Donkey Kong Bananza is finally here, as is some clarity about where it might fit into the Donkey Kong timeline and why Nintendo’s original damsel-in-distress Pauline appears as a much younger version ...

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Part of its brilliance is that it does so many things well. The gameplay, level concept, and technical features are all really good. It translates to a fun experience, which shouldn’t be surprising.

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Donkey Kong Bananza is now available, and it appears to be a hit for the Nintendo Switch 2. But longtime fans of other Nintendo platformers like Mario ...

The Legend of Zelda Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker speedruns just got cut in half by the same kind of massive glitch that revolutionized Ocarina of Time years ago, but now the community's biggest ...

Even if you didn’t know that Donkey Kong Bananza was made by the studio behind Super Mario Odyssey, it wouldn’t take very long to figure it out. Nintendo’s latest 3D platformer shares clear DNA with ...