Not too long ago, a company called Platonic Games, consisting of a few people from Rare who worked on classic games such as the Donkey Kong Country and Banjo-Kazooie series, announced the production of a new game. Referred to as "Project Ukulele," the game is supposed to be a sort of spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie. While it may not have the old characters, it will have new ones inspired by Rare's past just as the mechanics and world will likely be. This was the only art that was shown:

On the 4th of March, Playtonic Games tweeted a picture and the question "could it be?"

You can see the tweet here.

Could this mean that they are creating the main characters as a duo? Perhaps this time it will be a mammal on the back of a bird.