Donkey Kong Bananza was made by the workforce behind Tremendous Mario Odyssey

Nintendo has confirmed that the top-notch growth workforce behind Super Mario Odyssey, one of many best games for the Switch, has additionally developed Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2, in accordance with reporting by Eurogamer. The extremely anticipated platformer starring Nintendo’s iconic ape would be the first 3D Donkey Kong recreation since 1999’s Donkey Kong 64.

We obtained an opportunity to go hands-on with Donkey Kong Bananza earlier this yr, and we beloved the contemporary look on the timeless character. DK and his supporting forged have been sporting an nearly cel-shaded look, paying homage to the artwork type seen in recent Zelda games.

Donkey Kong additionally gained some new abilities since we final noticed him, together with the power to punch, dig and butt-stomp his approach beneath, into and thru a lot of the terrain round him. It appears that evidently tunneling and shaping the world to your wants shall 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 quite a lot 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 Switch 2.