Nintendo just dropped the first Donkey Kong Bananza Direct — and it’s packed with brand-new details about the Nintendo Switch 2’s biggest 3D platformer. From leaks about Pauline joining the adventure to rumors of multiplayer, this 15-minute showcase could reveal everything fans have been waiting for.
We’ll break down what YOU need to know: the story, the new gameplay mechanics, what VoidCo is up to, and why Donkey Kong Bananza might be Nintendo’s most ambitious DK game ever.
💥 What will we see from Cranky Kong?
🟣 Who is Odd Rock really?
🍌 Is Pauline playable?
📆 Launch date: July 17 on Nintendo Switch 2
Don’t miss this deep dive — you need to see this one for yourself.
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we got big news guys a dk nintendo
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direct was officially announced by
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nintendo yes nintendo just officially
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announced the first ever donkey kong
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bonanza direct and it's happening this
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week mark your calendars guys wednesday
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june 18th just two days from now
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nintendo is going live with a full
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15minute presentation that is dedicated
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entirely to the brand new donkey kong
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game that's coming for the switch 2 i
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had my eyes on this one this is like the
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first 3d donkey kong that we're getting
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in quite some time and i am waiting for
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it but make sure you set your alarms
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guys cuz yes it's early the stream kicks
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off 900 a.m eastern time 6:00 a.m
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pacific why do they schedule these
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things so early you know gamers don't
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wake up early we game all night we wake
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up like at 2:00 in the afternoon we get
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our mcdonald's and then we go back to
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the gaming now all jokes aside it is
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early just like most of the usual
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directs so if you're on the west coast
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like i said you better set that alarm
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cuz 6:00 a.m pacific is early now here's
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the thing in regards to donkey kong
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bonanza we still don't know a whole lot
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about this game this game has quite a
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bit of secrets that still have yet to be
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revealed or discussed by nintendo
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themselves this game was first teased
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back during that big april switch 2
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event that they had and since then
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nintendo's been slowly but surely
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dripping out information slower than
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cranky kong climbing a ladder i couldn't
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even think of anything funnier than that
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but i do like cranky kong shout outs to
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cranky why weren't the kongs in mario
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kart world we just had donkey kong
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where's the rest of them right so what
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are we hoping to see in this direct guys
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i i have a whole list of things that i'm
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hoping to see in this direct but you
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guys have been very vocal in what you
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wish to see during my live streams we're
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talking about this this is truly the
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first single player game that's coming
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from nintendo for the switch 2 the first
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first party single player game in my
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opinion before we continue on about this
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direct this should have came out with
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mario kart world next to it should have
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just had both games come out i don't
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know what they were worried about mario
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kart is a completely different genre
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it's a multiplayer focused game and it's
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going to sell like hot cakes no matter
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what maybe they were afraid that it
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would overshadow donkey kong but no this
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is a single player 3d platforming game
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it's going to sell like hot cakes guys
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unless they mess it up somehow or
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somewhat but anyways let's talk about
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the story details right so first off
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story details right now we know that dk
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is chasing after golden bananas like
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okay that's the usual right before some
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evil group by the name of void co gets
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their hands on them so cool typical
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donkey kong-ish premise but we need more
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we still don't know what voidco's deal
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is we don't know what dk's motivation is
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other than banana which okay banana but
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uh why are these bananas so important we
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want actual context right not just vibes
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and sure it's a kids game it's donkey
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kong did we need context before well in
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donkey kong country king kroll stole all
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of donkey kong's banana horde so he was
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trying to get them back i mean that's
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simple right it could be simple it could
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be funny silly there we just need a
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little bit of context we're still kind
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of like in a mysterious
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situation with this game and i know it's
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not no breath of the wild or tears of
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the kingdom that needs like a huge plot
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or anything like that but this is your
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first banger uh single player game give
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us more about it now let's talk about
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characters right second let's talk
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characters there was a pauline link not
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too long ago actually that still has
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people talking and there was screenshots
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where it it actually looked like a
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younger version of herself so is it
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pauline or is it somebody else i don't
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know and they were wearing a bracelet
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that matched odd rock so odd rock is
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that new sidekick that you're going to
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be seeing in this game it wouldn't be a
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3d platforming game without some kind of
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odd little sidekick that directs you
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around and stuff like ocarina time had
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nav'i and you know like stuff like that
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so is this pauline or this younger
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pauline lookalike connected to donkey
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kong or connected to odd rock somehow is
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there some kind of transformation
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mechanic that is happening here is this
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a new gameplay mechanic that we're going
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to see featured in here you know it
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can't be nintendo without some kind of
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weird gimmick right involving the
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sidekick so this direct better clear
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that up it's 15 minutes so i think
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there's plenty of ample time to talk
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about this leak or talk about some of
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the gameplay mechanics and stuff like
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that next up multiplayer right also
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multiplayer there's been some
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speculation but nothing official yet a
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co-op mode would be huge being able to
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play with two people on screen i don't
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know if it would be like split screen or
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something like that but if there was a
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co-op mode of some sorts with this that
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involves diddy kong where they said that
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he does have a role to play in mario
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kart world but we want diddy in this
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game as well and not p diddy diddy kong
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right so if there's a multiplayer aspect
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here that would be huge because it fits
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in brand with all the whole nintendo
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switch 2 ideology of multiplayers and
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being on the couch together giving
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somebody a joy-con or a controller and
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being able to play you top that off with
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mario kart world and you put like a good
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multiplayer mode on donkey kong bonanza
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i think that is good times all around
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right donkey kong games have always kind
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of had that buddy dynamic as well so
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seeing whether bonanza brings back that
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tag team mechanics or a local co-op in
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my opinion will be key and and if we
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have it that's a w so i'm hoping that
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they feature some kind of like
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multiplayer mode something like that and
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uh what about the rest of the kong
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family right i talked about cranky
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earlier cranky was shown in the trailer
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sure but like i said where's diddy and
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no diddy no oil up freakoffs right
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where's dixie kong i used to goon off to
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dixie kong all the time funky he was in
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tropical freeze right funky kong was in
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tropical freeze where's lanky we want
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the full crew or at least some surprises
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teased in this direct now i know as far
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as like some of the rights to the donkey
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kong family microsoft rare actually owns
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some of the rights to some of the
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characters come on microsoft or xbox
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whoever it is just just let nintendo use
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them all right let nintendo use these
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characters people want them xbox has
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been pretty good with giving fan service
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and working together with other
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companies they need to work with
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nintendo here now let's talk about the
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gameplay right finally let's talk about
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the game play which is important we need
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to know if it's going to be fun we need
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to know if it's going to be good we've
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seen hands-on previews describe this
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game as like a destructible 3d adventure
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with a redesigned uh more cartoonish
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donkey kong you seen the redesigned
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donkey kong and the way he looks it's
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closer to the movie but i like it all
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right first it was different i didn't
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like the change now it's grown on me
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especially seeing him in mario kart
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world but yeah the the the feature is
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that the environment is destructible
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they could do a lot with this all right
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so you see this donkey kong this new
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donkey kong smashing up his environment
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it sounds awesome but i i need to see it
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in action for myself i need to see a
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solid gameplay segment showing off level
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variety showing off exploration showing
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off combat uh how the destructive
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environment plays into the whole
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situation with the gameplay maybe even a
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boss fight i think seeing a boss fight
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on this would be good and i think that
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would go a long way building up some
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hype donkey kong games have always had
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very interesting boss fights that
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feature some kind of like awesome like
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strategy involved with the environment
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and using this 3d destructible
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environment where you could take
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advantage of your situation should add
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an element of strategy onto it and i
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think they could really showcase that
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this go around and there's so much more
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um i want to see some of the levels some
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of the craziness sure we can't expect
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everything to be spoiled here we need
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some surprises right but i feel for this
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being the next banger hit because right
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now the switch 2 came out from you know
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besides mario kart world we got
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cyberpunk and then we got some third
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party games have been out for a couple
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years like street fighter and hogwarts
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legacy and then we have fast fusion
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people are clamoring for something to
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play something to sink their teeth into
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and it's quiet a little too quiet that's
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fair we're only what the second or third
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week into the nintendo switch 2 launch
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donkey kong bonanza is the next big
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killer app and they got to come out
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swinging with it guys they have to come
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out swinging with it this is donkey
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kong's first real spotlight in years as
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well so this direct needs to deliver it
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needs to show us why bonanza isn't just
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another platformer because if it's just
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another platformer what's the difference
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between this ukulele and a hat in time
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and all that this needs to be a direct
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that proves that this is a game worth
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buying day one for your new switch 2
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because gamers have already bought it
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over 3.3 million units have been sold
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within the first couple of weeks it is
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crushing it with console sales well
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gamers want games that are worth the
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price that you guys are demanding
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thankfully donkey kong bonanza won't be
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an $80 game it'll be a $70 game but we
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need to know if it's worth it so now i
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want to hear from you guys right what do
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you want to see from this nintendo
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direct that's featuring donkey kong
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bonanza are you hoping for more
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characters deeper gameplay mechanics or
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maybe even a surprise mode that nobody's
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expecting drop your thoughts below in
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the comment hit that like or dislike i
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don't care but hit the like if you're
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this direct goes bananas but in a good
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way anyways guys thank you so much for
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watching see you in the next one
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