Microsoft is sitting on a precious Rare that still hasn't been used.

[S.T.A.G.E.]

Blob said:

I just can't see Microsoft going any further back than the N64 for IPs and even then  it would only be the most popular IPs that would even get a look in.

I think we'll get a new Banjo sometime soon, battletoads not so much.

Funny because everyone was playing the Turtles in time HD remake when it came out on PSN and XBLA. Even a low budget title would do for the new XBLA to separate it from Sony's PSN. MS should really put those IP's to good use. Banjo could be coming, but I don't think making  Battletoads game would interfere with it. Did Killer Instinct interfere with it? No, because Microsoft has hired two devs other than Rare to make that franchise. They could do the same. Development at Microsoft mainly seems to consist of paying outside third party to do work for them anyway.