Best "second party" Nintendo game

[Chrkeller]

Veknoid_Outcast said:

Banjo-Kazooie, for me. An inventive, joyful, and polished 3D platformer that can go head-to-head with Nintendo’s best.

This.  Banjo is still the best platform game ever made, imo.  The hub world was a level in itself.  The collectibles actually matter, all of them played a real role in the game.  Even the chatter mattered via the gameshow section.  

I want a Banjo Remake so bad.  Never going to happen I suppose.