The Donkey Kong Bananza thread: Out now exclusively on Switch 2

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Wman1996 said:

I'm interested in this game.
I really, really wanted 3D Mario. But I can wait until 2026 or later. I don't think 3D Mario is still coming this year because it probably would've been the closer, not DK.
DK fans, you've earned this. You haven't had a new game in 11 years.

Definitely! And it seems like it's coming from the Mario Odyssey team with how clearly influential that game is on Bananza from the boss enemy design, color palette, and landscapes. Everyone thought it was Odyssey 2 until DK showed up lol.

Fans of Kirby, Metroid, Xenoblade, Mario RPGs/Platformers/Sports/Party games, Pikmin, Luigi's Mansion, Zelda, Fire Emblem, Pokemon, Splatoon, and I'm sure I'm missing a couple others, REALLY got to eat during the Switch generation, while us Donkey Kong fans had a couple of old ports. One of which was just 2 months ago at the very end of the Switch's life lol. Utterly fantastic games, but ones that we've played before many times over.

Now, not only is DK getting a new game, but now he's getting the Odyssey/Breath of the Wild treatment of Nintendo's main team working on it and giving him a huge AAA game! One of which we haven't seen since 1999.

Here's to hoping the Switch 2 era will bring more new IPs as well as reviving dormant ones.