You might think I'm going to enter into a argument/rant/whine here for the next 3 paragraphs. But I'm not. I'm just going to restate the title more fully.

In your opinion, does either Microsoft's Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts or Sony's LittleBigPlanet challenge Super Mario Galaxy for the position of the best platforming game of this generation?

I guess I'll repost what I wrote in the other thread:

I've only played SMG and LBP for a few hours each, but I definitely thought LBP was the better game.

As for the better platformer, I think SMG takes that title.

One isn't really a platformer and non of them are really anything alike.

From the other thread:

Going by reviews doesn't make sense as comparing review scores is not subjective. And asking people to compare a game with two of the most critically aclaimed games based on a demo is asking alot.

LBP offers the most fun

Mario Galaxy is the best platformer

Banjo Kazooie is the best sandbox game

SMG is SMG its a great game, LBP is LBP its a great game, I played BK demo too its a great game.

there is no sense comparing those three games on a technical stand point because well people will always argue otherwise.

As a platformer in the traditional sense SMG wins imo.

But i like LBP best, My opinion may change after i get my hands on BK.

Yes. I do agree with you.

I don't know about BK3 (I've never played any of them) but SMG is easily better than LBP.

Super Mario Galaxy is pure brilliance in every aspect of the game. It would be hard to find a more perfect game since just about everything it does it does perfectly.

Little Big Planet is a good platformer with a good editor and that's about it.

LBP is a 2d side scrolling game, not a platformer. It would be better compared to NSMB.

LBP have more replay value due it online.
physics are better but it's 2.5D.
galaxy its great but after being done its done and you only can play what you already did.

banjo isn't even plaftformer :(