Does Donkey Kong Bananza allow the Nintendo Switch 2 to show its technical muscles? Digital Foundry’s analysts’ experts decided into a dedicated video.
This July 17, 2025 marks the shattering finish of Donkey Kong Bananzathe second major exclusivity of the Nintendo Switch 2 release on June 5, after Mario Kart World. While waiting to know the advice of the players, the title putting the scene of Big n has been very critical, especially in our columns, reappearing, thanks to its very fun gameplay centered on total destruction. This news excluded also made it possible to show more what the Switch 2 has in the belly. Does the technical performance of the game also deserve its share of bananas? Digital Foundry dissected the beast to provide an informed opinion on the issue.
Technical arguments punches for the Nintendo Switch 2 with Donkey Kong Bananza?
On paper, the Nintendo Switch 2 offers a dazzling technical leap in relation to the aging hardware of its big sister. Best performance, with the promises of a framerate of up to 120 FPS, better resolution up to 4K, and DLSS support to further improve the whole was among the large sales arguments of the console. How does she come out with Donkey Kong Bananza, her second major exclusivity to date?
If we believe Digital Foundry, the result would be ” somewhat mixed ». Regarding the framerate, the experts noted that the game often falls at 30 fps in certain animations and, even more annoying, during boss fightswithout visibly never going up higher. The video below also indicates that Donkey Kong Bananza suffers from pop-in when you explore its different levels, and Lighting is already a bit datedor even less successful than the Switch 2 version of Super Mario Odyssey.
Regarding the resolution, Digital Foundry noted that Donkey Kong Bananza turns on the Switch 2 in docké on average between 1080 and 1200p thanks to the dynamic resolutionet deplore a little aliasing. In portable mode, the title would run in 1080p constantwith a very correct image quality, even if the visual quality of the game is, according to them, well below current standards. Digital Foundry concludes his analysis by indicating that Donkey Kong Bananza is already suffering from ” compromise inherent in a device such as switch », Without that, however, beyond measure in contagious fun than its destructive and spectacular gameplay provides.
Source : Digital Foundry sur YouTube
