Creator of Banjo-Kazooie comments on the duo's Smash Bros. Ultimate appearance, talks about the future of the series

Steve Mayles, a current Playtonic dev and former RARE team member, has shared some thoughts on Banjo and Kazooie returning to Nintendo's hardware. The bear and bird are back, thanks to their appearance in Smash Bros. Ultimate. Check out Mayles' comments on seeing the characters back with Nintendo, as well as what the future might hold below.

Now, to see Banjo and Kazooie back again after so long in the gaming wilderness, and back on a Nintendo console, it’s all very surreal for me! ...Now they have returned in Smash, I’ve been surprised by the reception. Part of it is being away for so long, and a part of it is returning to a Nintendo console. And maybe just a small part because they are decent characters! It really is quite strange to see them back and looking very similar to my old hi-res renders from 20 years ago. People tend to be Nintendo fans for life and for Banjo fans this is the characters coming home, even if it is just for a glorious one-off.

Could the reaction of fans to Banjo and Kazooie in Smash persuade Microsoft to make another Banjo game? The revival of Spiro and Crash went pretty well after all… I think a fairly safe way to gauge demand for a new game would be a remaster of the original two games. Then if the interest is there perhaps we could see Banjo return in the new no-expense-spared game he and Kazooie deserve.

Mayles had a lot more to say about the dynamic duo. You can see his full thoughts on the matter over at VideogamesChronicle.