The Nintendo Switch 2 won’t launch with a new 3D Mario game, but we will get the next best thing: a new 3D platforming game starring Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong Bananza will come out for the Switch 2 on July 17, and it’s currently available to pre-order from Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, and Target for $69.99. (Note: GameStop online pre-orders don’t open until 11 a.m. EDT.)
If Mario’s power is eating mushrooms and jumping on turtles, Donkey Kong’s power is eating bananas and punching stuff. Donkey Kong Bananza features plenty of platforming, but a key pillar of the gameplay is also DK’s ability to break things. Bananas may give humans a little pep in their step, but they bestow Donkey Kong with far better abilities, like chucking boulders, punching through walls, and generally causing wanton destruction. In some cases, DK is even capable of burrowing through surfaces and ripping chunks out of the environment.
