Rare’s Nintendo 64 classic Banjo-Tooie is coming to Nintendo Switch this month.
The 2000 sequel to 1997’sBanjo-Kazooiewill be added to theNintendo SwitchOnline + Expansion Pack subscription on October 25,Nintendoannounced on Friday.
The original Banjo-Kazooie gamereleased for Switch Onlineback in 2022.
At the time, Banjo-Kazooie’s original developerRaresaid in a statement: “It’s a pleasure to be ushering the bear and bird onto Nintendo’s latest console, offering another modern way (alongsideXboxGame Pass and Rare Replay) to savour its many collectibles and googly eyes.”
OtherN64games developed by now-Microsoft-owned Rare which have been added to Switch Online include GoldenEye, Jet Force Gemini, and Blast Corps.
Rare’s platformer hasn’t seen an instalment since Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, which was released forXbox 360over 15 years ago.
However, the classic franchise has been more prominent in recent years. Notably, Banjo and Kazooie were added as playable characters to Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
In 2020, Spencer said that any revivals of classic Rarefranchises were up to Rare itself.However, speaking to VGC last summer as part ofan extended interview to mark Banjo-Kazooie’s 25thanniversary, a group of original Rare team members said they weren’t expecting a new game anytime soon.
