Donkey Kong Banaza’s developer is “the same team that developed Super Mario Odyssey”, Nintendo has told VGC.
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VGC published a hands-on preview with Donkey Kong Bananza on Tuesday. We wrote: “Like Mario’s recent 3D outings, Donkey Kong Bananza will likely be greater than the sum of its parts – a cavalcade of ideas and mechanics that might not seem like much on their own, but together form a consistently entertaining adventure.”
