You gaze across the blue expanse, past beached clipper ships and palmy outcrops; a small grass-lined hut sits on the beach under… the massive facade of Donkey Kong, hewn from a volcano’s slope. This ...

Donkey Kong Bananza is the next big Switch 2 game, landing firmly within “launch window” status next month. Nintendo took the wraps off DKB with a rapid-fire presentation detailing its story, features ...

Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Outside of the opening sequence, most of Donkey Kong Bananza seems to take place in a strange world far below Ingot ...

Donkey Kong Bananza pulls the big ape away from his familiar territory on DK Island. This time around, the hero is exploring a new underground world, filled with new ape NPCs, and new characters. At ...

As one of the first Nintendo Switch 2-exclusive first-party titles, Donkey Kong Bananza hasn't disappointed. It has quickly established itself as one of the year's best platformers, but it doesn't ...

I don’t have any keen insight to Nintendo’s process, but if you told me that Donkey Kong Bananza was crafted by a Voltron-like supergroup of key developers from its biggest franchises, I would believe ...

I don’t particularly care about any of that, to be frank. Donkey Kong is not a narrative-driven series so much as an episodic cartoon where the status quo changes with each new adventure. There is no ...

Destruction is the constant in Donkey Kong Bananza. Most of the time, you can punch your way through problems, earning mountains of gold as a reward. The concept is simple, supported by a chaotic and ...

Nintendo Switch 2 owners have been able to play Donkey Kong Bananza since it released for the console in July 2025. The game received a lot of praise from everyone for its colorful presentation, goofy ...

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When I rolled the credits on Donkey Kong Bananza, I genuinely could not believe what I had just witnessed. Much like its plumber-based spiritual predecessor, this was a game filled with creativity, ...