Donkey Kong Bananza is an upcoming platform game for the Nintendo Switch 2, developed and published by Nintendo. Players control Donkey Kong, tasked with recovering stolen banana-shaped diamonds from villainous apes. The game features sandbox-like levels, focusing on exploration, objective completion, enemy battles, and item collection. A key feature is the destructible environment, allowing players to create pathways and uncover hidden items by destroying terrain.
1994: Redesigned Donkey Kong Since Rare's Donkey Kong Country
Bananza is the first Donkey Kong game to use a redesigned Donkey Kong since Rare's Donkey Kong Country (1994).
1999: First 3D Donkey Kong platformer since Donkey Kong 64
Bananza is the first 3D Donkey Kong platformer since Donkey Kong 64 (1999).
1999: Release of Donkey Kong 64
In 1999, Donkey Kong 64 was released. Bananza is the first major Donkey Kong game since Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) and the first 3D platformer since Donkey Kong 64 (1999).
2004: First Internally Developed Game Since Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
Since Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2004) the development reportedly began in 2017 or 2018.
2014: Release of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for Wii U
In 2014, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was released for the Wii U.
2016: Cancellation of Project Freedom
In 2016, the Donkey Kong game codenamed Freedom was canceled after Activision Blizzard redirected Vicarious Visions' focus to Call of Duty.
2017: Development reportedly began on new Donkey Kong game.
Development reportedly began in 2017 or 2018.
2017: Comparison to Super Mario Odyssey
In 2017, Journalists compared Bananza to Super Mario Odyssey, some describing it as a successor.
2018: Development reportedly began on new Donkey Kong game.
Development reportedly began in 2017 or 2018.
2021: Report of New Donkey Kong Game Development
In 2021, Nintendo Life reported that Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development was developing the next Donkey Kong game.
2023: Donkey Kong's Appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Bananza is similar to his appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
April 2, 2025: Announcement of Donkey Kong Bananza
On April 2, 2025, Nintendo announced Donkey Kong Bananza in a Nintendo Direct presentation.
July 17, 2025: Scheduled Release of Bananza
On July 17, 2025, Donkey Kong Bananza is scheduled to be released.
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