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Banjo-Kazooie
Developer(s)	Rare
Publisher(s)	Nintendo, THQ, Microsoft Game Studios
Designer(s)	Gregg Mayles, Steve Malpass
Years active	June 29, 1998–Present
Genre(s)	Platform Adventure
System(s)	Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, Xbox 360
Mode(s)	Single player

The Banjo-Kazooie games are a series of 3D platform/adventure video games created by Rare in 1998. The game stars a bear named Banjo and a bird named Kazooie who go on numerous adventures to stop the evil plans of the witch Gruntilda.

There are currently four games in the series, including the non-canonical GBA racing game Banjo-Pilot, with a fifth game currently under development; Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is due to be released for the Xbox 360 late in 2008.