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Nintendo’s Donkey Kong team sounds increasingly bananas – Polygon

Nintendo’s Donkey Kong team sounds increasingly bananas – Polygon

Nintendo’s Donkey Kong team sounds increasingly bananas  Polygon Nintendo Won’t Say Why Donkey Kong Bananza’s Pauline Is 13-Years-Old Specifically, Wants Players to ‘Puzzle Out’ the Answer Themselves  IGN Donkey Kong Bananza Producer Denies Game Was Inspired By Disney Film  DualShockers Pauline’s Inclusion In Donkey Kong Bananza Happened Because Of The Game’s Music  The Outerhaven Nintendo on Donkey Kong Bananza: Designing unique Layers and songs, …

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Donkey Kong Bananza Running At 60FPS Was Important For Nintendo

Donkey Kong Bananza Running At 60FPS Was Important For Nintendo

Nintendo’s next big Switch 2 exclusive, Donkey Kong Bananza, launches later this week and will finally deliver that big single-player binge-worthy game that the hybrid console currently lacks. When you finally get your hands on the new game, you’ll be destroying everything at 60FPS, and that’s because Nintendo believed it was necessary for this latest Donkey Kong adventure. Nintendo Switch …

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Nintendo explains how Donkey Kong Bananza was upgraded on Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo explains how Donkey Kong Bananza was upgraded on Nintendo Switch 2

In an interview published today, Nintendo went into detail as to how the team behind Donkey Kong Bananza was able to take advantage of Switch 2. We recently heard that the game was initially in the works for the original Nintendo Switch. However, Kenta Motokura said the team “ran into some challenges” and started thinking about moving to the new …

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Ask the Developer Vol. 19: Donkey Kong Bananza — Part 2 – News

Ask the Developer Vol. 19: Donkey Kong Bananza — Part 2 – News

This article has been translated from the original Japanese content. This interview was conducted before the game was released. In this 19th volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo’s thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we’re talking to the developers behind the Donkey Kong …

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Ask the Developer Vol. 19: Donkey Kong Bananza — Part 1 – News

Ask the Developer Vol. 19: Donkey Kong Bananza — Part 2 – News

This article has been translated from the original Japanese content. This interview was conducted before the game was released. In this 19th volume of Ask the Developer, an interview series in which developers convey in their own words Nintendo’s thoughts about creating products and the unusual details they hone in on, we’re talking to the developers behind the Donkey Kong …

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PSA: Donkey Kong Bananza spoilers are circulating, after early copies leaked

PSA: Donkey Kong Bananza spoilers are circulating, after early copies leaked

Donkey Kong Bananza’s street date has been broken, and significant game spoilers are beginning to circulate online. Multiple social media users posted images showing they’d obtained early copies of the Switch 2 game over the weekend, and screenshots of unannounced game content are already being shared. Those looking to avoid spoilers before Donkey Kong Bananza’s July 17 release date, then, …

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Donkey Kong Bananza started development after Super Mario Odyssey, and wouldn’t have been possible on the original Switch

Donkey Kong Bananza started development after Super Mario Odyssey, and wouldn’t have been possible on the original Switch

Donkey Kong Bananza started development after Super Mario Odyssey was finished, Nintendo has said, and work first began on the original Switch console. The forthcoming game is the first 3D game featuring Nintendo’s gorilla since Donkey Kong 64, but in an interview with La Vanguardia, Bonanza’s producer Kenta Motokura stated the team felt “this was the right time to develop …

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Nintendo Switch 2 restock at Best Buy on Donkey Kong Bananza launch day

Nintendo Switch 2 restock at Best Buy on Donkey Kong Bananza launch day

The great Switch 2 restocking is in-store only at your local Best Buy and will coincide with the release of Donkey Kong Bananza. However, the announcement doesn’t reveal whether the store will carry the Mario Kart World bundle, listed at $499.99, or the stand-alone console priced at $449.99 (or both). Regardless of the console bundle, Best Buy did mention that …

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