Donkey Kong Bananza would be the first mainline 3D Donkey Kong platformer in nicely over twenty years, and primarily based on the gameplay we’ve seen thus far, it’s trying greater than a bit promising. We nonetheless don’t know who developed it, nevertheless, and Nintendo isn’t able to share that data both.
The main idea for the reason that recreation’s announcement final week has been that Donkey Kong Bananza was developed by the crew behind Tremendous Mario Odyssey. When requested in a latest interview with IGN if that was the case, nevertheless, Nintendo’s vice chairman of product and participant expertise Invoice Trinen refused to expose any data. As an alternative, Trinen says Nintendo intends to disclose that data later.
“You’ll have to remain tuned,” Trinen mentioned. “We all the time like to start out by showcasing the sport and getting folks centered on the gameplay, however we’ll have some data to share concerning the developer in due time.”
Frustratingly sufficient, this isn’t the primary time Nintendo has taken comparable steps, having refused to disclose the event groups behind the likes of Tremendous Mario RPG, Mario and Luigi: Brothership, and Princess Peach: Showtime! previous to their respective releases. Primarily based on Trinen’s phrases, nevertheless, it does look like Donkey Kong’s growth crew might be revealed at some level pre-launch, so there’s that.
Donkey Kong Bananza launches on July 17 for Nintendo Change 2.