Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush (Switch 2) News Articles
YesterdayThu, 2nd Apr 2026
ICYMI Donkey Kong Bananza's Newest DLC Event Is Now Available
Banana powered
Donkey Kong Bananza's Emerald Rush DLC kicked off its third event of 2026 earlier this week, and it features a pair of classic Kongs in statue form that long-time fans will want to grab. 'Unyielding Strength' started on 31st March and runs until 7th April 2026 at 7:59am BST / 8:59am CET / 11:59 PT (6th), giving you a chance to grab...
Tuesday17th Feb 2026
News Donkey Kong Bananza's Next DLC In-Game Event Starts Today
Head in the sand
With January firmly in the rear-view mirror, Nintendo is full-steam ahead on its next batch of in-game events for Donkey Kong Bananza's Emerald Rush DLC. The new 'Ostrich Riches' (try saying that quickly) event begins today (17th February) and will be sticking around in the roguelike expansion until 24th Feb at 7:59am GMT / 8:59am...
Tuesday20th Jan 2026
News Donkey Kong Bananza's First DLC In-Game Event Of 2026 Is Now Underway
A Tropical Freeze feast
Nintendo is showing no sign of slowing down on the in-game events for Donkey Kong Bananza's Emerald Rush DLC, as the latest challenge is now underway. The 'Freeze Break' event kicked off today (20th Jan) and will be sticking around until 27th Jan at 7:59am GMT / 8:59am CET / 11:59 PT (26th) — so there's plenty of time to...
Tuesday9th Dec 2025
News Dig Into Donkey Kong Bananza's Third DLC In-Game Event Next Week
Jungle Beat fans, rise up!
Nintendo has revealed the next in-game event set to land in the Donkey Kong Bananza - Emerald Rush DLC, and it features some familiar faces for fans of Jungle Beat. The 'Dig to the Beat' event gets underway on 16th December, and will be sticking around until 23rd December, so you have plenty of time to rack up an Emerald...
Monday17th Nov 2025
News Donkey Kong Bananza's Next DLC In-Game Event Swings Into Action Next Week
Featuring some familiar faces
After the debut Emerald Rush event wrapped up earlier this month, Donkey Kong Bananza's second DLC in-game event is getting off to the races next week, with two particularly swanky reward statues up for grabs. The 'So Strong It's Funny' event will get underway on 25th November and will be hanging around until 2nd...
Wednesday29th Oct 2025
News Two Classic Donkey Kong Icons May Soon Join Bananza As Unlockable Figures
They're back! Sort of...
Eagle-eyed Donkey Kong Bananza fans have spotted an advertisement for the game's next event, and it sounds like the rewards will be quite familiar to those who played Donkey Kong 64 back in the day. Yes, as spotted by X user @upachan64 (thanks, Gaming Reinvented), both Lanky Kong and Chunky Kong appear to be entering the...
Wednesday22nd Oct 2025
News Donkey Kong Bananza Has Been Updated To Version 2.0.2, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Another smashing patch
Ahead of Donkey Kong Bananza's first DLC in-game event next week, Nintendo has rolled out a new update for the smash outing. This updates the game to Version 2.0.2 and includes a fix tied to Pauline's voice when collecting fossils in the two previous updates. It also makes "several other changes" to improve the gameplay...
Monday20th Oct 2025
News Donkey Kong Bananza's First DLC In-Game Event Kicks Off Next Week
New figures incoming
Nintendo has announced that the first in-game event for the Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC will kick off next week. The 'Chip Fever' event (as translated from Nintendo's Japanese website via Google, so the name may be different in the West) will get underway on Tuesday 28th October, and will be sticking...
Friday3rd Oct 2025
News Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Switch Online Icons Now Available
Update: New waves are now live
Super Mario's 40th anniversary is now underway and Nintendo's been promoting it with all sorts of announcements and reveals. As part of the ongoing celebrations, next month Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 is returning for Switch. Ahead of this, Nintendo has also announced a new wave of themed Switch Online...
Wednesday24th Sep 2025
News Donkey Kong Bananza Version 2.0.1 Is Now Live On Switch 2, Here's What's Included
Following the release DK Island & Emerald Rush
Following the recent arrival of DK Island & Emerald Rush, Nintendo has now updated Donkey Kong Bananza to Version 2.0.1. This follows the major 2.0.0 update earlier this month which added this paid DLC to the game and also included multiple other adjustments. This latest update fixes multiple issues...
Friday19th Sep 2025
News Nintendo Music "Special Release" Adds Tracks From Donkey Kong Bananza Today
Two updates in one week
The Nintendo Music app for Switch Online subscribers typically gets one update per week, but this week is a little bit different. Following the shadow drop of DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC on the Switch 2 last week, Nintendo has now added a "special release" to this app featuring select music from Donkey Kong Bananza. It's...
Thursday18th Sep 2025
Random Wait, Is Donkey Kong Bananza's DLC Hiding A Neat Namco Easter Egg?
High score!
There is a lot to be distracted by in the Donkey Kong Bananza DLC. It might be the beautifully reimagined DK Island, the fast and frantic Emerald Rush mode or... actually, that's about it. But those are two pretty distracting things! Distracting enough, we'd say, for a sneaky Easter Egg to slip under the radar. If you had asked us...
Saturday13th Sep 2025
News Donkey Kong Bananza Has Been Updated To Version 2.0.0, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
A new paid DLC update is now available
Nintendo's latest Direct broadcast was filled with all sorts of surprises, but one thing you might not have expected was DLC for Donkey Kong Bananza. Yes, just months after the game's initial release on the Switch 2, DK's latest outing has now been bolstered with some smashing new content, and it's available...
Friday12th Sep 2025
News Surprise! Donkey Kong Bananza Is Getting DLC, And It's Out Today
That's bananas
Donkey Kong Bananza has only been out for a couple of months, but it's already getting paid DLC. Plus, it's out today. The DLC is called DK Island & Emerald Rush and is set on DK's very own home, so expect another huge nostalgia rush. In Emerald Rush mode, you'll be attempting to join the ranks of Void Co. by breaking and collecting...
