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'Donkey Kong Bananza' Looks Weirder And Better Than Nintendo Initially Let On

'Donkey Kong Bananza' just got a Nintendo Direct presentation a month before release, and it turns out Nintendo was holding back on the game's best and strangest parts.

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I'll gladly pay $520 for 'Donkey Kong Bananza' on Switch 2 — money can actually buy happiness

I’m not paying $500 to play Mario Kart, but I’d pay $520 just to play Donkey Kong Bananza. Let me break down the joy I just witnessed.

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Donkey Kong Bananza takes notes from the best Mario and Zelda games: it has its own shrines, you can totally destroy levels, transform into animals, and dive into the underground

The new Donkey Kong draws from Nintendo's best games

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Donkey Kong Bananza reveals a co-op multiplayer mode that sure looks like something the Mario Odyssey team would cook up

Pauline can use the power of singing to blast away enemies

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Donkey Kong Bananza is looking like a potential GOTY candidate with Pauline in tow

Nintendo Switch 2 is about to get a second must-buy exclusive.

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Donkey Kong Bananza features a young Pauline, immediately raising lore implications and many questions about the very serious DK timeline

Turns out Pauline was the Odd Rock after all

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Everything announced at the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct: Pauline officially revealed, wait, was that Diddy Kong? Plus everything else you need to know

This is our live coverage of the June Donkey Kong Bananza Direct.

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Nintendo issues integral Switch 2 date –mark tomorrow in your calendars

You'd be Bananzaz to miss it on 18 June

Nintendo to Showcase 'Donkey Kong Bananza' in Dedicated Direct on June 18

Nintendo will reveal new gameplay for Donkey Kong Bananza on June 18, ahead of its July 17 launch on Switch 2. Watch the Direct at 6 am PDT / 9 am EDT.

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Donkey Kong Bananza is getting its own dedicated Nintendo Direct this Wednesday, with "roughly 15 minutes of information" about the next big Switch 2 game

Here he comes, banana slamma

GamesRadar

Mario Kart World could be due a Donkey Kong-themed expansion, fans theorize, with the bizarre lack of DK love in the Switch 2 racer leaving players suspicious

What do you MEAN the babies get more costumes than DK?

GamesRadar

All Mario Kart World Outfits and all food locations for unlocking them

For the intrepid Mario Kart fan who wants Vampire Waluigi ASAP

GamesRadar

Mario Kart World review – a riotous road trip for every player

The Nintendo Switch 2’s flagship game is a winner, and often feels more like a journey with your friends than a straight competition

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All Mario Kart World costumes and how to unlock them

Dress up time.

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Mario Kart World roster: The complete Mario Kart World character list

Plus tips and tricks on character unlocks

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Switch 2 marks the end of an era as Mario Kart World is the first time in 20 years Donkey Kong's voice actor has changed, and the replacement seemingly comes straight from the Mario movie

The voice actress who has been Peach and Toad since 2007 has also seemingly been replaced

Destructoid

How to unlock all characters in Mario Kart World

Let's get them all!

GamesRadar

The Switch 2 is finally within reach, and it already looks like 2025 could be Nintendo's year

Opinion | With GTA 6 bowing out of 2025, it feels like this year is Nintendo's to seize

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Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto explains the big ape's redesign was all in service of making him "more expressive"

And he looks better than ever for it

TechRadar

7 essential movies to stream to prepare you for Universal's new Epic Universe theme park and its lore

From Mario to Harry Potter to How to Train Your Dragon – get the background for all the parks' references

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Diddy Kong has teeth now and I don’t know how to feel

Is it uncanny or cute?

GamesRadar

Nintendo website sparks hope Donkey Kong Bananza might have multiplayer, which would be even more evidence that the Mario Odyssey team could be making it

Still no sign of Diddy Kong though

GamesRadar

Switch 2 fans so desperate for news they've already decoded Donkey Kong Bananza's secret banana alphabet, which I didn't even know existed

Here he comes, banana slamma, Kongo Bongo's hero

GamesRadar

The Switch 2 is here – here's what 28 game developers want from Nintendo's new console, from a "much better" eShop to less painful ports

John Romero, Sam Barlow, Bennett Foddy, David Szymanski, and many more devs weigh in

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Donkey Kong 64 composer shares why Nintendo didn't credit him in the Super Mario Bros. Movie for the DK rap—it owns the song, and didn't want to

"They're all the performers on the track. So they're all in the movie uncredited."

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