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Social Banjo-Kazooie Social Thread - Project Dream Come True!

puremrz

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Banjo managed to beat Decidueye, Lloyd, Isaac, Skull Kid and Geno so far. Tomorrow he's up against the winner of the loser's bracket, namely Geno or Isaac again. Will Banjo achieve his well deserved victory? Vote tomorrow!
(plz Sakurai notice us)
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Banjo managed to beat Decidueye, Lloyd, Isaac, Skull Kid and Geno so far. Tomorrow he's up against the winner of the loser's bracket, namely Geno or Isaac again. Will Banjo achieve his well deserved victory? Vote tomorrow!
(plz Sakurai notice us)
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I'm actually surprised a bit Banjo won since I thought Geno was super duper popular
 

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Well the fact that Issac, Geno, and Banjo-Kazooie are the top three characters in practically every poll and the Smash Ballot results post the 8/8/18 direct makes me hopeful that they'll be the final base roster newcomers in the end. Hopefully Sakurai's been noticing how popular they all are.
 

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I think it might be safe to say that Banjo won the poll. Who would've thought that the Bear and Bird would be so wanted by so many people. I wonder who'll win between Isaac and Geno.
Well the fact that Issac, Geno, and Banjo-Kazooie are the top three characters in practically every poll and the Smash Ballot results post the 8/8/18 direct makes me hopeful that they'll be the final base roster newcomers in the end. Hopefully Sakurai's been noticing how popular they all are.
Maybe, but if not then we always have DLC.
 

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To be honest, I've been worried from the start that all these polls might've come too late, at least for the base roster. DLC is definitely something Sakurai and his team can do, though, and the emergence of a "chosen three" by fan demand tells me we're very likely going to see Isaac, Geno, and possibly Banjo in Ultimate once all the DLC gets rolled out.

I have to say, though, I'm somewhat amazed Banjo-Kazooie have dominated this Reddit poll the whole way- as much as beating Geno by 500+ votes. Not that this poll means anything concrete (though it's a much more interesting way to do a poll/survey), but at this point I'm just happy to see how much demand there is for Banjo, and I wish the Geno & Isaac supporters the best of luck.
 

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That's pretty damn awesome that Banjo-Kazooie managed to actually beat Geno; they have a legit chance at winning the whole poll! Also, no matter what the final results are (even if this is clearly an unofficial poll), the fact that the Top Three are Banjo-Kazooie, Geno, and Isaac only reaffirms my belief that those three are the strongest contenders for Ultimate newcomers, and I honestly hope all three get in (preferably in the base game).
 

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I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about facing Geno a little bit, But Banjo-Kazooie managed to beat him with a sizeable difference !!! (10%) So that's saying something , But I really feel confident that they will win the tournament since they have beaten both of the 2 runner ups in previous rounds, Anything can happen ,But I really like our odds, Keep up the great job guys !!!
 
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I'm starting to think the bear & bird have a legitimate chance of getting in, Base or DLC, I personally don't care, Just seeing them in the game is all i need.

Obviously i 100% support em'
 

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Personally, I want the bear and bird to be in the base game for three reasons:

1. It would be insane to have them be the final base character revealed, and would show that Sakurai truly cares about what the fans want in regards to this game on top of everything else that's been shown so far,

2. It would show that Sakurai is well aware of their importance to both Nintendo and those like me who grew up with the Nintendo 64, and

3. It would guarantee that their reveal would be some sort of beautiful CG trailer that would herald their grand return; one thing I noticed about the Smash 4 DLC trailers after watching K. Rool's reveal was that they were all pretty low-budget; they all exclusively used gameplay for their trailers, with no CG cutscenes in sight. The closest was Corrin, and even then, it was just taken directly from "Fire Emblem Fates". I honestly don't want that for Banjo-Kazooie; if they are in this game, I want their return to be grand, with some beautiful CG scenes!
 

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I hope they win just so somebody can tweet Rare about it. Not that Rare has any say so in if Banjo gets in Smash or not. But just as another way to say "Hey guys, I know you have been tweeted about it on a daily basis for 5 years, but look how popular Banjo & Kazooie are. Do something with the franchise soon please."
 
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yeah if banjo gets in base game we will get a stage boss items music THE WHOLE WORKS! just like castlevania ! & story intergration! :D if he is DLC then it would just be a character stage & some trophys
 

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saw a tweet that said "Apparently the Japanese Youtube playlist for the character trailers in Ultimate was updated 2 days ago. This same playlist had a similar lowkey update about a week or so before Isabelle was revealed(by 10 days). Seems like we could be getting a new character reveal very soon."

BANJO? OCTOBER PLUSH? NUMBER 69 ?!?! sakurai saying "reviles are slowing down" ?

what you all think ???
 

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saw a tweet that said "Apparently the Japanese Youtube playlist for the character trailers in Ultimate was updated 2 days ago. This same playlist had a similar lowkey update about a week or so before Isabelle was revealed(by 10 days). Seems like we could be getting a new character reveal very soon."

BANJO? OCTOBER PLUSH? NUMBER 69 ?!?! sakurai saying "reviles are slowing down" ?

what you all think ???
Do you happen to have a link to this tweet?
 

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I'm pretty sure the playlist in question is this one.

It's every character trailer from the Japanese site, and I've heard similar accounts of the playlist updating a few several days before a new reveal- not just for Isabelle, but for every newcomer. That's what I've heard, anyway.

I wouldn't take it as gospel, but there's a good chance we'll be seeing a new fighter within about a week, if the update time means anything.
 
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I think it might be safe to say that Banjo won the poll. Who would've thought that the Bear and Bird would be so wanted by so many people. I wonder who'll win between Isaac and Geno.

Maybe, but if not then we always have DLC.
I'm actually quite shocked Banjo & Kazooie beat Geno. One of the things I never understood about this hype cycle was why the "trinity" was Ridley, King K Rool, and Geno. I always thought prior to Smash speculation that Banjo & Kazooie would be the most wanted, but "impossible" due to legalities, and like Geno, was a Nintendo character in the nineties owned by a third party. Unlike Geno, Banjo & Kazooie had a franchise on the N64 that garnered both critical and financial success for both the original and sequel. Banjo & Kazooie always felt "missing". It always felt Banjo & Kazooie deserved to be in that trinity, but that they were considered impossible--now that we know Microsoft is probably on board, I feel like even more so, and this poll, while just silly fun, goes to show that. That being said, since they've both been wanted since Melee, I still feel like both Geno and Banjo & Kazooie deserve to be the final big reveals for the Ultimate Smash game.
 

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I'm actually quite shocked Banjo & Kazooie beat Geno. One of the things I never understood about this hype cycle was why the "trinity" was Ridley, King K Rool, and Geno. I always thought prior to Smash speculation that Banjo & Kazooie would be the most wanted, but "impossible" due to legalities, and like Geno, was a Nintendo character in the nineties owned by a third party. Unlike Geno, Banjo & Kazooie had a franchise on the N64 that garnered both critical and financial success for both the original and sequel. Banjo & Kazooie always felt "missing". It always felt Banjo & Kazooie deserved to be in that trinity, but that they were considered impossible--now that we know Microsoft is probably on board, I feel like even more so, and this poll, while just silly fun, goes to show that. That being said, since they've both been wanted since Melee, I still feel like both Geno and Banjo & Kazooie deserve to be the final big reveals for the Ultimate Smash game.
Well, Sakurai stated he wanted Geno too when he got that Mii costume and that just caused support for him to explode. People like to back a winner.
 

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Well, Sakurai stated he wanted Geno too when he got that Mii costume and that just caused support for him to explode. People like to back a winner.
It's so true, especially when it comes to supporting characters only because they're expected. I'm not going to name names, but there are dozens of examples where nobody cared about a character until the *possibility* of them in caused their support to skyrocket for no good reason.
 

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It's so true, especially when it comes to supporting characters only because they're expected. I'm not going to name names, but there are dozens of examples where nobody cared about a character until the *possibility* of them in caused their support to skyrocket for no good reason.
Takamaru comes to mind which hurts a lot considering I genuinely support him. Oh well maybe DLC or the next game.
 

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If the plushie means anything, a new character coming very soon should have us on high alert, but don’t expect anything and be thankful at least we got K Rool for some Rareware love
 

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I'm confused about something: people are claiming that because the Japanese playlist was updated two days ago and there are now 70 videos, that means that there's a new reveal coming. However, there's already 70 videos in the playlist, with Isabelle's being the seventieth one; how does that mean that there's going to be a reveal soon?
 

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I get so tired of LaxChris's videos but I still click them every dang time
I can’t do it, they annoy me too much now. There’s like a completely random rumor that easily could have been some random dude (Ex: the guy who claimed to have the same information source as Vergeben) and he says “yeah I’m a little more on the real side cause all the leaks
Billybo10k and PapaGenos are the only Smash Youtubers that talk about the potential real leaks.
I agree. They seem to really enjoy speculation and make it fun.
 

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I'm confused about something: people are claiming that because the Japanese playlist was updated two days ago and there are now 70 videos, that means that there's a new reveal coming. However, there's already 70 videos in the playlist, with Isabelle's being the seventieth one; how does that mean that there's going to be a reveal soon?
The thought is there may be a private video that was updating--we can't see the video, but they updated it in preparation of a reveal. I think, I don't know how Youtube works. However, the "NEW" banner on the Fighter icon vanished, meaning more indication that a newcomer around the corner.

I don't want to get my expectations out of control, so I expect nothing. But... I agree it would be awesome with the plushie timing, a possible N64 classic announcement, that it means Banjo & Kazooie are our next fighter with a N64 mini with Rare titles. Probably not going to happen in the slightest--but I can dream.

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so now people are saying card theory conferms box theory
I don't think a non-theory can turn another non-theory into a good theory :rotfl:

The problem with Box Theory is that it has too many assumptions to be believed in order to be true. And the card is worse, because it's already been printed and on sale, meaning nothing can be added to it.
 
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Unlike Geno, Banjo & Kazooie had a franchise on the N64 that garnered both critical and financial success for both the original and sequel. Banjo & Kazooie always felt "missing". That being said, since they've both been wanted since Melee, I still feel like both Geno and Banjo & Kazooie deserve to be the final big reveals for the Ultimate Smash game.
Despite being commercially successful and beloved, I believe Banjo Kazooie is still quite underrated by certain sections, people don't realise how huge they were back in the day nor do they realise how big of a deal Rare working with Nintendo were and the success that followed. I think some people put them in the Tonic Trouble and Glover basket, of being mediocre, kiddy looking games which are forgettable. I think it's unfair to sink the boot in and play down their legacy because of the difficulties of the Rare buyout and Microsoft. These retailed N64 bundles released in Europe and Australia speak volumes as to how BK were perceived by their masters so to speak, back in the day:

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Imo both BK games are the epitome of classic 90s 3D platformers, creative, charming, challenging, colourful and comical. Comparing to others, for me DK64 is too bloated, quantity over quality and Mario 64, while iconic is a bit on the plain side.

K. Rool getting in is a great sign for BK and I hope that the Bear and Bird get their chance, it would be surreal to see them and it would be fully deserved.

Fun fact: The first console bundle in the picture is known as the Spotlight Edition, and can sell for over $900 Aussie dollars!
 
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Despite being commercially successful and beloved, I believe Banjo Kazooie is still quite underrated by certain sections, people don't realise how huge they were back in the day nor do they realise how big of a deal Rare working with Nintendo were and the success that followed. I think some people put them in the Tonic Trouble and Glover basket, of being mediocre, kiddy looking games which are forgettable. I think it's unfair to sink the boot in and play down their legacy because of the difficulties of the Rare buyout and Microsoft. These retailed N64 bundles released in Europe and Australia speak volumes as to how BK were perceived by their masters so to speak, back in the day:

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Imo both BK games are the epitome of classic 90s 3D platformers, creative, charming, challenging, colourful and comical. Comparing to others, for me DK64 is too bloated, quantity over quality and Mario 64, while iconic is a bit on the plain side.

K. Rool getting in is a great sign for BK and I hope that the Bear and Bird get their chance, it would be surreal to see them and it would be fully deserved.

Fun fact: The first console bundle in the picture is known as the Spotlight Edition, and can sell for over $900 Aussie dollars!
It's honestly sad how few are either too young or too disconnected to understand this. Banjo & Kazooie became Nintendo icons of their era. And that's **huge**. Games like Tonic Trouble and Glover were just some of many, *many* platformers of their day. None of which held a candle to BK.

There's a REASON that even with the unfortunate luck the series has had, and Microsoft almost utterly ignoring it aside from milking it for Minecraft, they continue to be on the player's minds. Their fanbase is huge, vocal and visible, and they've almost always been that way. It's just now, their chance is both tangible and feasible.
 
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Despite being commercially successful and beloved, I believe Banjo Kazooie is still quite underrated by certain sections, people don't realise how huge they were back in the day nor do they realise how big of a deal Rare working with Nintendo were and the success that followed. I think some people put them in the Tonic Trouble and Glover basket, of being mediocre, kiddy looking games which are forgettable. I think it's unfair to sink the boot in and play down their legacy because of the difficulties of the Rare buyout and Microsoft. These retailed N64 bundles released in Europe and Australia speak volumes as to how BK were perceived by their masters so to speak, back in the day:

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Imo both BK games are the epitome of classic 90s 3D platformers, creative, charming, challenging, colourful and comical. Comparing to others, for me DK64 is too bloated, quantity over quality and Mario 64, while iconic is a bit on the plain side.

K. Rool getting in is a great sign for BK and I hope that the Bear and Bird get their chance, it would be surreal to see them and it would be fully deserved.

Fun fact: The first console bundle in the picture is known as the Spotlight Edition, and can sell for over $900 Aussie dollars!
Holy Crap !!! That Spotlight bundle right there is the best packaging I have ever seen for a video game console ever !!! Those are my Top 4 favorite Nintendo and video game franchises of all time being marketed on the same box !!! How have I not seen this before? It's like it was made for me !!!

That's also how I and all fans view Banjo-Kazooie, Nintendo was pushing and marketing them as the next big Nintendo franchise and Their N64 games solidified them as N64 icons and put them alongside of other Nintendo All-Stars, It's kind of sad though too, Imagine if Rare stayed put with Nintendo we could of seen a ton more Banjo-Kazooie marketing, merchandise, commercials and on the front cover of Super Smash Bros box art too, (Sigh) What could of have been...
 
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Despite being commercially successful and beloved, I believe Banjo Kazooie is still quite underrated by certain sections, people don't realise how huge they were back in the day nor do they realise how big of a deal Rare working with Nintendo were and the success that followed. I think some people put them in the Tonic Trouble and Glover basket, of being mediocre, kiddy looking games which are forgettable. I think it's unfair to sink the boot in and play down their legacy because of the difficulties of the Rare buyout and Microsoft. These retailed N64 bundles released in Europe and Australia speak volumes as to how BK were perceived by their masters so to speak, back in the day:

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Imo both BK games are the epitome of classic 90s 3D platformers, creative, charming, challenging, colourful and comical. Comparing to others, for me DK64 is too bloated, quantity over quality and Mario 64, while iconic is a bit on the plain side.

K. Rool getting in is a great sign for BK and I hope that the Bear and Bird get their chance, it would be surreal to see them and it would be fully deserved.

Fun fact: The first console bundle in the picture is known as the Spotlight Edition, and can sell for over $900 Aussie dollars!

Seeing Banjo-Kazooie on a box alongside the likes of Mario, Donkey Kong, & Pikachu is so wonderful. The idea of them reuniting with their N64 allies is too good to be true. They need to be in this game, dammit.
 

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Glover is an underrated gem IMO, but the guys immediately above me are quite right to say it doesn't hold a candle to Banjo-Kazooie. (Plus, how the heck would Glover function in Smash?!? Seriously, I'm envisioning a moveset with a ball gimmick where he has to keep the ball alive in addition to himself to avoid losing stocks, and I can't imagine it being very good.)
 
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puremrz

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This is it, the final battle! We're up against the winner of the loser's bracket, it's Banjo versus Isaac (again).
Don't go easy on him this time, let's show the world what Banjo and Kazooie are made of!

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When you want to show other people why Banjo-Kazooie deserve to be in Super Smash Bros Ultimate or if someone else thinks they aren't worthy, Simply show them that N64 Spoltlight Bundle box and it pretty much says it all.
 

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Even if we lose, second place to Issac isn't anything to scoff at. Already voted for the bear and bird, though. As has been said countless times before, they're the only (two?) newcomer(s?) I've ever truly wanted in Super Smash Bros. If they can stack up against the likes of fan favorites like Issac & Geno, anything is possible.
 
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