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.

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

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, ...

Donkey Kong Bananza was originally envisioned as a Switch 1 release, but development changed to the Switch 2 when Nintendo confirmed the console.

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

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

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