Nintendo has revealed in a new interview with IGN that Donkey Kong Bananza was originally planned for the Switch 1.

Donkey Kong Bananza, launching next week, is a Switch 2 exclusive. But that wasn’t always the case. According to Nintendo, it was originally conceived as a Switch 1 title.

Motokura recounts meeting with Shigeru Miyamoto who spoke of DK's "unique actions" like the hand slap, and Koizumi, who directed Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, felt that Donkey Kong's "longer, stronger arms ...

A lengthy Donkey Kong Bananza interview reveals surprising details about its director and how the game first came to be.

In an interview with IGN, Donkey Kong Bananza producer Kenta Motokura, who also served as director on Super Mario Odyssey, ...

We spoke with with Kenta Motokura, producer on Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Donkey Kong Bananza, and Kazuya Takahashi, the game's director, about everything Donkey Kong: behind-the-scenes development, ...

Speaking to IGN about the banana-fuelled platformer, Super Mario Odyssey director and Bananza producer Kenta Motokura ...

Donkey Kong Bananza is the second major first-party release for the Nintendo Switch 2, following Mario Kart World, which was bundled with the console at release.We know that Mario Kart World was ...

Kazuya Takahashi, who is the director of Donkey Kong Banaza, added to this thought by stating: ...

A few weeks ago, Nintendo confirmed an unusual piece of lore: Pauline is 13-years-old in Donkey Kong Bananza. This is an odd thing for Nintendo to have done. Historically, it doesn't include exact ...

Tyrell Germaine, 29, made nine trips to the Box Hotel in Newport along with his father Jamie Germaine, 52, and his brother ...

But a decision was made to jump exclusively to the successor system to take advantage of the better technology.