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The Latest Breaking News from Donkey Kong

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.

TechRadar

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

GamesRadar

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

GamesRadar

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

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

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All Donkey Kong Bananza Outfits, stats, and upgrades

Look dripped out with the best gear.

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Forget Mario, I’ve been playing Nintendo’s new Switch 2 exclusive for weeks –it’s brilliant chaos

Donkey Kong: Bananza is the Switch 2’s first essential exclusive, delivering some Mario vibes in a 3D platformer that otherwise defies convention

Donkey Kong Bananza review: a smashingly good time

4/5 The big ape’s first 3D game in 25 years gets a lot of things right - mostly, it’s just great fun

Evening Standard

Donkey Kong Bananza Metacritic score not only makes it the highest-rated Switch 2 exclusive yet, it ties Donkey Kong 64 as the highest-rated game in the series

It sits as the fourth highest-rated original game of 2025 so far

GamesRadar

Top Bananza! Donkey Kong’s long-awaited return is a literal smash-hit

Destruction is the order of the day as DK embarks on his first standalone adventure in a decade. The team behind his return reveal all

The Guardian - UK

The Donkey Kong Banaza reviews are in. Here’s a round up

Was it a Bananza?

Destructoid

Donkey Kong Bananza review – One of Nintendo’s best games EVER

A Great (Ape) Masterpiece.

Destructoid

Donkey Kong Bananza is the 3D Donkey Kong game I’ve always wanted — and one of the best reasons to get a Switch 2

Donkey Kong Bananza is a barrel of fun thanks to its destructible environments and unique power-ups while showcasing just what the Switch 2 is capable of.

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Donkey Kong Bananza is a must-have Nintendo Switch 2 game and worthy Super Mario Odyssey successor

Donkey Kong Bananza is a fantastic Nintendo Switch 2 game, delivering great destruction and hundreds of hidden secrets to discover.

GamesRadar

Donkey Kong Bananza Review: "Destruction isn't just a flashy gimmick for the Minecraft generation, it's one of the best inventions Nintendo has had in years"

GamesRadar

Somewhere in Nintendo's recycling bin is the god of all Goombas, gifted the giant hands of a Super Mario Odyssey boss during experiments for the Switch 2's Donkey Kong Bananza

First they let them drive and now this

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I called it, Nintendo confirms Donkey Kong Bananza was actually the inspiration for the Super Mario Bros. Movie redesign all along

"We took Miyamoto-san's original Donkey Kong as the basis"

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26 years after Donkey Kong 64, Nintendo finally wants to establish "two separate branches" of Donkey Kong with the Switch 2's Bananza: 2D and 3D "just as we did with Mario"

Ohh banana

Tom’s Hardware

Switch 2 devs are already bleating about performance issues — Donkey Kong Bananza director reveals challenges

Nintendo Switch 2 developers are already feeling the constraints of the new console’s hardware and are aware of performance drops in the new Donkey Kong Bananza.

GamesRadar

Donkey Kong Bananza has a development time to rival GTA 6: "I can tell you that we started developing it after finishing Super Mario Odyssey"

Gorilla tech takes a while to make

GamesRadar

Donkey Kong Bananza's director replayed every game in the series when he was assigned to the Switch 2 game: "That motivated me to incorporate past memories along with new ideas"

"I wanted to revisit those elements and add a sense of destruction"

Total Film

A Donkey Kong movie may be in the works according to new documents, and it's official: 2025 is the year of DK

Super Mario Bros. Movie was just the beginning, as a Donkey Kong project is on the way

The Independent UK

What to Stream: Dragons, Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Roddy Ricch and 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

The live-action remake of the animated film “How to Train Your Dragon” and a two-part, five-hour documentary on Billy Joel are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

Destructoid

It seems Nintendo and Universal are pairing up for a Donkey Kong movie, and we hope it’s bananas

Nintendo wants those Mario bucks again.

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