Is Donkey Kong Bananza connected to Super Mario Odyssey? Learn how three generations of Kong could be the key to Nintendo ...

Donkey Kong Bananza has a lot in common with Super Mario Odyssey, but there's still one more idea it should borrow.

Fans had previously speculated that the game is the work of the company's talented Super Mario Odyssey crew. Whether Pauline's reappearance here is another clue remains to be seen.

It feels like a true follow-up to 2017’s ground-breaking Super Mario Odyssey, with everything that made that game so enjoyable dialed up to the max. That includes an attempt at more elaborate ...

However, the theory among Nintendo fans is that, if the Super Mario Odyssey team is behind Bananza, they might not be able to deliver a new 3D Mario for Nintendo Switch 2.

And this really panicked Mario fans as it potentially suggests not only is a new 3D Mario game not coming soon, but perhaps not even in development beyond the pre-production stage.