Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing leaked box art has Banjo Kazooie

[Mugendude26]

We already know that SEGA has been in talks about featuring the bear and the bird for their upcoming racer and this leaked box art uploaded to Chris Lewis' website basically confirms it. Chris Lewis does box art for SEGA, I think he does a pretty damn good job myself.

I assume this is no where near final form and that this was probably used to show off to companies behind the scenes to pitch ideas like having Banjo franchise characters in the game. We e-mailed SEGA and have gotten no response, if they do respond we shall post it here. Also note Chris Lewis' site was taken down after the leak.

LINK: http://seganerds.thekartel.com/blog/2009/11/30/sonic__sega_allstars_racing_leaked_box_art_has_banjo_kazooie_

[Super Flip]

I think it's fake, the art looks exactly taken from Banjo Kazooie: Nuts N' Bolts.
So I'm not keeping my hopes too high for this one.
Besides, Sega would also need Rareware's consent in order to put them in, so judging this as a Console exclusive cameo would be incorrect.

[Kriven]

If Sega went right to Microsoft they could pull it off. Microsoft has control over Rare's properties.

[Kid Chyllen™♪]

Very Fake ...

[Mugendude26]

Many people are considering this to be fake but I'm not too sure since a secret discussion between Sony and SEGA was leaked like I believe in August or September about SEGA including characters from Microsoft and Sony as DLC in the game when it's released so this box art could be real but who knows. Maybe Chris Lewis is just messing with us and getting everyone all hyped up for DLC in the game. Also, don't video game companies sometimes use concept art and official artwork for the game box arts? Also, the Nintendo Wii version of the game is going to have hidden surprises that we don't know of yet that won't be in the other ports of the game.