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This is a history of the official [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]] related websites created by [[ | This is a history of the official [[Banjo-Kazooie (series)|''Banjo-Kazooie'' series]] related websites created by [[Rare Ltd.]], [[Nintendo]], and/or [[Microsoft]]. | ||
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=== 2002 - Present === | === 2002 - Present === | ||
[[File:Nuts and Bolts official site.png|thumb|right|The ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' website as of September 2009.]] | [[File:Nuts and Bolts official site.png|thumb|right|The ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' website as of September 2009.]] | ||
In early 2002, Nintendo shut down the site and made ''www.banjo-kazooie.com'' a redirect to the Nintendo website article about the game. Once Nintendo had sold | In early 2002, Nintendo shut down the site and made ''www.banjo-kazooie.com'' a redirect to the Nintendo website article about the game. Once Nintendo had sold Rare Ltd. and its characters to Microsoft around 2003 or 2004, the site was a redirect to the Rare Ltd. site. This continued for many years to come until 2008 when ''[[Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts]]'' was released. | ||
The new website contains a forum, rankings of the players in certain challenges in the game, downloads, a "Fan Site Kit" which includes artwork and sound files and the game manual itself. It also includes a gallery where users with Xbox Live can directly upload the screenshots they have taken in the game to the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' website. The site can be accessed [http://www.banjo-kazooie.com here]. | The new website contains a forum, rankings of the players in certain challenges in the game, downloads, a "Fan Site Kit" which includes artwork and sound files and the game manual itself. It also includes a gallery where users with Xbox Live can directly upload the screenshots they have taken in the game to the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' website. The site can be accessed [http://www.banjo-kazooie.com here]. | ||
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=== 2002 - Present === | === 2002 - Present === | ||
In early 2002, Nintendo decided to shut down the site and made ''www.banjo-tooie.com'' a redirect to the Nintendo website article about the game. Once Nintendo had sold | In early 2002, Nintendo decided to shut down the site and made ''www.banjo-tooie.com'' a redirect to the Nintendo website article about the game. Once Nintendo had sold Rare Ltd. and its characters to Microsoft, around late 2003 or early 2004, the site was made a redirect to the Rare Ltd. site and it still remains a redirect today. The website can still be accesed using the internet archive [https://web.archive.org/web/20001206220700/http://www.banjo-tooie.com:80/info.htm here] but only the starting page can be opened. | ||
[[Category:Miscellaneous]] | [[Category:Miscellaneous]] | ||
[[Category:Websites]] | [[Category:Websites]] |