Donkey Kong: Bananza is releasing today, and some first reviews have already hit the internet. It's hard to imagine a better start for this new platform game from Nintendo. The opinions of industry critics leave no illusions: owners of the Switch 2 can prepare for a real banger.

In fact, that last part might be the most exciting thing about Donkey Kong Bananza. Nintendo is extremely character-focused in the way it understands its games, crafts their controls, and designs their environments,

The Nintendo Switch 2 receives its first must-play exclusive in a fun and frantic 3D platformer where destruction is its own reward.