If you’re wondering why we’re finally getting a new 3D Donkey Kong game with the upcoming launch of Donkey Kong Bananza, you can thank Yoshiaki Koizumi.
According to producer Kenta Motokura, it was Koizumi that made the push. Koizumi was most recently the producer of Super Mario Odyssey. He was also the director of Donkey Kong Jungle Beat.
Motokura told IGN in a new interview:
Donkey Kong Bananza is continuing the trend we’ve been seeing as of late, which is that while it’s coming to Nintendo Switch 2, it was originally planned for Switch 1.
That news comes from Kenta Motokura, the game’s producer. He said that it was always the plan to use voxel tech and consider “lots of different ideas for applications.” However, when Nintendo Switch 2 started to become a reality, the team “realized that the best implementation of these ideas and technology would be on Nintendo Switch 2.”
Director Kazuya Takahashi chimed in on this as well, telling IGN:
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of July 10, 2025. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, Patapon 1 + 2 Replay, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
Nintendo’s Switch Game Vouchers program is official coming to an end.
A notice about the discontinuation was posted on the official support page. On January 30, 2026, Nintendo Switch owners will not be able to purchase Game Vouchers. Vouchers expire twelve months after they were bought, so there aren’t any changes there. Nintendo didn’t elaborate on why the move is being made.
Company of Heroes Collection just went live with a brand new update for Nintendo Switch today, which lets players access online multiplayer.
The feature was previously made available on mobile. Now the same functionality is included on Nintendo Switch and cross-play is supported between all platforms.
June 20: Splatoon 3 has revealed a new Splatfest that will be held for Summer Nights 2025.
This time around, Nintendo is asking how players would like to travel. They can choose between land, sea, or air.
March 11: Today, Inti Creates unveiled Azure Striker Gunvolt Trilogy Enhanced for Nintendo Switch. This will launch on July 24, 2025.
The package includes Azure Striker Gunvolt, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2, and Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 plus all DLC. According to Inti Creates, “the series director has renewed all three titles, polishing the action gameplay and updating the music.” Also, items that were offered separately such as voice drama CDs are now included in-game in Library Mode, making for the most complete “final version” of the trilogy.
January 28: Not one, but two classic Harvest Moon games have been announced for Nintendo Switch with The Lost Valley and Skytree Village on the way as part of Natsume’s Cozy Bundle. They’ll be available this summer.
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Skytree Village previously debuted on Nintendo 3DS. For the Nintendo Switch versions, both games will be included on a single cartridge and with all DLC.
Below are overviews for both games:
We have another round of data from Nintendo, this time covering Japan’s best-selling Switch eShop titles for the first half of 2025.
To say the least, it’s been a good few months for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. The game secured the first two spots with a couple of different editions. Other titles in the top ten include Tamagotchi Plaza, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, and Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.
The full list is as follows:
