Despite being Nintendo’s original mascot and being one of legendary game designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s most iconic character creations, Donkey Kong has had a bit of a weird history of getting his own ...

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.

Nintendo held a new Nintendo Direct livestream this morning, focusing on one game, as they showed off everything you could want to know about Donkey Kong Bananza. They basically took 15 minutes this ...

Action adventure title Donkey Kong Bananza harnesses the powerful Nintendo Switch 2 hardware to offer a gigantic, open-ended world with dazzling destruction that lets you bash, smash, and crash ...

It turns out the only thing Nintendo needed to do to Donkey Kong to make me like him a lot more than I did previously is give him a plucky preteen sidekick with an emotional character arc. To give you ...

“Donkey Kong Bananza” came out this week to glowing reviews and a spot on NPR’s list of the best games of the year so far. It’s also, to my surprise, a decent couch co-op game — one of many in a ...

Donkey Kong Bananza's mysterious "Odd Rock" companion isn't actually a rock at all, Nintendo has now confirmed, as DK will actually be accompanied by a young Pauline in the Switch 2 adventure. Some ...

Here is the list of all the Game Awards 2025 nominations, including the GOTY. Find out here if your favorite game has made ...

Last week, I attended a preview event for Donkey Kong Bananza in New York City. I spent a couple of hours with the upcoming 3D platformer to see just how Nintendo is handling Donkey Kong’s ...

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off the weekend by taking a look at the world of gaming, diving in to the ideas that underpin the hobby we love with a bit of Game Theory. We’ll sound off in the ...