Donkey Kong Bananza is coming to the Switch 2 in July

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Nintendo is releasing a new 3D Donkey Kong game that will be an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2. The game, Donkey Kong Bananza, will release on July 17th, which is a little more than a month after the June 5th launch of the Switch 2. Bananza is a 3D platformer that gives DK a new look seemingly inspired by his The Super Mario Bros. Movie appearance. “Explore a vast underground world—by smashing your way through it!” according to the description of Nintendo’s YouTube trailer for the game. “Bash, throw, and climb through just about anything in DK’s brand-new 3D platforming action-adventure game!” In the trailer, you can see DK scaling walls like a super-powered Link from Breath of the Wild, picking up and tossing rocks to smash through enemies and walls, and digging into the ground with his fists. There also look to be old-school 2D sections and mine cart rides. ... Read full article.