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Nintendo Has The Best Reason For Why Pauline Is In Donkey Kong Bananza
10.7.2025
Pauline is gaming’s original damsel in distress, captured by Donkey Kong as a guy with a hammer dodges barrels and climbs scaffolding to save her. Now she’s returning to the DK universe with the Switch 2's Donkey Kong Bananaza, but this time as a kid. Some fans have wondered what the hell is going...
Fans Think Smash Bros. 64 Is Coming To Switch Online Thanks To Months-Old Blurry Backgrounds
7.7.2025
Almost four years after coming to the service, some of the Nintendo 64's most iconic games are still missing from the Switch Online + Expansion Pack retro library. Now, fans think Super Smash Bros. and more are headed to Switch soon, thanks to some very blurry “teases” in a YouTube video that...
Kotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week July 05, 2025
5.7.2025
From mergers to memes, the landscape of interactive entertainment is always in motion. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s most important stories in gaming.Read more
Donkey Kong Bananza Does The One Thing I've Wanted For Decades: Stickerbush Symphony And Bramble Blast Back Together Again
1.7.2025
Few moments hit on the original SNES like your first time hearing “Stickerbush Symphony” while shooting through a labyrinth of towering thorny beanstalks in Donkey Kong Country 2's Bramble Blast levels. It’s one of the best songs to ever appear in a game, alongside one of the most evocative 16-bit...
Nintendo Finally Confirms Mario Odyssey Team Is Making Donkey Kong Bananza But Still Won't Share Any Actual Names
1.7.2025
Who is making Donkey Kong Bananza? That’s been one of the big questions on fans’ minds ever since the Switch 2 title was revealed, fueled by the fact that Nintendo seemingly refused to say which studio or internal team was behind it. Now we finally know. Nintendo has confirmed the game that walks...
Které hry vyjdou v červenci 2025: Donkey Kong, staronový Stronghold nebo Pac-Man, jak jste ho ještě neviděli
1.7.2025
Léto je v plném proudu, a tak je nejočekávanějších herních pecek tento měsíc pomálu. Fanoušci menších titulů a okrajových žánrů ale budou mít i tak plné ruce práce
Nintendo And Amazon Deny Being In An Ongoing Switch 2 Feud
30.6.2025
Anyone who’s recently tried to buy stuff from Nintendo through Amazon will have noticed that something weird is going on. Lots of new games you’d expect to find on the online retailer aren’t available there, and the ones that are often arrive with region codes indicating they were originally...
Marathon Gets Delayed, Donkey Kong Bananza Gets A Smashing Showing, And More Top Stories
21.6.2025
This week, Donkey Kong Bananza knocked our collective socks off in a very strong Nintendo Direct dedicated to the Switch 2's next big exclusive, and Marathon, the next big game from Destiny maker Bungie, was delayed in the wake of an alpha earlier this year that left many players underwhelmed....
Očekávanou 3D hopsačku Donkey Kong Bananza si rázem všichni zamilovali
19.6.2025
Nová konzole Switch 2 je venku zhruba dva týdny a Nintendo už nám detailně představuje další očekávanou pecku - 3D hopsačku Donkey Kong Bananza
Nintendo Doesn't Worry About Donkey Kong Lore And Neither Should You
18.6.2025
During today’s Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, it was officially revealed that DK’s sidekick throughout the adventure is a young version of Pauline. That’s fun! Now let’s check the internet to see how people are reacting to the Direct... oh...oh no. Way too many of you care about Donkey Kong/Mario...
24 New Screenshots Show Why Donkey Kong Bananza Looks Like The Character's Biggest Adventure Yet
18.6.2025
It’s been over 25 years since Donkey Kong’s last 3D adventure, the ill-fated Donkey Kong 64 for Nintendo’s third-gen console. The good news is that Donkey Kong Bananza looks to be avoiding all the pitfalls of its predecessor, embracing the gameplay DNA of Donkey Kong Country mixed with the sandbox...
17 Things We Just Learned About Donkey Kong Bananza That Have Us Hyped For The Switch 2's Next Big Exclusive
18.6.2025
Donkey Kong Bananza just went from looking like a neat new spin-off for Nintendo’s long-standing ape to one of the Switch 2's first killer single-player exclusives. A 15-minute dedicated Nintendo Direct showed off stunning levels and more mechanics, collectibles, and secrets than you could shake...
Donkey Kong Bananza's Direct Reveals A Truly Smashing Game
18.6.2025
Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Bananza Direct went out June 18, revealing a vast amount of new information about the forthcoming Switch 2 exclusive, and the more it went on, the more we found ourselves absolutely pumped for the game. You can watch the entire 15-minute video below.Read more
Nintendo's Mysterious Absence From Amazon Ends With No Explanation
16.6.2025
For over a year now, online retailer Amazon hasn’t directly sold new first-party Nintendo games or accessories. It also skipped out on the Switch 2 launch. But over the weekend, the situation changed, and now some first-party Switch 2 games and accessories are available on the retailer. Read more
A June Nintendo Direct Devoted Entirely To The Next Big Switch 2 Game Is On The Way
16.6.2025
The traditional summer Nintendo Direct is just around the corner, but it won’t be one of the usual E3-style blowouts. Instead, the upcoming livestream will be devoted entirely to Donkey Kong Bananza, the next big release on the Switch 2's launch year calendar. Read more
The Switch 2 Is Missing That Big, Binge-Worthy Epic Everyone Won't Shut Up About
11.6.2025
The Switch 2 is here, and I’m loving the upgraded hardware so far. It feels nice, looks wonderful, and runs like a dream. But while Mario Kart World is great, and I’ve enjoyed revisiting a bunch of other great games through their spiffy Switch 2 ports, I can’t help but feel like something...
Nintendo Blocking Fans From Sharing Switch 2 Footage From Its News App
27.5.2025
Nintendo’s emphatic dislike of sharing has reached a bizarre new level, with the Nintendo Today app now stopping users from screenshotting or videoing its advertising material.Read more
Miyamoto Just Wants To Make More Pikmin Stuff
21.5.2025
Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s legendary game designer and the creator of Mario, Zelda, and more, is a busy guy these days. He’s helping Nintendo make movies while also being involved in the construction of Mario theme parks at Universal Studios. But really, it seems like Miyamoto just wants to make...
Many Physical Switch 2 Games Don't Contain The Game At All
25.4.2025
As pre-orders for the Switch 2 went live earlier this week, we started to learn more about many of the launch and post-launch games that will be available for Nintendo’s next big console. And it turns out that a lot of physical Switch 2 games are “Game Key Card” carts which, rather than actually...
11 Surprising Things We Learned About Donkey Kong On Switch 2
7.4.2025
Last week, during Nintendo’s big Switch 2 Direct, the Mario maker showed off its fancy upcoming console, revealed some high-priced games, and announced a brand new 3D Donkey Kong game, too. And while it might not be the 3D Mario game many hoped for, Donkey Kong Bananza looks really awesome and...