Donkey Kong Bananza: Iconic Nintendo character gets best makeover yet Aussies are losing their minds over a new $99 game that has just undergone an extreme makeover.

Donkey Kong Bananza is the second major Nintendo release for the Switch 2, after Mario Kart World - and it's a masterpiece: a crazy, colourful 3D platformer in the vein of Super Mario Odyssey.

The credits for Donkey Kong Bananza have shined a light on the game's voice cast, including one actor who is reprising his role from the Japanese dub of Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Nintendo has confirmed that the team behind Super Mario Odyssey was tasked with developing Donkey Kong Bananza and innovating the character.

Switch 2 blockbuster Donkey Kong Bananza will be something of a template for the character's future 3D games, Nintendo has said, splitting DK's appearances in 2D and 3D titles.

Nintendo has confirmed that Donkey Kong's new design in Donkey Kong Bananza was actually what inspired his look in the movie, not the other way around.

The filing, for a "Untitled Donkey Kong Project; Motion Picture" lists Nintendo Studios LLC as the copyright holder, alongside Universal Pictures.

When Donkey Kong Bananza was first announced, speculation immediately set in that it was being made by the same team that made Super Mario Odyssey. That turned out to be true, but we've since ...

Donkey Kong Bananza launches on July 17 for Switch 2, and it's shaping up to be the next must-have game for the console. "This is a new 3D platformer from the team behind Super Mario Odyssey ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 isn't getting a new 3D Mario near launch like some may have hoped, but Donkey Kong appears primed to fill the gap with the next evolution of Odyssey's ideas.

Donkey Kong Bananza was developed by the Super Mario Odyssey team Nintendo has confirmed that the new Donkey Kong game was brought to us by some familiar faces.

Made by the same team as Super Mario Odyssey, Donkey Kong Bananza takes the formula of fun platforming action in vibrant, secret-filled worlds bursting with personality and kicks it up a notch.