Bananza comes from the same internal team at Nintendo that developed Super Mario Odyssey, which is exemplified by its storytelling that prioritizes charm and good vibes over lore and dialogue.

Nintendo did not grant Polygon access to an early copy of Donkey Kong Bananza, so we’ll be playing right alongside the early Switch 2 adopters when it arrives on July 17. I couldn’t get too Cranky about it because (1) I’m more of a Funky and (2) by the time we heard the news,