ok...so i downloaded the trial for banjo tooie.  i go into it and get to the starting menu.  in the background you see part of banjos home.  you know the tv, table, n64 with banjo game....new addition is a copy of a Nuts&Bolts game case.  but not just that...its on top of another x360 game case.  obviously we cant determine what this game is due to nuts&bolts being on top of it.  but i find it probable that rare is hinting at another one being worked on. 

perhaps a more traditional platformer...but i dont really have anything to base that guess on.

thoughts...?

Hopefully it is a traditional platformer. If Microsoft wants Rare to bring in a new audience (with some of their games) they can't have them also trying to appeal to the existing one like they did with Nuts & Bolts.

Rare has always been known for their easter eggs and other hidden goodies. I remember when I first started playing Donkey Kong 64, and in DK's house there's a picture of him and Diddy riding a dolphin. Well, "Dolphin" was GameCube's codename, so it was pretty cool to see Rare getting ready for Ninty's next console (and we all know how that turned out ).

But yeah, everything in Rare's universes deserve a second look. You might be on to something for sure. Could it be Banjo-Threeie? I won't get my hopes up.