But, Banjo Threeie/Banjo 360 hasn't been released yet. Hope it isn't a failure like a few other Rare/Microsoft games *cough, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, cough*.
Again, I will remind everyone that Nintendo sold Rare. They felt Rare's influence was waning and allowed Microsoft to buy the company. So I'm pretty sure Nintendo won't buy Rare back, especially if BK3 fails, as that's what Nintendo was trying to avoid in the first place.
There making another DK racing game, arent they? And we shoudnt Count remakes that much. Conker has only had 3 individual games, 2 of which he has starred in. Banjo Pilot may not have a plotline, but neither does MarioKart. And like WL said, his worlds are HUGE.
Microsoft probably felt the opposite. They have very little first or second party support for their systems, so by acquring Rare, they can directly influence the games that are being released for their consoles.
Oh yeah, DK Bongo Blast, that looks cool, maybe it will have rideable animal buddies like Donkey Kong Racing did... Plus Conker has three games, four if you count Diddy Kong Racing.