Banjo-Kazooie Joins Switch Online Expansion Pack Tomorrow

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Update, January 19, 2022: 

Nintendo announced last month that Banjo-Kazooie would be joining its Nintendo 64 library lineup by way of the company's Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service. However, Nintendo merely said it would be coming in January at the time. Now, we know when. 

Revealed on Twitter, Nintendo says Banjo-Kazooie will hit Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack on January 20, or in other words, you can play this classic Nintendo 64 game starting tomorrow! Here's a trailer released by Nintendo to celebrate the news: 

Embark on a wild quest with an unlikely pair! The adventures of Banjo and Kazooie begin here! Banjo-Kazooie is coming to <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&ref_src=» https: www.gameinformer.com>#NintendoSwitch

for <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/NintendoSwitchOnline?src=hash&ref_src=» https: www.gameinformer.com>#NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack members on 1/20! <a href=«https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nintendo64?src=hash&ref_src=» https: www.gameinformer.com>#Nintendo64 pic.twitter.com/R349r8gbvD

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Original Story, December 10, 2021:

The Nintendo 64 library of the Switch Online Expansion Pack gets a dose of Rare next month when Banjo-Kazooie joins the service.

The game joins the service sometime in January, but there's no exact date as of yet. The 1998 platformer is widely remembered as a standout game for the N64 (especially for third-party games) and among the most beloved games of the era overall. While the emulation of the Expansion Pack hasn't been universally loved, it's cool to see Banjo-Kazooie making its way back to the house of N. Given that Microsoft owns Rare, the only way to play Banjo was on