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Donkey Kong Bananza criticism turns out to be a hidden feature

You may have noticed DK's fur can look rather strange

According to Supper Mario Broth on Bluesky, there’s a good reason why Donkey Kong looks more orange than normal at points during the game. According to Shigeru Miyamoto, Donkey Kong's creator, the redesign was influenced by the desire to give the character more nuanced body language and facial expressions. Reece Bithrey is a journalist with bylines forTrusted Reviews, Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, TechRadar and more.

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