US EditionDonkey Kong Bananza: Super Mario Odyssey's Pauline Will Be New Sidekick, Says Nintendo
- Nintendo revealed a new 3D adventure featuring Donkey Kong, exclusively for the Switch 2, with a launch date scheduled for July 17, 2025.
- The game follows Donkey Kong teaming up with a younger Pauline trapped inside a rock, as they try to recover stolen golden banana gems.
- Bananza features gameplay centered on destructible environments, Kong transformations, a skill tree, local co-op with Pauline as a second player, and GameShare support.
- Pauline sings to guide players with floating music notes; villains include Grumpy, Poppy, and Void Kong, members of the mining company Voidco stealing treasures.
- The game’s release as a Switch 2 exclusive suggests a focus on new hardware features and adds a fresh direction for the Donkey Kong franchise.
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Nintendo has finally revealed more information about Donkey Kong Bananza as part of a new Nintendo Direct. Shockingly, there’s more to this game than I initially expected. And everything that Nintendo showed off is the best argument for why this game isn’t simply a Super Mario Odyssey or The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild clone. The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct went down on Wednesday, diving deeper into the latest adventure from our favorite …
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