The developers behind Donkey Kong Bananza have revealed that the game was first developed for the original Switch but encountered roadblocks.

As previously revealed by IGN, Donkey Kong Bananza originally began as a Switch 1 project, before Nintendo realised the game's destruction-heavy action required better hardware with beefier technical specs.

The first Donkey Kong Bananza review has been published in the Japanese magazine Famitsu. According to Ryokutya2089, a site which regularly obtains Famitsu earlier than most, the magazine’s four reviewers gave Bananza scores of 9, 10, 10, and 9, for a combined review score of 38/40.

Expanding on comments previously made to IGN about Bananza's origins, producer Kenta Motokura has said that the game's development began when Nintendo legend Yoshiaki Koizumi asked his 3D Mario team to work its magic making a 3D DK game instead.

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The limitations of the original Switch hindered DK Bananza enough that the developers decided to wait for Switch 2.

Nintendo Is 'Aware Performance May Drop Slightly' In Donkey Kong Bananza But Says The Team Prioritized 'Fun and Playability' During Development The director of the upcoming Donkey Kong Bananza has acknowledged some "performance" issues, while saying the team prioritized "fun and playability" during development.