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Donkey Kong Bananza turns destruction into joy

Ash Parrish

created: July 16, 2025, noon | updated: July 16, 2025, 3:45 p.m.

Donkey Kong Bananza, now the console’s second major exclusive, represents the Switch 2’s first real course, and it’s a fantastic feast. Image: NintendoIn Bananza, Donkey Kong has given up the lush comfort of his island to become a working monkey (or ape, as it were). The variety of punchable materials definitely makes the case for Bananza being a Switch 2 game. It’s a video game, don’t think too hard.”) With every new Bananza performance, DK gets more powerful and Pauline gets more confident. Bananza is a dad game the same way The Last of Us is a dad game.

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