Pauline first appeared in the original Donkey Kong. In that arcade game, Pauline was kidnapped by the eponymous ape, and players had to rescue her as Mario. Pauline’s appearances were few and far ...

But Mario didn't even have a name in that 1981 debut – it was the then-villainous Donkey Kong who was the star of the show. Yet Nintendo has always seemed content to let DK play, er, second banana in ...

Coming into Donkey Kong Bananza, the eponymous ape had a lot of work to do to impress me. I'll admit I've never picked up any of DK's games, which means my main experience is him being my arch-nemesis ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.

A new report hints that Nintendo and Illumination are expanding their partnership beyond a single franchise. The studios are reportedly developing Super Mario 2 alongside several interconnected ...

Chris is a writer with an academic background in Creative Technology and Games Design. This experience has allowed him to look at games through a critical lens, analyzing what makes for good design.

During a presentation right before my roughly two hours worth of hands-on time with Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo confirmed what many people suspected since first laying eyes on the upcoming 3D ...

Donkey Kong is shaping up to be Super Mario Odyssey's spiritual successor. It seems like Donkey Kong Bananza for Nintendo Switch 2 is actually the spiritual successor of Super Mario Odyssey. Just ...

Super Mario Odyssey's director is a producer on Donkey Kong Bananza, and has revealed that Bananza's core mechanic actually came from an experiment in Odyssey. Last week the gaming world was shocked ...

Summers are about big, fun, mind-numbing movies. Great escapes in the best of ways. I need that right now, and maybe you do too. I'm happy to say that Donkey Kong Bananza is here to whisk you off to ...