Nintendo's “awareness performance may drop slightly”, but during development said the team prioritizes “fun and playability” during development
Blog Andrew Joseph 14 Jul , 2025 0

Upcoming Director Donkey Banana Some “performance” issues have been acknowledged, while saying the team prioritizes “fun and playability” during the development process.
In an interview Avant-Garddirector Kazuya Takahashi answered the performance issues that reporters noticed when previewing the game.
When asked about these questions, Takahashi said, “There are several factors to consider.” “First, we deliberately use effects like hit-stop and slow motion to emphasize the impact. Second, because we use voxel technology, sometimes there are significant changes and destruction in the environment.
“We know that performance may drop slightly at these times,” Takahashi added. “But, as the reporter said, the game is smooth overall, and at the point of large-scale changes, we prioritize fun and playability.”
“I think Bananza is expected to be one of the most gorgeous Nintendo games I’ve ever seen,” we wrote in IGN Donkey kong bananza preview. “It really does take advantage of the hardware of the Switch 2 – the environment is beautiful, the animation of DK is great, and I feel like the next generation of first-party Nintendo games are really here.”
Donkey Kong Bananza will be available for sale later this week on July 17, at just $69.99 Nintendo Switch 2. If you want to keep spoilers, now may be a good time to mute on social media After an early copy of the game, several fans appeared in the hands of.
For more information, we have a series of stories and we talked with the development team about many topics related to Bananza, including How was the game first conceived and Necessity of Publishing on Nintendo Switch 2. you can Read our entire interview here.
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