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Super Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto explains Donkey Kong's recent makeover


Donkey Kong - Nintendo's mighty monkey with a penchant for bananas - received a bit of a makeover recently, and now we know why.

Donkey Kong - Nintendo's mighty monkey with a penchant for bananas - received a bit of a makeover recently, and now we know why. Now, Donkey Kong designer and Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has shed some light as to why the company chose to redesign his iconic character for this generation. | Image credit: Nintendo/Universal As for the monkey's upcoming game, Eurogamer's former EIC Tom Phillips has already had some time with Donkey Kong Bananza, which is set to launch on Switch 2 on 17th July.

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