Donkey Kong Bananza is a smashing good time
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Currently, there’s nothing on the docket for September, but the month could easily go to Kirby Air Riders, which is supposed to come out this year. And after Pokémon Legends: Z-A ’s release in October, the “winter” will belong to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (and maybe Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which is also due out sometime in 2025).
Donkey Kong Bananza’ is a bold statement of what the Switch 2 can do. Now, it's time for Nintendo to dig into its library more, and bring back another icon.
Donkey Kong Bananza producer Kenta Motokura recently explained, in the newest Ask the Developer blog, that the team at Nintendo "were also conscious of how Donkey Kong would look from the back while he's moving" since players tend to stare at a character's backside a lot in third-person games.
DK Bananza has a new rogues' gallery in the form of the VoidCo Kongs - but these villains might be a little better if they spoke a bit of the King's.