Video: Banjo's Smash Reveal Made For Some Crazy Scenes At Nintendo NYC

Okay... Never going there

NINTENDO SIXTY FOOOOUUUUR

(that's what this reminds me of)

They are back, baby!

I love the way Banjo smashes Kazooie around and this was a great reveal.

So... does this mean Microsoft will allow them back in to Nintendo consoles in other ways?

Is it too much to hope for Rare Replay or remastered Banjo-Kazooie 1&2 or even brand new games? A man can dream right?

Banjo-Kazooie will always belong to the Nintendo fans. It's fantastic to see they're finally home again. Let's hope Microsoft makes some kind of deal with Retro for doing a Banjo Threeie.

what is up with people who scream there excitement?!
i am a Banjo fan as well, and was super excited as well
but i didn't scream like a moran
i went
''oh awsome!'' ''oh! the music!''

"THE LEAKS WERE REAL!" is my new battle cry.

Yeah this does not surprise me. AS this seems rather calm compared to how some of my Favorited youtubers have reacted to Banjo's reveal

@DragotheKomodo The same! I don't understand them either..

Ok, then the appearance of a "very, very expected" character in Super Smash Brothers explodes all the internet, all the offices related to videogame journalism, fanbase and videogame events; much more than the revelation of some new game.

Edit: Sakurai knew how people would react to the revelation that rightly DK, Diddy Kon and King K. Rool showed the mirror of that reaction.

Well it was an awesome reveal.... I just hate these reactions. Not that it's bad by any means.
I know it genuine and awesome! But dang.... I guess I just tend to be quieter about my freakouts.

Have the guys who said a new Banjo game wouldn't sell seen this?

@DragotheKomodo @nkarafo Some people are just excitable. I don't understand clapping in a theater but it happens.

Otherwise, I can only speak for myself and speculate. It's a bit like "your team winning a sporting event" in that your favorites (e.g. Snake, Sonic, Cloud, Banjo-Kazooie, etc.) got the "win." In this case, it's public vindication of and financial consideration for a character or franchise that represents great games and/or values.

Oh and yes, I did burst out of joy for like 5 seconds. Same for Sonic and Mega Man. Cloud was so out of nowhere that my jaw dropped for a solid 30 seconds or so.

Where's steve?

I tried to watch their whole E3 reaction earlier and turned it off after a few seconds of the DQ reveal because people were screaming their heads off before you could even see horse legs. It's a little hard to believe that was genuine.

Some guys (manchilds) where actually unnecessary screaming. How to ruin your Direct...

Banjo's in Smash, today's my day off, my coffee's great, how can today get any better?

Then this video appears.

Life is good.

This reveal..should have been a new Donkey Kong Country game with K. Rool 😭

When it comes to NYC store reactions, its filled with people blurting out unfunny things the entire time. Every other presentation has them booing and screaming if something isnt smash bros. Not an ideal place to be

Are these people mentally...lacking? This is not normal behaviour at all, and I don't agree this should be encouraged.

@Ttimer5 I felt this comment on a personal level. I remember liking etika a lot in his golden days. But even before he went crazy he would just shatter my headphones with the stupid loud reactions he had to everything!!!

Only place where you can find hundreds of middle-aged men screaming over a cartoon bear and bird

I’m guessing a lot of that behaviour in the video is put on, attention seeking, whatever you want to call it but those aren’t the reactions of normal people.
It was a great reveal and being a long time Nintendo fan it made me smile, but that’s it, even if they’d have revealed that the entire Nintendo back catalogue was available on Switch I wouldn’t act like that.

@antonio2244 It may happen in the future. Nintendo is listening more to us since 2017 😊

But what are the odds we ever see another Banjo game on a Nintendo console, if at all? It's cool that they're in Smash but it's hard for me to get excited about one character in a huge fighting game. Give me a new platformer and that's something to get excited about.

I don’t think people quite understand the hype around this character... and at this point it’d be too hard to explain. A lot of those grown ups screaming were 5-10 years old when Banjo changed platforming forever.

Watching the reveal, my eyes watered up. For me, my first 3D game wasn’t Mario 64 or Ocarina of Time— it was Banjo Kazooie. The soundtrack, the characters, the enemies, the worlds, my child mind was blown. In some of the best ways Banjo stood toe to toe with Nintendo’s own. I don’t think there’s any equivalent in gaming that I can draw that would properly convey the gravity of Banjo in Smash. It was just a complete pipe dream. And now he’s in

Am I the only one who saw the reveal and was pretty placid over it?

And the "welcome home" seems pretty exaggerated of a response. He's not returning to his roots, just visiting.

"We get it - you like Minecraft." I can practically hear some users muttering this to other users right now.

But, of course, why would you be excited for something you didn't grow up with and had some less-than-stellar outings? It did, however, have one or two fantastic runs and really should have another chance. Likewise, you should give at least the first game a try with the 'Saves Your Music Notes' feature — a ton of people who were once the target market themselves promise that you won't be disappointed.

"It looks old and clunky." That's fine for you, then, but be respectful of the game and those that enjoyed it.
That goes for the mutterers, too.

I’m happy for the fans. I’m not one myself, but I understand how historic this is, how important this is, and how much love and respect the character will be developed with.

Lot of downers, geez let people have fun.

Cringe X 1000

I liked how they tried to fake us out. But just imagine if Nintendo actually did troll everyone?! Honestly if I were them I would have, then announced them for real later on.

@Kienda rareware collection on switch would be fantastic, or an n64 mini with banjo on it at the very least

Geeze, when'd the comment section become so pretentious. Buncha low-energy downers muckin up the place.

SERIOUSLY?! Put Banjo in now!? That's a shocker! Chris Sutherland's probably gonna voice as him again like usually! The former voice actor of Diddy Kong is back!

@LetsGoSwitch

They miss you already.

It's not how I reacted, but I see no problem with it. Myself and many others get similarly excited for sports.

If it were in the middle of a supermarket or restaurant it would annoy me, but it is exactly the time and place for it.

Now that we've got The Hero and Banjo/Kazooie, any speculation on who the final two fighters will be? Personally, I'm of the mindset that Smash is a sort of Hall of Fame of gaming so I'd like to see some historically significant characters fill those last two spots. The one I'd really like to see added is Ryu Hyabusa from Ninja Gaiden. Others I'd like to see considered, (in no particular order), would be Master Chief, Conker, Earthworm Jim, the Battletoads, Steve, Doom Guy, Sora, the Contra guys, Skull Kid, and Toon Ganondorf, (complete with dual swords). Who am I missing/who else is worthy?

@DragotheKomodo the screaming probably works better when youre in a bigger crowd to pump each other up, and not watching alone on a laptop or something lol

That "bad language" scarred me for life.

"Is this a pretty accurate retelling of what went down when you watched the video?"

No.

Comments thinking this is about Banjo are mistaken. Any big reveal would have made the same reactions. This is it. I was there when they revealed the Wii U and there was a similar reaction to Bayonetta 2.

I'm assuming the people calling anyone who freaked out over this reveal 'mentally ill' don't understand what a big deal Smash is. Smash is a huge deal, and at this point it's a video game character hall of fame, which makes the series one of the biggest forces in hype culture. Banjo being in is also a huge deal. People have been wanting him in Smash for well over a decade and this is his first appearance on Nintendo in 14 years. Just because you didn't freak out over their reveal doesn't mean you're better than anyone that did. And keep in mind that these people were in a crowd, and you all know how crowds act.

@Manah The crowds at Nintendo NYC lose their minds over anything Smash related, so it's not really surprising

@Baart I'd hate to see what you think about people who lose it over sports

@KennyBania People being happy and excited is le cringe

pfffff...... ....... ...... Americans...

@CapeSmash same. What's there to hate or misunderstand? Act your age.

I don’t understand the hate comments they sound like those uptight sjws/boomer doomers lmao 😂

@Baart Anyone who freaks out over a bunch of sweaty guys throwing/kicking a ball are also mentally lacking. But that's normal behaviour, so it's fine.

My friend said that Banjo is most likely to be in smash and I tell him Microsoft would KILL Nintendo. Well, never say never I guess.

@CapeSmash no it isn't. I certainly don't make the distinction.

As someone who use to work at this store this is the norm there for almost everything, and as a hardcore nintendo fan it is great seeing this over and over again. All the negative commentators just mad they ain't there lol. Its ok ...stay salty my friends