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40 years later, Mario is still the ultimate gaming mascot: "He's got that Mickey Mouse effect"

The Magic of Mario | A captivating character is one element that makes Super Mario Bros timeless – after all, you can't have Mario without the Mario

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Donkey Kong Bananza is getting DLC that lets you explore DK Island, complete with a new roguelike mode that's available today

Ohhh banana

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NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, September 10 (game #822)

Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.

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It took Nintendo devs a year of "squashing and crushing watermelons" to record sound effects for Donkey Kong Bananza: "There were no more good watermelons"

That's too many melons

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As scholars analyze every frame of Donkey Kong Bananza for lore implications, the game's director says "please enjoy it without thinking too deeply about it"

That sign can't stop me because I can't read

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Donkey Kong Bananza's baffling default button settings were suggested by Shigeru Miyamoto himself

What do you mean B doesn't jump...?

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I just finished my favourite Switch 2 game yet – I didn't expect to love it

Donkey Kong Bananza stole my heart

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Why Trump Can't Make the Epstein Story Kill Itself

Ginned-up mobs don't love nuance!

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I own over 150 amiibos, but the recent Nintendo price increases might be the end of my collection

I own over 150 amiibo toys, but the recent Nintendo hardware price hikes might be what stops me from completing my collection.

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Donkey Kong Bananza is the best Hulk game ever and makes me wish for the return of destruction-oriented sandboxes

Opinion | Nintendo's latest open-world game understands the primal appeal of smashing everything up

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Nintendo's 2D Donkey Kong Bananza loading screen artworks are a retro treat

They make me smile every time.

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Donkey Kong Bananza can be beaten without collecting a single banana, meaning the "Potassium Deficiency%" speedrun is entirely possible

If you're the type of sicko who would deprive an ape his bananas...

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3 games to play after you finish Donkey Kong Bananza

All punched out in Donkey Kong: Bananza? Boot these up on your Switch 2 next

Donkey Kong Country's DK designer is once again defending Bananza's redesign: "I'm not sure why I even made him brown – the gorilla I based him on was gray"

"Looking at my original character, his color palette wasn't good"

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Donkey Kong Bananza's Pauline sometimes gets confused about fruits: "We love an occasional girlfailure who eventually grows up to be a bonafide girlboss mayor"

"She's a little confused but she's got the spirit"

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Donkey Kong Bananza credits reignite a popular Mario Kart World fan theory that the beloved gorilla is getting his own expansion in the Switch 2 racer

Two of the Mario Kart's uncredited voice actors have roles in Bananza

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I beat Donkey Kong Bananza feeling 100% confident about Pauline's true identity, but now I'm deep in a rabbithole of fan theories and I don't know what to believe anymore

Who is Pauline, really?

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Donkey Kong Bananza just became my go-to 3D modelling software

This is the most Nintendo thing ever.

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I thought I was bored with the Nintendo Switch 2 — but then I played Donkey Kong Bananza

Donkey Kong Bananza takes elements from many games to create a wholly unique experience. It's like no other platformer ever released.

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Move over Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza finally justifies my Nintendo Switch 2 purchase

Now Playing | Donkey Kong Bananza is the Nintendo Switch 2 system seller – it's time to go ape

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My Donkey Kong Bananza playthrough is being haunted by the remains of numerous iconic enemies and allies from classics like Donkey Kong Country

It's good to know that spider got buried with his trainers though

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11 best video games of 2025 (so far) on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X and PC

2025 is more than halfway done, and it's already been a fantastic year for gaming. Here are our favorite new video games, including Clair Obscure Expedition 33, Split Fiction, Donkey Kong: Bananza and loads more.

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech new stories from Marshall's great new speaker to Fitbit's major outage

Here are the biggest tech news stories from Nintendo, Fitbit, OpenAI, Marshall, and more for July 19, 2025.

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I didn't know what "lenticular" meant until I saw this Donkey Kong Bananza controller

There's a Donkey Kong controller up for pre-order right now, and its lenticular visual design is literally bananaz - so that tracks.

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Nintendo is probably regretting those Switch 2 mouse controls as players flock to Donkey Kong Bananza's artist mode to create penises and other cursed sculptures

Well, we all predicted this one

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