Fans are trying to figure out if Donkey Kong Bananza is actually a prequel to the events in Super Mario Odyssey.

Donkey Kong's identity has long been a bit of a discussion point in the Mario universe. While Country has long claimed that ...

However, Nintendo has contradicted itself many times over regarding the relationship between Donkey Kong and Cranky Kong, and which of the two characters was the Donkey Kong that appeared in ...

In a surprise no one foresaw, Cranky Kong appeared in the new Nintendo Switch title Donkey Kong Bananza. Long the cranky granddaddy of the Kong clan and venerable traditional favorite nostalgic ...

Several times in the game, he visits his grandfather, Cranky Kong. Listen to Cranky Kong’s dialogue long enough, and you’ll learn that he was the original Donkey Kong. This also apparently ...

The game's opening level, for example, lets you go find Cranky Kong. The inclusion of Cranky Kong as well is interesting, as canonically he has always been treated as the original "Donkey Kong ...

(I unlocked one collectible by discovering a sneaky cameo from Cranky Kong, who turns up to deliver a suitably cranky speech to DK and set up an interesting debate over Bananza's place within DK ...

It’s an ongoing question of whether Donkey Kong is Donkey Kong or the younger version of Cranky Kong. However, the inclusion of this Pauline-like character brings into question Donkey Kong ...

Yesterday's Mario Kart World Direct didn't exactly have any mind-blowing revelations for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game.