On the occasion of his latest Nintendo Direct, Big was not an overview of the Donkey Kong Bananza gameplay. Here is our great recap.
It has been a few weeks since the Nintendo Switch 2 is in the hands of millions of players. The new console clearly found its audience, despite a more shy launch line-up than what we were entitled to expect. Never mind, Big has already planned some large cartridges for the rest of the year, just to have material to convince the undecided before the holiday season, an important period for major players in the sector. On July 17, it will therefore be the most popular monkey of the video game to bring back its strawberry Nintendo Switch 2 With Donkey Kong Bananza. As promised, the next exclusivity made the presentations at length during a Nintendo Direct dedicated.
Donkey Kong Bananza in the spotlight of the last Nintendo Direct
It was the surprise at the opening of this direct Nintendo, Pauline will push the song alongside Donkey Kong. This new duo will have to make their way in an underground world whose decor changes as you go down and it could hardly believe that you are underground to see this clear sky or this sea in which we would like to prick a head. But no time to go soak your big lugs in the water, Mario’s rival has a mission: to reach the center of this mysterious place to be rewarded with a mountain of bananas. There are priorities in life.
Donkey Kong Bananza will offer a variety of trips to achieve our ends, ranging from the classic double jump to climbing, passing through rolling. The particularity of the exclusivity Nintendo Switch 2 is absolutely everything can be destroyed, walls, the floor to reach secret places and much more. Donkey will have a plethora of attacks and actions on his arsenal to inflict a good lesson on those who would put themselves on his way: slaps, the possibility of tearing large rocks to throw them with a face or hit them with, or to move in these destructible expanses by surfing or creating points by linking these stones between them.
A playable game in coop
Second star of this Nintendo Direct, Pauline will sing to help her unfortunate partner find new paths or hidden objects. Her voice is so powerful that she will be able to arouse the powers of Bananza from our character, giving him a destructive force or even transforming him into a zebra to gain speed or an ostrich to steal and let go of explosive eggs on his enemies. Donkey Kong will be able to interchange this powers on the fly, as long as the banana gauge is filled. It will not be refusal in front of the Void Company which reigns supreme in this underground. And as they covet the core underground, they have placed obstacles to prevent them from reaching the lower floor. It will then be necessary to beat the guards of these passages to progress.
In addition to the main story, Donkey Kong Bananza will be full of collectibles acting as jurisdiction points, treasure cards and all kinds of challenges that should vibrate the nostalgic fiber of many players. This Nintendo Direct has also been an opportunity to highlight some additional features, including compatibility with the mouse mode of the Nintendo Switch 2, the possibility of personalizing the appearance of the duo which serves here equipment or the inevitable photo mode. Even more interesting, Donkey Kong Bananza will be fully played in local coop, one playing Donkey, the other Pauline with mouse mode. The Gameshare can also be used to be able to play two wireless local without having two copies at home, whether on Nintendo Switch 2 or first of the name.
An advertised amiibo compatibility
Donkey Kong and Pauline will also have the right to their own amiibo. By scanning it, the players will unlock a special outfit for the singer. The old models of the Kong family will make the letters appear “Kong explosive to destroy the decor even more easily. It does not stop there, because all the other Amiibo will be compatible and will give giant spheres as useful to progress faster. As a reminder, Donkey Kong Bananza will be available on July 17, 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2 only, date on which the new figurine will also be marketed.
