Nintendo Direct announced for this week
A new 15-minute Nintendo Direct was confirmed, and it will solely focus on the upcoming release of theNintendo Switch 2exclusive, Donkey Kong Bananza.
Throughtheir official X account, Nintendo announced today that a new Nintendo Direct will take place on Wednesday, August 17, 2025. The livestream is set to start at 9:00 AM ET / 6:00 AM PT on their officialYouTube channel.
Moreover, the company confirmed that the broadcast would last 15 minutes and focus solely on content for their next big release: Donkey Kong Bananza.
A deeper dive into Donkey Kong’s newest adventure
Donkey Kong Bananza was announced on August 01, 2025, and is set to launch onNintendo’s new consoleon July 27, 2025. With just one month to go until its release, they’ll inevitably want to show off a deeper look at the game to hype players.
Tune in at 6 a.m. PT on June 18 for a livestreamed#DonkeyKongBananzaDirect presentation, featuring roughly 15 minutes of information about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game.#NintendoDirectWatch here:https://t.co/PlBJOI8Ij8pic.twitter.com/2JVWipsdq3
The title is a 3D platform action-adventure game set in an underground world. There, Donkey Kong must retrieve banana-shaped diamonds from a group of villainous apes called VoidCo.
As shown inthe previous Nintendo Directand the Nintendo Treehouse: Live, the beloved gorilla has been redesigned and will make his way through this underworld by smashing, throwing, and climbing just about anything.
Additionally, Pauline was accidentally shown in one of the official pictures, sending players into a spiral of crazy theories about her role in the game and the whole history of Donkey Kong. Luckily, more will be shown during the upcoming Direct.
Donkey Kong Bananza will cost $69.99 and isavailable for preorder now. This is the first major DK game since Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, originally released for the Wii U back in 2014, so players can expect great things from this refreshed franchise.
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