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

They make me smile every time.

Creative Bloq

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

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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.

Creative Bloq

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.

Tom’s Guide

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

GamesRadar

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.

Tom’s Guide

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.

TechRadar

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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The Donkey Kong Bananza amiibo looks even better in person, and I can't believe it's still in stock

My Donkey Kong Bananza amiibo finally arrived, and it's already my favorite figure from the entire Switch 2 bunch.

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I'm glad to announce Donkey Kong Bananza has the Super Mario Odyssey sauce: it's taken less than a day for players to skip a boss fight entirely with speedrunning tech

He's bigger, faster, and stronger too

TechRadar

The latest Turtle Beach rematch controller sports a lenticular Donkey Kong theme and yes, it's compatible with Switch 2

Turtle Beach unpeels a Donkey Kong-flavored Rematch controller that's compatible with Switch 2.

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Donkey Kong wears clothes in Banaza because Nintendo was 'conscious' of what the ape would look like 'from the back'

Nintendo has explained why Donkey Kong wears clothes in the latest Switch 2 exclusive, Donkey Kong Bananza.

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Donkey Kong Bananza finally confirms who voices DK in the Switch 2 era, and it's the exact Mario Movie actor we all thought it was

Pauline's voice is new too, but seemingly only for her teen version

Destructoid

All Quiztone Quiz Answers in Donkey Kong Bananza

Riddle me this.

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Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto spent his time testing Donkey Kong Bananza "smashing and digging" in one spot, which tracks following his hour-long Breath of the Wild playtesting stint "just climbing trees"

"It was a good thing to see him playing that way"

GamesRadar

Donkey Kong Bananza's "rich and thick" hero isn't butt-naked this time around because Nintendo was "conscious" of how he looked "from the back"

Nintendo threw some clothes on DK so you aren't just staring at his furry behind the entire time

Creative Bloq

How Switch 2 made Donkey Kong Bananza possible – for a surprising reason

It's not only the detail – it's the destruction, developers say.

Destructoid

All Donkey Kong Bananza Outfits, stats, and upgrades

Look dripped out with the best gear.

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