Nintendo producer can't say if there will be another 3D Donkey Kong game, but Bananza's positive reception helps him "communicate the potential for that character"

Donkey Kong Bananza Donkey Kong looking angry with his arms raised.

No one knows whether there will be more 3D Donkey Kong games, and Nintendo refuses to confirm one way or the other, but Donkey Kong Bananza producer Kenta Motokura has suggested the latest outing's positive reception helps him sell Nintendo on the great ape's potential.

Of course, Donkey Kong is a Nintendo icon right up there alongside Mario and Zelda, but unlike those heroes, he's been largely confined to the 2D space even in modern entries like the fantastic Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze. That changed with 2025 GOTY contender Donkey Kong Bananza, and thank goodness it did, as it sounds like it could be the reason we get more games like it.