Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble revealed for Switch

During today’s Nintendo Direct, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble was revealed for Switch. SEGA will have it ready to go on June 25, 2024.

This marks the third entry in the series on Switch. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD, a new version of the Wii title, came out in 2019. Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania followed in 2021 as a remake of the first three console games.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble is a brand new game featuring 200 stages, four-player local and online play, and a new Spin Dash technique. Additionally, 16 players from around the world can now battle it out online across multiple game modes.

Here’s some additional information:

AiAi and friends are back and ready for some serious monkey business. For the first time in the series’ history, up to 16 players from around the world can now battle it out online across multiple game modes! Be the first to the finish line in Race, grab the falling bananas in Banana Hunt, team up to take down robots in Robot Smash, and more.

Hungry for even more? Grab your favorite bunch and slip into a wonderfully crafted story in an a-peel-ing new Adventure mode. Journey through 200 all-new stages, featuring support for up to 4 players in local or online play! With over 300 ways to customize your character and their Monkey Ball, along with a new Spin Dash technique, you can bounce, tilt, roll, and now dash past the competition in style as you aim to become Top Banana!

Key Features

• Experience thrilling gameplay that is easy to pick up and play yet challenging and fulfilling to master.
• Go bananas with your favorite bunch and drop into online multiplayer for up to 16 players or local multiplayer for up to 4 players!
• Slip into a wonderfully crafted story either locally or online in the all-new Adventure mode, where you will journey through 200 newly crafted stages either in 4-player co-op or solo.
• Show off your style by customizing your character with over 300 fashionable items to choose from.
• Use the new Spin Dash technique to sprint past rivals or create new shortcuts to victory!

The first Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble trailer can be found below.

Announcement Trailer

The game will have a $70 Digital Deluxe Edition featuring the game plus SEGA Pass with six additional playable characters from SEGA franchises and a bundle of bonus SEGA-themed customization items. Note that the pass will be available separately later as well.

A physical “Legendary Banana” Edition is planned for $50 as well. This includes the standard game, a slipcover for the box, 40-page physical art book, and reversible cover.