Last year's launch of Nintendo Switch 2 ushered in a new era for the most iconic name in video games, and while Nintendo was building its nascent platform, it chose a game about destroying everything ...

Giant banana.

By now, it's no secret that the Super Mario Odyssey team was the driving force behind 2025's Nintendo Switch 2 hit, Donkey Kong Bananza. What some people might not know is just ho ...

Donkey Kong Bananza lets you destroy almost everything in its levels. The Switch 2 exclusive even has a special menu option to restore a level to its default configuration in case you go too wild ...

Donkey Kong Bananza is down to $62.99 at Amazon right now, $7 off its original list price, and a 10% saving for those counting. That’s a pretty rare discount for a Nintendo game not that long after ...

Donkey Kong holds a special place in video game history, as it established many norms, including the platformer genre. It also saved Nintendo from financial ruin, so there’s a lot of love for the ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. But all these years later, Nintendo has finally beat Midway to it, and to ...

Like the humble banana, Donkey Kong has been the good, old trusty treat in Nintendo’s overflowing lunch box of mascot-driven games. Yes, the big ape has carried some noteworthy classics prior to the ...

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If Donkey Kong’s games have proven anything, it’s that Nintendo, Rare, and any company that takes the reins on the series will apparently never run out of ideas for silly new friends, family members, ...