Donkey Kong Bananza Emerald Rush strategy guide – best perks, tips, more
Posted on 4 hours ago by Ethan in Guides | 0 comments
Emerald Rush is Donkey Kong Bananza’s new DLC mode, and it’s extremely difficult. The first few difficulties are no problem at all – but play the highest difficulty, and you’ll see that the emerald quotas Void Kong is looking for quickly become absolutely insane. They also last 15 rounds, which means a run of Emerald Rush’s toughest challenge will often take over 30 minutes. And you’re not even guaranteed to win! If you’ve been struggling to tackle those higher difficulties, you’re in luck – I’ve been playing this mode for between 15 and 20 hours and have gathered a whole bunch of helpful tips. To start, here’s a very important tidbit: this mode is almost completely dependent on RNG. That is to say, even if you do everything right, you can still lose just because the game decides it so. So even with these tips, you may still have a bit of trouble – but they’ll definitely make you a much better player.
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Nintendo Switch Online adds Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush icons
Posted on 1 day ago by Cris-(chito) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Nintendo has released the latest set of icons on Switch Online. This time it’s themed around Donkey Kong Bananza’s DLC, DK Island & Emerald Rush.
The first set is now available, lasting until September 25. Nintendo Switch Online members can spend their Platinum Points on various icons on a weekly basis. New icons will go up every Thursday (Friday for those in Europe) until October 9 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.
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How to unlock Donkey Kong Bananza’s secret DLC boss fight
Posted on 3 days ago by Ethan in Guides, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Donkey Kong Bananza’s DK Island + Emerald Rush DLC dropped a few days ago, and there’s more to it than meets the eye – but only a little bit more. As it turns out, there’s a secret boss fight hidden within the DLC that takes more than a couple of hours to unlock. Once you do, it’s surprisingly tough, and we’ve put together a guide on how to unlock this hidden boss battle and some tips on how to clear it. As a heads up, you can expect the game’s performance to dip during this fight – in our experience, things went below 30 frames per second more than a few times. As usual, there are spoilers within, so only continue if you’re okay with knowing who the secret boss is.
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Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC review
Posted on 4 days ago by Ethan in Reviews, Switch 2 | 0 comments
System: Switch 2
Release date: September 12, 2025
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
All things considered, it seems safe to say that fans don’t appreciate Nintendo’s price antics lately. The recent Nintendo Direct confirmed the most expensive amiibo of all time, a $70 Super Mario Galaxy collection, and now a $20 Donkey Kong Bananza DLC two months after launch. That’s not inherently a problem – Bananza was in development for quite some time, given that it started out as a Switch 1 game. That said, the Nintendo Direct doesn’t do a very good job of telling you what the DLC actually is. From the previews, you would think DK Island is Donkey Kong Bananza’s version of the Mushroom Kingdom. And in many ways, it is – but it doesn’t have any Banandium Gems or fossils, nor any collectibles other than new outfits tied to the titular Emerald Rush mode. In other words, DK Island is essentially a big, pretty set piece – it’s nice to look at and fun to explore for a few minutes, but there’s not really anything of substance within.
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Donkey Kong Bananza 2.0.0 update out now, patch notes
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Going along with DLC just revealed for the game, Donkey Kong Bananza has received a new 2.0.0 update.
Support for the DLC is naturally the big feature here. On top of that though, Nintendo has increased the Banandium Chips cap to 99,999. Other unspecified changes are also included, so you’ll want to install the update when you can.
Here’s the official rundown from Nintendo;
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Donkey Kong Bananza reveals DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC, demo out today
Posted on 1 week ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
New DLC is on the way to Donkey Kong Bananza with DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC. This will be available starting today. On top of that, a free demo hits the Nintendo eShop today.
Courtesy of Nintendo, we have the following details about the DLC:
Nintendo experimented with adult Pauline in Donkey Kong Bananza
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Donkey Kong Bananza introduced young Pauline into the mix, but it turns out that Nintendo originally experimented with the adult version of the character that fans were previously familiar with.
That information comes from an interview with Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream. During that discussion, producer Kenta Motokura indicated that the team wanted to feature Pauline early on, “but we could not find a way for her to fit well into the gameplay.” Later on, the character was made younger as it was more natural for her to be on DK’s back that way.
Below is our translation of the excerpt regarding adult Pauline in Donkey Kong Bananza:
Super Mario Odyssey vs. Donkey Kong Bananza – comparing the games, deciding which is better
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Ethan in Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Donkey Kong Bananza has been out for over a month now, and it’s been met with glowing reviews and plenty of excitement. I gave it a great score in my own review, but after writing it there was one specific question on my mind – is it better than Super Mario Odyssey? In a way, you could say comparison is the thief of joy, but this gave me an excuse to replay both Odyssey and Bananza to form a conclusive answer. And by “conclusive answer”, I mean “an opinion backed up by a couple thousand words’ worth of explanations”. So today, we’re doing a Super Mario Odyssey vs. Donkey Kong Bananza analysis, comparing their strengths and weaknesses, and seeing which one comes out on top – if any. Do keep in mind that we’ll eventually discuss spoilers for both games, so you might want to bookmark this post and come back later if you’re trying to avoid Donkey Kong Bananza’s ending details.
Here’s something you may not have noticed about what can happen when DK dies in Donkey Kong Bananza
Posted on 3 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Donkey Kong Bananza has a special death Easter egg that you may not have noticed. We at least didn’t know about it initially, and in looking into this, it seems a bunch of other players were unaware as well.
We’ll be going into light spoiler territory, so keep that in mind before proceeding. We’re not covering anything story-related, but we will reference one of the final layers in the adventure.
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Nintendo Switch Online adds Donkey Kong Bananza icons
Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments
July 16: It’s that time once again: a new Nintendo release comes with the latest set of icons on Switch Online, this time for Donkey Kong Bananza.
The first set is now available, lasting until July 23. Nintendo Switch Online members can spend their Platinum Points on various icons on a weekly basis. New icons will go up every Wednesday (Thursday for those in Europe) until August 13 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.
