Donkey Kong Bananza's Best Feature Went "Too Far," Dev Says

Donkey Kong Bananza devs admit the blatantly OP elephant transformation "probably went too far," but "it's fun" and "that's what matters most"

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Donkey Kong Bananza dev says Elephant Bananza "probably went too far" with destruction

If there’s one way in which Nintendo went “too far” in Donkey Kong Bananza, it’d be the Elephant Bananza. The Nintendo Switch 2 game is all about destruction. There are many ways in which players can go about that in the game, but the Elephant Bananza takes that up a notch. With it, Donkey Kong can inhale almost everything around... The post Donkey Kong Bananza dev says Elephant Bananza “probably went too far” with destruction appeared first on …

"It Probably Went Too Far" - Even Bananza's Creators Think One Transformation Is Overpowered

Tsk, tsk, tusk.We all had a great time with Donkey Kong Bananza last year, didn't we? The 3D platformer marked a great return for Nintendo's great ape, and the developers haven't been shy about the work that went into it — we got a three-part Ask the Developer interview on it shortly after launch, let's not forget — but that doesn't mean that the Odyssey team doesn't still have a story or two to tell.In a new interview with Game Informer, produc…

Donkey Kong Bananza developers admit Elephant transformation was the ‘most destructive’ power-up

In a new interview published by Game Informer today, Donkey Kong Bananza producer, Kenta Motokura, and programmer, Tatsuya Kurihara, were asked a series of questions about the creation of Bananza following a panel at GDC this year. While the entire discussion is filled with a lot of interesting tidbits about the technical makeup of the game, there is one particular moment that immediately stuck out to me: Kurihara admits that the team went too f…

Donkey Kong Bananza's Best Feature Went "Too Far," Dev Says

If Donkey Kong Bananza is a game all about destruction, then the feature that allows for the most destruction could arguably be the best part of the game. According to a developer who worked on the game, the most destructive transformation for Donkey Kong might have gone too far, but that isn't a bad thing.Speaking to Game Informer at GDC, Donkey Kong Bananza programmer Tatsuya Kurihara spoke about DK's Elephant Bananza transformation, which let…

‘It Probably Went Too Far’ Say Donkey Kong Bananza’s Creators On The Elephant Transformation’s Destructive Power

We sit down with Donkey Kong Bananza's producer and programmer to discuss the trademark destruction of Nintendo's best game of 2025.