Original Banjo-Kazooie Announced for the XBLA in November…And Then Unannounced?

I hate it when companies do this. Apparently, Microsoft revealed a release date on their Gamerscore Blog for an XBLA version of the original Banjo-Kazooie…and then promptly pulled it down again. Of course, this was after several sites had gotten wind of the announcement and recorded all the details. The game was apparently listed for a November 26 release at a price of 1200 MS points. As a cool promotion though, people who pre-ordered the upcoming Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts would be able to download the original for free a couple weeks early (which makes you wonder: couldn’t you just get this game for the cost of a $5 pre-order at most video game stores and then not buy Nuts & Bolts?). The XBLA title would also allow gamers to unlock some bonus content in Nuts & Bolts through the Stop N’ Swop feature. On top of all this, Microsoft also mentioned plans to release Banjo-Tooie on the XBLA in early 2009.

The only reason I could see for Microsoft suddenly pulling the announcement though is that part of this information isn’t quite accurate. My guess is they realized how easy that pre-order deal would be to exploit to get a bargain price on the XBLA game. Still, it’ll be nice to relive an old classic sometime in the coming months.

Via ShackNews