Nintendo announces Donkey Kong Bananza 3D platformer

Nintendo is releasing Donkey Kong Bananza in 2025, marking a major reinvention of the franchise as a creative 3D platformer. The game focuses heavily on music as a central element of both its narrative and gameplay.

Led by Naoto Kubo, the composer of Super Mario Odyssey, a team of internal Nintendo composers has developed a multi-genre soundtrack. This new direction follows the franchise's evolution from its 1994 Rareware roots and subsequent 2D titles, aiming to provide the character with a new personality and a more developed narrative structure.