Good old web based dictionaries ;)

jk :)

@bigjon, i know i laughed when he said you were a big Sony fan

I was upset when i first saw the game, but after E3 and once all the other videos started to show up my interest in the game really started to peak.

sony fan or nintendo fan .. both the same because both cant get Rare games anymore so yah i still dont believe u.

I cannot wait for the game to come out. It looks great and the vehicle building aspect seems really fun. Not sure why platforming is only considered platforming when a character's legs are involved. It should not matter the method of character movement as long as the basic features of a platformer are kept. Collecting stuff and having to unlock things in order to get to areas previously unattainable. Instead of a new and improved jump, Banjo gets a new vehicle part that provides the same functionality. Only now, the functionality of all of these extra abilities can me mixed and matched to provide for an unlimited number of variations of character movement and action.

 Are rare employing you to sell their products?

Do you own shares in rare which increase in value whenever their games sell well?

If i had a 'rares number 1 fan' badge id give it to you

i think u want a third ban ... didnt i tell u dont talk to me ?! 

What are you gonna ban him? You are the one going calling everyone who does not worship the 360 or its exclusive games Blind Sony Fanboys (which makes no sense, especially when you said you checked my game collection)

Also, I forgot to mention this, I really did not play the old ones that much, so it is not the change scarring me. I just think the game looks stupids. Thats it. Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts looks dumb, at least in mine and most of my friends eyes.

Via Wikipedia:

Platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre characterized by jumping to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.

Via Wikipedia:

The game is not a traditional third-person action and platform game like the previous entries in the series, but instead utilizes vehicles to transport Banjo and Kazooie around the levels. According to Mayles about 20 percent of the game retains traditional platforming elements, which include ledge grabbing and tightrope walking.

A comment or two:

1. "Collecting stuff and having to unlock things in order to get to areas previously unattainable" accurately describes not only most platformers but also most action-adventures and, if we stretch it a bit, a swath of other genres.

2. What makes a platformer a platformer is "jumping to and from suspended platforms" which, based on the word of the developer, does not describe the vast bulk of Banjo Nuts and Bolts.

Now being aware of these facts, do you see why some people are a bit hesitant in getting excited about a game that is, at best, a hybrid with little emphasis on actual platforming and, at worst, something completely alien to both gamers and to the Banjo franchise?

I could see why people are a little hesitant when the game was announced.  Jumping does not have to be with legs.  Using a very simple definition of platforming, getting from platform to platform using available movement options, then Banjo N & B fits the bill.  I do not see why it has to be a character running around.

I agree, but you don't do much jumping, period, and that's the big problem with defining it as a platformer: you spend most of your time cruising around in planes, cars, etc. and not running to and fro, making precision jumps, etc.

It looks for all the world to me like a hybrid between Pilotwings and Mario, but the emphasis is most certainly on the former rather than the latter--if this was more balanced (say a 50/50 split) I, for one, would be far more interested and optimistic.