Well, BK was intended as a Mario 64 "sequel". I remember the interviews with the Stamper Bros. saying that BK had a lot of supervision from Nintendo, giving a lot of ideas and suggesting many other). And, come on, most of the game structure is based on the first Mario 64 (worlds setup, a "lair" or hall to the rest of the worlds, the moves, some puzzles, interaction with animals, jiggys = stars... and so on). Sure, the Banjos were GREAT games, specially the first one, but they are still based on the fantastic Mario 64 formula with some addings (graphics, colourful design, humour). I read that BK 3 will be more lighthearted, like the first BK, instead the whoopie poopie American Pie humor for gangs and ****** of the second one and Conker. That's good.