A redesigned Donkey Kong will be making his video game debut via Mario Kart World next month, and then for the first time in his own game a month later in Donkey Kong Bananza. The redesign has divided fans of the video game icon, and now the man who created him and made the call on giving him a makeover has explained why it was time for a change.
IGN had the opportunity to sit down with legendary Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto to discuss all things Nintendo - apart from the biggest Nintendo thing of all, the Switch 2, which he wasn't allowed to talk about. He was, however, allowed to talk about Donkey Kong, touching on why the monkey has been redesigned ready for his big debut on Switch 2.
"The Nintendo Switch 2 may not look like it has changed much..."
Miyamoto discussed one of the last times Donkey Kong underwent a design change, noting that for GameCube's Jungle Beat, he worked with the 3D Mario team to make a more expressive DK. The aim with this 2025 redesign is very much in the same vein, with a pinch of influence from how the character looks in The...
