The iconic Gorilla returns to the three -dimensional adventures with Pauline as a partner in An exclusive for Nintendo Switch 2 which promises to be one of the most important titles in the launch catalog.

26 years later: Donkey Kong returns to 3D

Donkey Kong BanAmany It marks an important milestone in the story of Nintendo. After 26 years from his latest three -dimensional adventure In Nintendo 64 with Donkey Kong 64, the famous monkey returns with a proposal that combines 3D platforms, cooperative mechanics and audiovisual section.

The game, developed by the same team responsible for Super Mario Odyssey, arrives exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 today 17 July 2025, positioning himself as One of the main titles of the new console launch catalog.

An underground story with Pauline as the protagonist

The adventure takes place in Lugote Island, where the discovery of Golden bananas triggers a series of events that lead to Donkey Kong Underground. He knows there Pauline, a singer transformed into a rock For the bad empty society, a mining company that tries to reach the center of the planet where, according to legend, desires become reality.

This premise Allows Nintendo to explore a more developed narrative than in previous deliveries, With a relationship between protagonists that we can compare animation films such as Sa or Ralph Monsters the demolition.

Game mechanics: brute force and transformations

Donkey Kong keeps his classic arsenal skills (hit, grab, launch and climb), but Now he has the support of Pauline and his vocal power. The “Banzas” system allows temporary transformations that grant new skills:

• Bananza Kong: significantly increases the strength of the character
• Cebra Bananza: Allows you to move high -speed on water and unstable surfaces
• Strich banion: Grant flight capacity and egg pump
• And many others that we will have to discover.

To activate these transformations, players must Collect the gold that becomes “banangener”The fuel necessary for Pauline’s songs to take effect.

Procession and collectible system

The game implements a file A vast collectible system focused on Banandium’s gems (Golden Bananas)This grant indicates to improve skills and learn new skills. Fossils are another important category, interchangeable for clothing for characters and different colors for Donkey Kong’s fur.

As confirmed in the presentation that took place this morning, The game has “thousands of collectibles” distributed by phase ranging from beaches and meadows to cannons, forests, toxic lakes, snowy areas and deserts.

Cooperative Multiplayer and Gameshare

Donkey Kong Banza It offers individual and local cooperative experienceWhere the second player controls Pauline using the Joy-Con 2 to launch vocal bullets. An exceptional functionality is Gameshare, which allows you to play cooperatively with people who do not have the gamemaintaining compatibility with the original Nintendo switch. The system also includes online games with gamechat, integration of voice or video communications.

High -level audiovisual production

Nintendo Opted for the technical and artistic section. Donkey Kong has been redesigned to show a greater variety of emotions, while Pauline receives a more childish design that suggests that history takes place before other franchising titles.

The soundtrack has dedicated themes for each transformationEach underground layer and the battles of the final bosses. In particular, the transformation of Bananza Cebra includes Latin and Spanish musical elements with guitar and brown, confirmed by the developers themselves.

Compatibility and availability Amiibo

The game is compatible with Amiiboincluding a new figure of Donkey Kong and Pauline available from the launch. This figure unlocks the Diva de Pauline dress in advance and gives explosive power to Kong’s letters.

Donkey Kong Banza is positioned as A title that transcends the traditional boundaries of the video gameBy combining elements of classic platforms with a production that recalls current animation films. His exclusive arrival at Nintendo Switch 2 from today, July 17, marks the return of one of the most loved franchise of Nintendo in the three -Dimensional world, after more than two decades of waiting.