Nintendo and Amazon put an end to their feud and fans can get their hands on new Switch 2 games like Donkey Kong Bananza.
Donkey Kong Bananza Direct presentation, featuring roughly 15 minutes of information about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game.
Not gonna lie... this looks sweet. The game is so busy that it may actually be too over the top with things to do.
I can't believe that my perspective on this game will change because of the Direct. I'm so excited to play it now.
That was a very good direct. There's so much going on in this game that they didn't share earlier.
Initially, I had no interest in this game based on the initial trailer, but this direct changed my mind, I really want this game now.
another "transform to proceed/solve puzzle/find secrets" game from Nintendo. Mario, Kirby, Princess Peach, now DK. haha can't they come up with something different for once?
The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct revealed new gameplay, co-op, transformations, and features ahead of launch on July 17. Full breakdown inside!
This game shouldn't cost more than 20 dollars because it looks like a high resolution ps2 game with performance issues. Imo nothing about this game seems interesting and I would have preferred Nintendo making something akin to donkey kong country but in 3d with beautiful graphics. Will gamers continue to support Nintendo making new games with bland worlds with bad graphics and performance issues this generation. This should be a big blockbuster game for the newly released switch 2 but I guess it's supposed to be representative of the switch 2 by being an overpriced product that doesn't offer anything cutting-edge or new.
Indeed, decent looking game but this is what happens when Nintendo release what is essentially a Switch Pro late, it was ready to release 2-3 years ago.
I know and it's a real shame too cause i was hoping they would fix that closer to launch and polish the graphics more. The game still looks a bit.. rough to me, i don't know man. I think it might be a bit too ambitious for the Switch 2.
It wasn't. Not that I'm saying it's powerful for 2025. But I can't imagine how much that tech would have cost for release in 2022.
Come on xD that’s a joke right? You can’t be that deluded? No game.. no game in history of video games games has had or would have that to be intentional. That’s mental.
And i hate to brake it to you but it’s not just when Kong smashes stuff, i know you have been gaming on a potato since 2017 and you’re used to it so it might be hard for you to notice choppy performance but i happens all over the place, ffs it happens when you use the 3D map.
How embarrassing man. Jesus Christ.
Don't worry this is just one guy using alt accounts to have a conversation with himself cause he hates people enjoying things
I can't seem to get excited about this game for some reason, and I don't know what it is. I guess I just care more about the Donkey Kong Country franchise more. I do miss Diddy. It may be something I take a risk on later during a Black Friday sale in a year or 2, but I'm in no rush to pick it up next month.
It might be because Nintendo are basically making all their games big and open, and when they do this they can seem pretty dull if there's not much there.. (Mario Kart World)
I prefer levels tightly made with some open areas, like they did with Mario 3D World and Land.
Big and open ain't always better if it's super boring and lacking content especially.
I agree. I do like the intent of Mario Kart World, but the world does feel surprisingly empty. Maybe it'll improve over time, but I don't feel a strong push to explore it at the moment. I want to like it, but I keep feeling this nagging feeling in the back of my mind.
Edit - hmmm, so apparently Diddy (and Dixie) make an Amibo cameo? I've never owned an Amibo before, and don't plan on starting now.
Odyssey was a far better game than 3d World or 3d Land and had large open areas. It wasn't full open world though, and a lot of the areas felt like there was something to do around every corner. Bananza looks heavily inspired by Odyssey, likely because they share the same dev teams.
MK World's open world is mediocre though, I'll give you that one. It's a beautifully crafted world with nothing to do, if they added some sort of mission design it could've been good. Pretty sure all the other large, open worlds they've done they've absolutely nailed though (Odyssey, BOTW, TOTK, Kirby Forgotten Land).
Diddy was in the trailer with Dixie for about two seconds and it seems he is largely using the same design to
This is now my most hyped title of the rest of the year. It looks incredible. What BOTW was to open worlds, this looks to be that for destructible environments.
This one and prime 4 are my most anticipated. Not sure why I got so many down votes above... my guess is a lot of nintendo haters dont like my enthusiasm.
Oops, I thought you were dissing the game, like they're naively ambitious! My bad man.
Prime 4 was my top too but this morning knocked it down a peg. Kirby's Switch 2 Edition is also really high up there (only played the demo, bought with a Voucher alongside Echoes of Wisdom that I've still got to play on Switch 2)
I was interested before, but now I’m really excited to play this one. It looks like a ton of fun, and that’s what good gaming is all about. Some of the aspects of world destruction and even construction are kind of wild. It took what Red Faction did all those years ago and went crazy with it. It also looks so packed with content it will be one of those games I come back to for years. I’m just thankful it’s worth the wait because it would have been a great launch day title.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explains that games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza are impossible without Switch 2.
'“[The] hardware processing performance [of Nintendo Switch 2] has become necessary for software developers to realize one of Nintendo’s most important goals: proposing new ways to play,” the president said in a translated comment.'
So I guess by that definition, Metroid Prime 4, which is cross-gen, isn't a new way to play.
While we're on the subject, open world racing games aren't remotely new either.
Metroid Prime 4 is a Switch game that runs on Switch 2 with upgrades. Same as Breath of The Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. It's not a Switch 2 exclusive.
Open world racers aren't new. But open world Kart racers are. When Nintendo speaks in these terms, they're speaking of new ways for THEIR IP's to play, not the competition. They really never acknowledge the competition.
Exactly what grievance are you trying to air?
And you're splitting hairs, It's an open world racing game, an "arcadey" subgenre of a racing game if you really want to push it. Otherwise, it's just another case of "fans of an exclusive ecosystem sees something new".
Really now, Nintendo doesn't really care whats being said here nor do they need any help standing on their own two feet.
If there's any pedantry here it's making an unnecessary distinction between open world racers and open world kart racers, the vehicle type is irrelevant from a technical standpoint.
Out of topic....
I heard a rumor that Arc System Works are working on a Switch 2 exclusive game codename "Watari". And it will use Unreal Engine 5.4 with expected release date of November 2025. Cool if its true.
"Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explains that games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza are impossible without Switch 2."
Isn't this the most obvious comment? Of course it isn't possible on the Switch 1, it was made for the Switch 2
The particle system of DK bananza alone would never work on a switch so yeah I can see what they are saying here.
Of course these games would work on competitors consoles but they are making direct parallels to Nintendo hardware they are hardly going to come out even acknowledge the existence of another platform.
In addition this is like that generic line that every platform holder gives us before the launch of a new system
Basically Amazon saw how well The Switch 2 is selling and realized their mistake and came back to the table.
Complete BS story. There is no indication that there was ever a feud and i really dislike it when people trying to create strife out of thin air. Its made up. It never happened. They insinuated that Amazon stopped selling items sold by Nintendo. That is untrue. Misinformation. You will understand less having read their article than before clicking the page.
I'm sure they'll "break up" again, and then get back together, and rinse and repeat.
money talks