| Donkey Kong Bananza | |||
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| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | Pre-Order & DLC | Review |
| Release Date | |
|---|---|
| July 17, 2025 More Details |
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| Genre | |
| Platformer, Adventure | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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$69.99 |
| Developer | Publisher |
| Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| Single-Player (1) 2-Player Co-Op (2nd Player as Pauline) |
ESRB E 10+ |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| 16-40 hours | No |
| Official Website | Official Website for Donkey Kong Bananza |
Donkey Kong Bananza Latest News
⚫︎ Donkey Kong Bananza’s latest DLC event is now live, letting players unlock statues of Wrinkly Kong and Tiny Kong through the “Unyielding Strength” event. Running from March 31 to April 7, the event is part of the Emerald Rush DLC.
⚫︎ Nintendo has declined to clarify Pauline’s identity in Donkey Kong Bananza, leaving fans to speculate despite ongoing confusion about how she connects to past appearances like Super Mario Odyssey and the original Donkey Kong. Developers said the answer is being left to players’ "imagination."
⚫︎ Donkey Kong Bananza may provide ideas or "hints" that influence future projects, but producer Kenta Motokura stresses that the real standard isn’t reusing past concepts, but rather ensuring each new title feels fresh and introduces ideas players haven’t seen before.
⚫︎ Producer Kenta Motokura said Donkey Kong Bananza focuses on Donkey Kong’s raw strength and large-scale destruction to differentiate it from Super Mario Odyssey.
⚫︎ Donkey Kong Bananza developers revealed at GDC 2026 that the game’s large-scale destruction uses voxel technology, with levels averaging around 347 million destructible voxels designed to make smashing detailed environments more satisfying.
Donkey Kong Bananza Overview
Donkey Kong Bananza is a platform-adventure game released on July 17, 2025, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. It marks the return of Donkey Kong in a fully realized 3D adventure, his first since Donkey Kong 64 (1999) and the first original entry since Tropical Freeze (2014). It was developed internally by Nintendo EPD, the same team behind Super Mario Odyssey.
Here, players guide Donkey Kong and Pauline into the depths of Hollow Earth on Ingot Isle. Their mission is to recladim the stolen Banandium (Banana-shaped diamond) from VoidCo, an ape-like criminal syndicate intent on reaching the planet’s core. Along the way, Donkey Kong must battle bosses that block each underground layer and explore diverse biomes.
| Digital Storefronts | |||||
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| Switch 2 |
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| Price | $69.99 | ||||
Donkey Kong Bananza Gameplay
Donkey Kong Bananza is a 3D platforming action adventure game where players will control Donkey Kong as he goes on his adventure. New to the series, Donkey Kong will be able to affect his environment by taking out chunks of the ground to be used either as a weapon, or as a means to dig and traverse through the ground. Digging through the terrain will allow him to uncover resources and treasures hidden underneath. He can also utilize unrooted chunks to be used as a blunt melee weapon, throwing projectiles, or as a means of transportation.
Donkey Kong Bananza Trailers
Donkey Kong Bananza Announcement Trailer
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