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[Salty Hippo]

http://mynintendonews.com/2015/04/0...g-animated-banjo-kazooie-film-with-microsoft/

Breegulbash-me if not thread worthy. I think rumors can be freely discussed at GAF but you never know.

As a fan of the franchise I think this would be absolutely incredible. I mean, fucking DISNEY? Wow. I doubt it will happen, but it is interesting to see Banjo being mentioned more and more lately.

 

[Diprosalic]

weird. they should go after a nintendo property or heck even fucking Sonic before they think about Banjo.
sounds wrong.

 

[Wario64]

haha what

 

[suaveric]

It is a hot property, I can see why they'd skip Wreck it Ralph 2 for this.

 

[Compsiox]

weird. they should go after a nintendo property or heck even fucking Sonic before they think about Banjo.

But the Wii U is the worst selling console!

 

[BUNTING1243]

weird. they should go after a nintendo property or heck even fucking Sonic before they think about Banjo.

Maybe it's because they couldn't get Nintendo? I'd imagine they'd rather work with Banjo-Kazooie than Sonic at a certain point, more of a starting point versus an established but kinda dead property.

 

[JordanN]

If Banjo gets a movie, Crash should get one too.

Make platformers popular again!

 

[Doffen]

Xbox saved!

 

[SocksAndShoes]

As much as I would like to see this, I doubt it will happen. Disney could just as easily make more money off an established and relevant franchise.

 

[a Master Ninja]

Banjo appearing in Wreck it Ralph 2 seems more likely.

Microsoft should get Disney to make a goddamn MINECRAFT MOVIE.

 

[Galang]

I'd love to see this actually.

 

[Diprosalic]

the only way i can see this being true is Microsoft begged them to do it and they gave it a courtesy look.

 

[Takao]

well, banjo is such a hugely successful series that even disney would want to license it

 

[Matt Attack]

I think I might actually like a Banjo movie. Wreck-it Ralph was fantastic, so I'd hope that that movie's team could do justice to the property.

 

[Trago]

If Banjo gets a movie, Crash should get one too.

Make platformers popular again!

I agree!

 

[Jigorath]

I'm going to take this with a big grain of salt. I'm sure Disney would rather work on their own IPs rather than try to resurrect another company's dormant franchise.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Without saying anything else, all I'm going to say is that this 150% bullshit.

 

[ZeroGravity]

Banjo appearing in Wreck it Ralph 2 seems more likely.

Microsoft should get Disney to make a goddamn MINECRAFT MOVIE.

Warner Bros got the rights to make a Minecraft movie last year.

 

[James Scott]

I love BK...but why? Such a weird IP to go after

 

[Gonzo The Great]

0% chance this is real.

 

[CalamityPixel]

Its Rares 30th Anniversary.

MS and Rare are upto something big this year.

This could be part of the celebrations.

Reminder of this http://www.videogamer.com/news/rares_30th_anniversary_is_an_important_time_teases_xbox_head_phil_spencer.html

Asked if it's time to celebrate Rare's heritage, Spencer replied "I think it is"

It could be happening.gif

But bear in mind, this woild be made after the 30th anniversary.

Then again, why in the hell would they make a movie?

 

[ChosenPredator]

good hopefully it starts a onslaught of movies..i want to see a mario/zelda/metroid movie just because but really i want to see Mario make millions of dollars on film

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I don't see this happening

 

[Merc_]

lol bullshit.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Call me a skeptic.

 

[Gartooth]

lmao I don't believe this shit at all. MS lets the IP remain dormant for nearly a decade and now they are behind a fucking movie being made?

 

[Bessy67]

I could see Banjo and Kazooie appearing in Wreck it Ralph 2, and maybe there would be some Wreck it Ralph or other Disney characters in the next Banjo game. Even that seems unlikely though.

 

[goldenpp72]

Banjo is second to Mickey in terms of recognition so why not.

 

[BD1]

I think the only way this makes sense is if Microsoft pursued Disney, and is planning on relaunching the property in a big way. I don't think I believe that is happening.

 

[statham]

Hope its true! Maybe Disney is buying Xbox!

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Kirkhope waiting by the phone.

 

[Compsiox]

Hope its true! Maybe Disney is buying Xbox!

Amazon, Samsung, and Disney are teaming up to buy xbox.

 

[bananafactory]

WHAT YEAR IS IT

Does their target audience even know what Banjo and Kazoo is?

 

[a Master Ninja]

Warner Bros got the rights to make a Minecraft movie last year.

Oh, LEGO Minecraft movie confirmed I guess.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Hmm. Could be interesting, though it'd probably be targeting a younger demographic. There's a lot of potential in the IP, if MS is shopping it around I could see Disney being interested in it.

WHAT YEAR IS IT

Does their target audience even know what Banjo and Kazoo is?

Did Rare's target audience know what Banjo and Kazooie was when the game first came out?

This is a weird argument.

 

[Squire]

weird. they should go after a nintendo property or heck even fucking Sonic before they think about Banjo.
sounds wrong.

This. Banjo before DK or really anything Nintendo owns makes very little sense.

Especially right as Nintendo is starting to somewhat loosen up with what they'll do with the IPs and Disney has always been known for their creative integrity.

 

[GnawtyDog]

Who's Jenny?

 

[No Love]

If anyone can make a movie about a fucking bear+bird that solve magical mysteries and jump around and make weird noises AND have it be profitable, it's Disney.

 

[SalvaPot]

My heart can take it, anything Banjo Kazoiee related is bad for my sugar levels.,

 

[shacklesmcgee]

Lol why would Disney spend the money to make a Banjo Kazooie movie in 2015?

 

[Oddduck]

This. Banjo before DK or really anything Nintendo owns makes very little sense.

Especially right as Nintendo is starting to somewhat loosen up with what they'll do with the IPs and Disney has always been known for their creative integrity.

Has Nintendo been loosening up?

Every time there's any rumor of a Nintendo film or television show, the company denies it.

 

[goldenpp72]

WHAT YEAR IS IT

Does their target audience even know what Banjo and Kazoo is?

Their target audience doesn't know what any property is until they market and release the stuff, so no. I know, it's shocking to hear Frozen was not a sensation years before it released. Any old or existing property can become relevant once it's made relevant, the question would be can Banjo as a series be converted in a meaningful way to that audience.

 

[Shizuka]

It's April 6th, but of course!

 

[CoasterFreak225]

 

[Penguin]

this seems weird for Disney

Like I mean Wreck-It Ralph sequel would probably do better, and that's in-house.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

This can only mean Disney's imminent sale to Burger King.

 

[Doukou]

Doubt it, conflicts of merchdaising profits which Disney loves and I imagine MS wants if they are making a movie.

 

[GameE]

Random twitter person says something and MyNintendoNews reports it, not surprised

 

[CalamityPixel]

Lol why would Disney spend the money to make a Banjo Kazooie movie in 2015?

When Disney see value in a IP, they go after it.

If someone had told me 10 years ago that Disney would be making Marvel films, I would have told them to jog on.

 

[Bessy67]

This. Banjo before DK or really anything Nintendo owns makes very little sense.

Especially right as Nintendo is starting to somewhat loosen up with what they'll do with the IPs and Disney has always been known for their creative integrity.

I don't see why it makes little sense. I think the entire point would be to get Disney to re-introduce Banjo and Kazooie to a younger audience. It's Disney so who cares about the populairty of the IP, anything they touch turns to gold. I highly doubt this is happening but I think it would make sense.