Barely a month after the launch of Swap 2, Nintendo is ready to launch the console’s subsequent huge recreation, Donkey Kong Bananza, in just some weeks. It is also the primary new recreation within the franchise since 2014’s Donkey Kong Nation: Tropical Freeze. Regardless, there’s a bit of an excessive amount of pent-up pleasure for DK’s comeback within the new live-action trailer for Donkey Kong Bananza.
YouTube person MikeyOrlando6665 summed it up fairly nicely within the prime touch upon the video: “Thanks for telling me this trailer wasn’t consultant of the gameplay expertise. I completely thought I might need to play DK in entrance of a big crowd of individuals chanting DK as an alternative of my traditional gameplay expertise of sitting alone in my basement in my underwear crying.”
Many of the footage options the sport’s 3D platforming expertise, nevertheless it additionally showcases a side-scrolling sequence that serves as a callback to the unique Donkey Kong Nation from 1994. Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto just lately defined why Bananza ditched DK’s long-standing Donkey Kong Nation design in favor of a extra modern look.
In GameSpot’s hands-on impression of Donkey Kong Bananza, it was referred to as “the subsequent evolution of [Super Mario Odyssey’s] concepts,” whereas noting that it’s “filled with playful new mechanics and concepts.” Forward of the sport’s launch, older Donkey Kong video games have been discounted.
Donkey Kong Bananza will launch on July 17 solely for Nintendo Swap 2.