375 million. Since then, Microsoft has owned ''Banjo-Kazooie'', but Nintendo still kept the rights to the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise. Since then, the two franchises have been mostly disconnected, especially because Microsoft's {{wp|Xbox}} line of home consoles competes with Nintendo's line of home consoles. Following the Microsoft acquisition, a [[Game Boy Advance]] title which Rare was working on, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', was converted into ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' and released in early [[2005]]. Although it is a conversion, ''Banjo-Pilot'' still retains several elements from ''Diddy Kong Pilot''. | On September 24, [[2002]], Microsoft completed their acquisition of Rare for $375 million. Since then, Microsoft has owned ''Banjo-Kazooie'', but Nintendo still kept the rights to the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise. Since then, the two franchises have been mostly disconnected, especially because Microsoft's {{wp|Xbox}} line of home consoles competes with Nintendo's line of home consoles. Following the Microsoft acquisition, a [[Game Boy Advance]] title which Rare was working on, ''[[Diddy Kong Pilot (2003)|Diddy Kong Pilot]]'', was converted into ''[[bkwiki:Banjo-Pilot|Banjo-Pilot]]'' and released in early [[2005]]. Although it is a conversion, ''Banjo-Pilot'' still retains several elements from ''Diddy Kong Pilot''. | ||
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