Nintendo simply held a livestream to drop extra particulars on the forthcoming Swap 2 console. On the very finish, it revealed a brand-new 3D platformer starring Donkey Kong. That is the primary recreation of its sort since Donkey Kong 64 hit the Nintendo 64 all the way in which again in 1999. It’s referred to as Donkey Kong Bananza and launches solely for the Swap 2 on July 17, which is simply over a month after the console hits retailer cabinets.
It appears cool! A lot of the surroundings is destructible, so DK can get in there and break stuff. It additionally options sidescrolling segments, type of like how trendy Mario 3D platformers dip into their 2D roots each occasionally. We obtained to strive it out in our hands-on with the Switch 2, and whereas it appears fabulous, it additionally feels just like the form of recreation that might have regarded nice on the unique Swap. With Nintendo's stylized graphics for titles like this, the impression of the Swap 2's upgrades doesn't fairly hit the identical method it’d in different video games. That's not an enormous knock, however simply one thing to pay attention to.
The entire thing has a cool and cartoonish vibe one would count on from our favourite gorilla. Nevertheless, I didn’t hear one lick of the famous Donkey Kong rap in the course of the trailer however the equally iconic "ooh banana" sound impact from DK64 does make a short cameo.
The trailer does present DK climbing up the edges of mountains (getting his BOTW-era Hyperlink on) and rollicking by a number of places. These embody a forest and an ice area, amongst others. The footage additionally reveals the meanest wanting Kong I’ve ever seen.
We don’t know an excessive amount of about this recreation past what the trailer reveals, however we don’t have that lengthy to attend. As soon as once more, Donkey Kong Bananza comes out on July 17.
Replace: April 3 2025, 10:10AM ET: Up to date with just a few impressions from our Swap 2 hands-on demo.
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