Overview
- Toys for Bob studio head Paul Yan and associate creative director Lou Studdert told interviewers Tuesday that the team would find it "amazing" to work on a new Banjo-Kazooie title if given the chance.
- Yan and Studdert said multiple staff are "huge, huge fans" of Banjo-Kazooie and noted small signs of fandom such as using a Jiggy as a profile picture.
- The studio stressed that it is currently committed to developing a new Spyro project, which means Toys for Bob would not be able to start a Banjo game in the near term.
- Microsoft's Xbox and Rare control the Banjo IP, and nothing in the coverage confirms whether either company already has a Banjo project or what Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's position is on the franchise.
- Banjo-Kazooie has lacked a major new console entry since 2008's Nuts & Bolts, and Toys for Bob's track record of reviving older 3D platformers makes it a frequently mentioned candidate if Microsoft opts to pursue a revival.