Donkey Kong Bananza is the focus of Nintendo Direct

Donkey Kong Bananza will be the subject of Nintendo Direct.

Donkey Kong Bananza will be the focus of Nintendo Direct.

The video game, which will see players control the gorilla as he embarks on a mission to recover banana-shaped diamonds from apes, has been developed for the newly released Nintendo Switch 2 console, and fans will get more information about it during the Nintendo Direct – an online presentation series about upcoming projects – on June 18.

According to the announcement on the Nintendo Today app, players will be treated to “roughly 15 minutes of information about the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game” – which is set to be released on July 17.

It will be streamed on the official Nintendo YouTube and Twitch channels from 6AM PT / 9AM ET.

Donkey Kong Bananza is the first big Donkey Kong video game since Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) for the Wii U.

It is the first 3D-platform adventure game since Donkey Kong 64.