Donkey Kong Bananza Direct Set for June 18 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 16 June 2025 / 4,519 Views
Nintendo announced it will host a Nintendo Direct focused on Donkey Kong Bananza on Wednesday, June 18 at 6:00 am PT / 9:00 am ET / 2:00 pm UK. You will be able to watch it on YouTube.
The Nintendo Direct will feature "roughly 15 minutes of information about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game" Donkey Kong Bananza.
Donkey Kong Bananza will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2 on July 17.
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I’m hoping they’ll also add that DK64 is being released online.
I was hoping it would finish with that, but it wasn’t to be.
A missed opportunity
Hope this gets a lot of gameplay, as I was not very hyped by DKs more "cartoony" new look. Will sell gangbusters nonetheless, and looks to be legit fun.
Getting up early for it. ^^
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I was hoping for a general Direct...
Could still happen within the next week or two. I'm figuring this specific Direct is to get the marketing cycle going for the game considering it's Nintendo's next major release.
A Direct is inevitable though to lay out Nintendo's second half of the year plans. Supposedly Kirby Air Riders is this year, but nothing but a CGI trailer so far. So it's gotta be happening relatively soon.
