Nintendo puts the gorilla back atop the food chain. After all, Donkey Kong was a video game star before Mario. Bananza leverages Nintendo's years of platformer experience and blends it with new action-adventure ideas to create the best 3D hop-and-bop title in some time.

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.