Nintendo appears to have accidentally spoiled a pretty surprising character reveal for the upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza for Nintendo Switch 2. There has been a ton of new information about Donkey Kong Bananza since its reveal, but there was one mysterious character that was clearly meant to be a story surprise, and its accidental leak has driven several story theories. This isn't the first major leak that Nintendo has accidentally put online for launch-window Switch 2 titles.
As reported by Eurogamer, the Korean Nintendo website accidentally put up an image of the modified Donkey Kong Bananza cover artwork, which replaced Donkey Kong's purple companion called Odd Rock with what appears to be a much younger, or even "baby" version, of Pauline. Pauline has appeared in several games in the Donkey Kong and Mario franchises, but most recently made an appearance as the mayor of New Donk City in Super Mario Odyssey. The image was swiftly removed but can be viewed on ResetEra in a post by user NotLiquid.
Accidental leaks and spoilers are coming pretty consistently from Nintendo of North Korea. Right after the gameplay reveal for Mario Kart World, the Korean website for the game leaked that Rainbow...
