Eight years after Super Mario Odyssey was released, Nintendo just showed off a game that feels eerily similar to the beloved Switch platformer – it's a new open-world game set in the Mario universe. This time,

Rather than Mario taking center stage, though, this time it's Donkey Kong's turn to have a giant world to explore, and as you'd imagine, he'll be taking a slightly different approach to solving problems.

Donkey Kong has been pulled up to the majors. The 2D platforming star is back in a 3D adventure for the first time since the absolutely terrible Donkey Kong 64. Fortunately, things look way better in Donkey Kong Bananza for the Switch 2.