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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.

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

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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.

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.

Creative Bloq

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

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All Donkey Kong Bananza Outfits, stats, and upgrades

Look dripped out with the best gear.

Evening Standard

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

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"

TechRadar

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.

Tom’s Guide

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.

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

GamesRadar

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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