Banjo-Kazooie on Wii? Unlikely. Here's Why.

No. A new Banjo-Kazooie for Wii never happened and never will.

Key Reasons

• IP Ownership: **Microsoft** owns Rare (bought 2002) → Owns **Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Conker, Battletoads**. Nintendo has **zero rights** to new entries.
• Wii Lifecycle: Discontinued **2013**. Wii U (2012-2017) → Switch (2017+). No business case for Wii game post-2013.
• Rare's Output Since 2002: Grabbed by the Ghoulies (Xbox), Viva Piñata (Xbox/PC), Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Xbox 360), Kinect Sports (Xbox 360), Sea of Thieves (Xbox/PC/PS5 2024). **No Nintendo platform releases.**
• Nuts & Bolts (2008): The "Banjo 3" — on Xbox 360. Divisive (vehicle building).

Where Banjo Appears on Nintendo Hardware

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch): Banjo & Kazooie DLC Fighter (FP2, 2019). Licensed by Microsoft. Includes Spiral Mountain stage, 11 songs.
• Nintendo 64 NSO (Switch): Banjo-Kazooie (1998) & Banjo-Tooie (2000) — Official Emulation. Requires NSO Expansion Pack.
• Rare Replay (Xbox One / PC / Steam): Definitive Collection. 30 Rare games (incl. BK, BT, N&B, Perfect Dark, Jet Force Gemini). 4K/60fps, rewind, achievements. Best way to play.

Future Possibility

Microsoft + Nintendo relationship is strong (Minecraft, Cuphead, Ori, Sea of Thieves (PS5?), CoD parity). A **new Banjo game (Banjo-Threeie?)** would likely target **Xbox Series X|S / PC / Game Pass / potentially Switch 2** — not Wii.**