Donkey Kong Bananza (17th July 2025)

[Julius]

man I hate that new face

Looks brilliant though! 

Edited Wednesday at 04:04 PM by Julius

[Cube]

I wonder who are developing it. I thought it was a Yooka-Laylee trailer first.

[Dcubed]

11 minutes ago, Cube said:

I wonder who are developing it. I thought it was a Yooka-Laylee trailer first.

100% certain it’s EPD Tokyo (Mario Galaxy/Odyssey, DKJB).

[Jonnas]

I really dig (heh heh) this new aesthetic for Donkey Kong. It's cool to see classic characters get proper reimagined, and this title looks to be incredibly expressive.

The gameplay itself hasn't quite grabbed me yet. As technically impressive as the gimmick seems to be, I've outgrown the fascination with "You can destroy the entire world!" concept ages ago. There looks to be fantastic effort behind this game, so I'm sure there's more to come.

[Glen-i]

Nintendo Today! has a slightly edited version of the trailer that shows Cranky.

At least he doesn't look weird.

[Ashley]

9 minutes ago, Glen-i said:

At least he doesn't look weird.

He's a monkey with a large white beard...

[Glen-i]

Just now, Ashley said:

He's a monkey with a large white beard...

"Weird" was meant to be in context, you rube!

[Cube]

If Cranky is still super old yet DK is now a kid, then perhaps is is a new DK (as Cranky is the original DK)

[Glen-i]

5 minutes ago, Cube said:

If Cranky is still super old yet DK is now a kid, then perhaps is is a new DK (as Cranky is the original DK)

I think you're putting more thought into it then Nintendo have.

That's DK, and his face is horrible. I will continue to hate it.

[Ashley]

2 hours ago, Glen-i said:

"Weird" was meant to be in context, you rube!

 

[Julius]

Press impressions and gameplay videos coming in now:

 

[Dcubed]

22 hours ago, Glen-i said:

Nintendo Today! has a slightly edited version of the trailer that shows Cranky.

At least he doesn't look weird.