Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Platforms

Xbox 360

Initial release Nov. 12, 2008

Developers

Rare

Genres

Action Adventure
Platformer
Racing

Publishers

Microsoft
Microsoft Studios

Franchise Banjo & Kazooie

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Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Spotlight

Review | Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Throttled.
Ex-Rare veterans tease Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor

And found new indie studio, Playtonic Games.
Xbox backwards compatibility list, with all Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X

A list of every supported Xbox game, from Alan Wake to Zuma, on Xbox One and Xbox Series.
Banjo-Kazooie's spiritual successor is no longer happening

"Everyone's got other jobs."

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Feed

Guide

Xbox backwards compatibility list, with all Xbox 360 games and original Xbox games playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X

A list of every supported Xbox game, from Alan Wake to Zuma, on Xbox One and Xbox Series.

Nov. 19, 2021 Matthew Reynolds

News

Ex-Rare veterans tease Banjo Kazooie spiritual successor

And found new indie studio, Playtonic Games.

April 30, 2015 Tom Phillips

News

Banjo-Kazooie's spiritual successor is no longer happening

"Everyone's got other jobs."

April 30, 2015 Jeffrey Matulef

News

A new, Rare-approved Banjo-Kazooie game was shown off at the weekend

But...

March 16, 2015 Wesley Yin-Poole

Interview

The man who made Conker - Rare's most adult game

From the archive: Chris Seavor on cancelled projects, the good old days and losing his rag.

Oct. 12, 2014 Wesley Yin-Poole

Feature

Retrospective: Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Does a bear drive in the woods?

Aug. 19, 2012 Steve Haske

Feature

Who Killed Rare?

Did Microsoft ruin Britain's greatest game studio?

Feb. 8, 2012 Simon Parkin

Dark blue icons of video game controllers on a light blue background

Interview

Ex-Rare devs talk Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark

Starfire Studios recounts Rare's heyday.

Oct. 13, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

News

Rare receives birthday makeover

New logo, "new identity".

June 2, 2010 Robert Purchese

Review

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Throttled.

April 5, 2009 Tom Bramwell

News

Nuts & Bolts DLC coming in April

Pick up the Lost Challenges for 400 MSP.

April 5, 2009 Robert Purchese

News

Rare staff facing possible lay-offs

Studio wants to speed up dev cycles.

Feb. 17, 2009 Robert Purchese

News

Banjo-Tooie XBLA due out in April

Nuts & Bolts user map winners soon.

Jan. 27, 2009 Tom Bramwell

News

Banjo patched with SDTV text option

Writing's on the tall.

Dec. 22, 2008 Tom Bramwell

News

Rare wants best user vehicles in Banjo

Running competition to find them.

Dec. 19, 2008 Tom Bramwell

News

Rare will fix Banjo display glitch after all

Fans with SD tellies have feelings too.

Nov. 10, 2008 Robert Purchese

News

Rare: Banjo display glitch here to stay

Not enough time or money to fix.

Nov. 6, 2008 Robert Purchese

Blog

Resistance 2 and Banjo reviews today

2pm and 5pm respectively.

Nov. 5, 2008 Tom Bramwell

News

Banjo Nuts & Bolts demo on Xbox Live

Full game almost upon us.

Oct. 29, 2008 Robert Purchese

Blog

Gears 2 and Banjo at Eurogamer Expo!

Play them early.

Oct. 17, 2008 Tom Bramwell

News

Banjo-Kazooie XBLA gets date, price

Late November for ten quid.

Sept. 27, 2008 Robert Purchese

Review

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

Another spin through a near-finished build.

Sept. 11, 2008 Rob Fahey

News

UK Banjo pre-orders net XBLA version

Including two-week head-start.

Sept. 9, 2008 Tom Bramwell

News

Exclusive Banjo-Kazooie gameplay vids

Doing it for the skids.

Sept. 4, 2008 Johnny Minkley

News

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts dated

XBLA release a fortnight later.

Aug. 20, 2008 Tom Bramwell

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Games from the Banjo & Kazooie franchise