Donkey Kong Bananza was made by staff behind Tremendous Mario Odyssey

Nintendo has confirmed that the top-notch improvement staff behind Tremendous Mario Odyssey, one of many finest video games for the Swap, has additionally developed Donkey Kong Bananza for the Swap 2, in line with reporting by Eurogamer. The extremely anticipated platformer starring Nintendo’s iconic ape would be the first 3D Donkey Kong sport since 1999’s Donkey Kong 64.

We acquired an opportunity to go hands-on with Donkey Kong Bananza earlier this yr, and we beloved the recent look on the timeless character. DK and his supporting solid had been sporting an nearly cel-shaded look, paying homage to the artwork model seen in latest Zelda video games.

Donkey Kong additionally gained some new expertise since we final noticed him, together with the power to punch, dig and butt-stomp his manner beneath, into and thru a lot of the terrain round him. Evidently tunneling and shaping the world to your wants can be key to navigating and adventuring in Bananza.

After spending time with the sport, we famous, “due to all of its new traversal mechanics, in lots of methods, Bananza jogs my memory extra of Mario Galaxy than Odyssey. It simply swapped out the gravity-bending physics for bombastic spelunking.”

Donkey Kong Bananza arrives on July 17 for the Nintendo Swap 2.