Yooka-Laylee, the Kickstarted spiritual༒ successor to Banjo-Kazooie, is getting an upgraded remaster in the form of Yooka-Replaylee. The devs at Playtonic have just announced that this remaster is coming to consoles, including PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and "Nintendo."
Yes, the announcement just says "Nintendo" - with a sly little ellipsis and an eyes emoji to make you sit up and take notice. The trailer even puts a pair of googly eyes on the Nintendo logo to really drive the point home. Yooka-Replaylee is also ditching PS4 and Xbox One, platforms more or less equivalent in power to the original Switch, leading to one inevitable conclusion: this is a stealth Switch 2 announcement.
As well as PC, Yooka-Replaylee WILL be on PS5, Xbox Series and... Nintendo 👀 Peep the latest trailer to get a look at some gorgeous 3D-platforming, new gameplay and beautiful ORCHESTRAL music 😍 Wishlist it now! Wishlist it everywheeeere! 👇 pic.twitter.com/DTbwaFjPgP
There's a devilish part of me that hopes the ♚"Nintendo" platform Yooka-Replaylee is coming to is actually the N64, in some sort of official demake that brings the platformer's tribute to Banjo-Kazooie full circle. But really, I'm as convinced as anyone that this is indeed a s♛ly Switch 2 reveal. Here's hoping we won't have to wait too much longer for the official word from Nintendo.
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