If I’m being honest here, I’m still thinking about the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct that we got yesterday. It was SO GOOD!!!! Just as important, it makes me want to play the title now more than ever. With the addition of Pauline, the truly fleshed-out world that we can destroy as we please, the transformations, and so on, the game looks to be something truly special. But if you’re someone who wants to get “even more of a look” into things, Nintendo has your back. Since the Direct yesterday, The Big N has been dropping both screenshots and little clips from the game to add to the hype, including showing the true reveal of Pauline in full!
Nintendo confirmed Pauline is 13 years old in Donkey Kong Bananza.
Nintendo released a longer video of Pauline being released. pic.twitter.com/76SZH6zNNm
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Yeah, I’m still shocked that Pauline was the “oddrock,” but I’ll roll with it!
As for more screenshots and renders from Donkey Kong Bananza, check out the posts below:
Donkey Kong Bananza screenshots from the Japanese Website.
This is the first time outside of the Super Smash Bros. series that we've had Pink Donkey Kong in 3D. pic.twitter.com/pEw5uNXi5O
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Here are a few more! pic.twitter.com/zosJJDNivM
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And as if that’s not enough, we got an official plot description from a Japanese website!
“DK wants a banana more than anything. Pauline just wants to get back to the surface. The two set out on an adventure in a strange underground world.”
Yep. Don’t need to hear much more than that! The game arrives on the Nintendo Switch 2 on July 17th!
