Donkey Kong Bananza is hugely entertaining and not what we expected
- Donkey Kong has a new look in the upcoming game, titled Donkey Kong Bananza, for the Nintendo Switch 2.
- The gameplay in Donkey Kong Bananza involves destroying scenery and features Donkey Kong digging for jewel-like bananas with enslaved monkeys.
- Initial impressions mention that while the game is entertaining, it has some technical issues typical of early builds.
- This game emphasizes chaos over platforming, aligning with Donkey Kong's character.
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Donkey Kong Bananza hands-on impressions: DK meets Minecraft in a brutal platforming adventure
Although Nintendo remains reluctant to officially confirm what we know - that this is the new platformer by EAD Tokyo and not a new 3D Mario - it was much easier to tell when I sat with the Nintendo Switch 2 launch (window) title yesterday at the Premiere event in Paris. You just can see and feel its roots in the style, the rendering, the camera, the world design... it's as if Mario Odyssey went through a years-long transformative surgery to bec…
Nintendo unveiled its new console as well as the games that will be available at the launch and a little later. Donkey Kong Bananza will arrive on 17 July 2025, a little more than a month after the release of the console. On Wednesday 02 April 2025, Nintendo finally officially presented its Switch 2 in a
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