Who Needs a New 3D ‘Mario’ When We Have ‘Donkey Kong Bananza’?

Ben Lindbergh and Jessica Clemons begin with a roundup of game adaptation news, covering the Mortal Kombat II trailer, Netflix’s live-action Assassin’s Creed series, the Legend of Zelda casting announcements, and an apparent animated Donkey Kong movie. Then they dive deep (both in game and on mic) into new Nintendo masterpiece Donkey Kong Bananza, touching on the history of the Donkey Kong character, the lineage of Nintendo 3D platformers, what makes the latest game great, why the Switch 2 sorely needed it, and what’s next for Nintendo and its new, hot-selling system.

Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guest: Jess Clemons
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell