It’s not taken long for the Switch 2 to become my product of 2025. It did so without even an exclusive new Mario title to play at launch – or since! But that’s because the Super Mario Odyssey team has been busy making something altogether different – which I’ve quietly been playing for a couple of weeks ahead of its launch.
Donkey Kong: Bananza has a lot riding on it, too, as the Switch 2’s first essential exclusive – well, I did love Mario Kart: World as a launch title, it must be said – to really try and grab a sizeable chunk of Nintendo’s new console ownership. It’s done a smashing job, pun intended, with a brilliantly chaotic platformer that defies conventions.
