The Rare crew just sent us information regarding the Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts pre-order program where you can score a free copy of the XBLA title Banjo-Kazooie. We guess there was some confusion among eager pre-orderers who weren't exactly sure which retailers were offering Banjo-Kazooie redemption codes with Nuts & Bolts pre-orders. Well, Rare came to the rescue and created a handy list of participating retailers for every country. That list is below. Happy pre-ordering.- UK: Amazon, Play.com, Game and Gamestation
- USA: Amazon, EBGames, GameStop and GameCrazy
- FRANCE: Micromania and Game
- SPAIN: Game
- ITALY: GameStop
- SCANDINAVIA: Game and GameStop
- CANADA, JAPAN, IRELAND, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, BENELUX, SWITZERLAND, AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND are participating, but participating retailers have yet to be confirmed.
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9-25-2008 @ 1:59PM
Neuromancer said...
Nice, this is going to be sweet. Hopefully the graphics will hold up. Does anyone know if the original supported widescreen displays?
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9-25-2008 @ 2:27PM
Tony said...
The original game didn't, but I was reading this at Gamerbytes: http://www.gamerbytes.com/2008/09/banjo_kazooie_preview.php
It's a hands on preview with it and specifically mentions it runs in widescreen. Obviously the resolution is increased and the antialiasing is improved... but I guess they've also redone all of the text and HUD graphics, fixed the framerate issues and pushed back the fog the original game used.
9-25-2008 @ 2:38PM
Neuromancer said...
Good find Tony, that makes this even more exciting.
"This is more than just emulation - its a great port of a classic platform title that the kids of today missed out on. "
9-25-2008 @ 2:01PM
JBurton said...
How much is the original alone?
I mean I could go to Gamestop, preorder the game for 5 bucks, get code, not buy the game, transfer the 5 to GoW2... ???
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9-25-2008 @ 2:39PM
Neuromancer said...
You may not get the $5 back, not sure though.
9-25-2008 @ 2:44PM
AoE said...
1200 MSP/$15.
9-25-2008 @ 4:05PM
Jason said...
Even if this plan worked, you'd still miss out on the full experience. Stop N Swop is finally being realized and the only way to activate it is by using BK3's achievements.
9-25-2008 @ 2:07PM
Robert said...
When is the code sent to you? Is it on the day that Nuts & Bolts releases or do you get it when you preorder?
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9-25-2008 @ 2:26PM
readmore said...
They confirm Scandinavia but not Canada?
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9-25-2008 @ 2:46PM
AoE said...
No... go back and read carefully (or, read more?). You'll note that they did confirm that Canada will be getting the deal, but they hadn't confirmed specific retailers.
9-25-2008 @ 3:48PM
readmore said...
No duh. that's what I meant
9-25-2008 @ 6:22PM
AoE said...
lol, perhaps you should read less and learn to write more then ;) If you go back and read your very short sentence that really doesn't leave any room for misinterpretation you'll note that you mention countries only but say nothing about stores.
So... regarding "no duh", you're a poor communicator buddy!
9-25-2008 @ 2:33PM
THS said...
For what it's worth, Zavvi and HMV are both advertising the preorder bonus on their sites for UKers. Respective links at http://www.zavvi.co.uk/banjo+kazooie-Banjo-Kazooie-Nuts-And-Bolts/869209/q.r10.1/p.jsf and http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=-1&adultFlag=false&primaryID=-1&simpleSearchString=banjo+kazooie&btnSubmitSearch.x=0&btnSubmitSearch.y=0
From what looking around I've done Zavvi is the cheapest right now.
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9-25-2008 @ 3:47PM
DiddlyKong said...
Just pre-ordered now at amazon.com for $36.99 no tax free shipping. Thanx for reminding me X3F.
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9-25-2008 @ 5:40PM
flameofdoom666 said...
Why does mine have tax?!
9-25-2008 @ 6:28PM
AoE said...
@flameofdoom666,
You live in a state that Amazon has a physical presence in. On the internet, sales tax is only charged when you happen to be in the same state the business in question is operating in.
9-26-2008 @ 2:26AM
flameofdoom666 said...
ugh! Still an amazing deal! Its like getting Banjo Kazooie for $25!
9-26-2008 @ 2:27AM
flameofdoom666 said...
(Nuts & Bolts)
9-25-2008 @ 4:14PM
Ample Salty said...
Shame it isn't budget over here like it is for the US.
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9-25-2008 @ 4:30PM
Tony said...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya0zEr3atQ0
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