Donkey Kong Bananza 1.1.0 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
With the release of Donkey Kong Bananza, a new version 1.1.0 update is now available.
Many games these days tend to receive day-one patches, and the Nintendo Switch 2 title is no different. The main addition this time involves a couple of GameShare options. On top of that, we get the typical vague improvements.
The full rundown is as follows:
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Donkey Kong Bananza tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
As the wait for Donkey Kong Bananza wraps up, we have fresh details about the game’s frame rate, resolution, and more thanks to a new technical analysis. Digital Foundry just delivered its verdict.
Below is the full rundown:
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Donkey Kong Bananza reviews roundup
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Nintendo’s next major Switch 2 exclusive following Mario Kart World is almost here, and reviews for Donkey Kong Bananza are now starting to come in.
We’ve mentioned this a few times, but Donkey Kong Bananza is the first 3D platformer in the series since Donkey Kong 64. There’s impressive talent behind it as the team that worked on Super Mario Odyssey created the game. And during the adventure, you’ll be journeying with Pauline as you explore the Underground World by smashing, crashing, jumping and singing your way through it.
Here’s the full Donkey Kong Bananza reviews roundup:
Famitsu review scores – July 16, 2025 – first score for Donkey Kong Bananza
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
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Nintendo announces Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo event
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Ahead of the game’s launch, Nintendo has announced the Drag x Drive: Global Jam demo event.
Those with a Nintendo Switch Online membership can access it next month. Three sessions will be held in total across a couple of days with four hours dedicated to each slot.
The full schedule is as follows:
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List of missable pictographs and figurines in Zelda: The Wind Waker
Posted on 2 months ago by Ethan in GameCube, Guides, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Today, we’re going over a list of missable pictographs and missable figurines in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Recently, we’ve been playing the game on GameCube. More specifically, the version that’s available on Nintendo Switch Online. While the game is fun to play casually, it’s not fun to 100 percent complete. The Wind Waker’s side content includes plenty of tedious Heart Pieces and trading sequences, but its biggest task is completing the dreaded Nintendo Gallery. For this task, you have to take pictures of almost every single entity in the game. The picture needs to include its face and most of its body in order to count. You can then hand this picture off to Carlov, who makes a figurine based on it. There are well over 100 different figures to make, and some of them are actually permanently missable. If you decide to play through The Wind Waker with a walkthrough (Zelda Dungeon’s is particularly good), it most likely won’t tell you which pictures are about to become unobtainable.
Donkey Kong Bananza lets player skip locations and parts of the story
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Thanks to the destruction in Donkey Kong Bananza, the game will let players skip locations and parts of the story.
That news comes from co-director Kazuya Takahashi. Speaking in an interview that went live today, he spoke about how the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive provides “leeway in terms of progression”. While games often block off sequence breaking, it’s allowed in Donkey Kong Bananza.
Takahashi noted in the interview:
Donkey Kong Bananza producer hoping the game leads to 2D and 3D branches, similar to Mario
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
In a new interview, Donkey Kong Bananza producer Kenta Motokura shared that he’s hoping the game leads to separate 2D and 3D branches of the series, similar to what we’ve seen with Mario.
Mario clearly has a subset of 2D and 3D games. With Donkey Kong, however, things are murkier. Part of that is simply due to a lack of games. We’ve seen a good amount of 2D Donkey Kong titles, but 3D has been underrepresented – fans know that Donkey Kong 64 was the last time there’s been something in the 3D space.
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Nintendo explains how Donkey Kong Bananza was upgraded on Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
In an interview published today, Nintendo went into detail as to how the team behind Donkey Kong Bananza was able to take advantage of Switch 2.
We recently heard that the game was initially in the works for the original Nintendo Switch. However, Kenta Motokura said the team “ran into some challenges” and started thinking about moving to the new console around 2021.
Tamer Town, a Pokemon-like city builder, announced for Nintendo Switch 2
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Crazy Goat Games today unveiled its new game, which is Tamer Town. The title will be appearing on Nintendo Switch 2 in Q1 2027.
Tamer Town is somewhat like Pokemon, but with a city builder twist. You’ll be collecting Mokitons that fight alongside you, but also work, explore, and live.
Here’s some additional information:
