During Friday’s hour-long Nintendo Direct, a new paid DLC expansion for Switch 2 game Donkey Kong Bananza was announced. It’s out later today.
Here’s the official trailer for the new DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC, which will be available after the Direct.
The other cool thing this new DLC adds is a whole new way to play Nintendo’s massive 3D platformer. If you have completed the main story of Bananza, you can actually work for the villain of the story and join his mining company. Doing so unlocks a new mode in which you smash up emeralds as fast as possible.
This mode is structured like a roguelike, with players completing runs to get higher scores. During these runs, Donkey Kong can find powerful artifacts that offer new, random perks. These perks offer up passive bonuses that can be stacked to help Donkey Kong earn more emeralds.
Doing well in this new mode, which is playable across the other parts of Donkey Kong Bananza and not just DK Island, lets you earn currency that can be used for buying and unlocking new cosmetic items. You’ll also be able to buy and unlock various statues to place all around DK Island.
This all sounds great to me and I’m excited to hop back into Donkey Kong Bananza. We might not be getting a new 3D Mario platformer anytime soon, but at least Donkey Kong has my back. Thanks, DK!
