One of the hot topics among Nintendo fans this year has been Donkey Kong's new redesign. When 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nintendo Switch 2 was first unveiled back in January, the澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: tiny snippet of Mario Kart World gameplay had a new design for the big ape that was more in-line with the version seen in The Super Mario Bros Movie. Then the澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct showed us what Nintendo was cooking with the new design, with the reveal of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Donkey Kong Bananza.

, Donkey Kong (and Zelda, Mario, Pikmin, the list goes on) creator Shigeru Miyamoto was asked about the new design, and revealed just why it was time for Rare's DK to move over. "When we were talking about trying to create new versions, evolving Donkey Kong, we created the game called Jungle Beat," Miya💃moto explained, adding, "With the technology that 🌱was available at the time, we were able to make Donkey Kong more expressive."

However, DK's expressions were clearly not quite cartooni𒉰sh enough, as Miyamoto said, "going back to the design that Rare came up with, we reevaluated; what can we do with the design to make it more expressive? And then when it comes to the movie, we decided to move forward with this new generation Donkey Kong design."

Expressiveness seems to be a high priority for Donkey Kong at Nintendo, as Masahiro Sakurai used the character's segment in the to show off how expressive the new fighters were. Plus, the person behind his Rare redesign – Kevin Bayliss – has 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:been a vocal supporter of the new design, saying "His face is way more expressive now – it's really ace!"

Even if he isn't confirmed for Mario Kart World or Donkey Kong Bananza yet, Nintendo 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:has also redesigned Diddy Kong, on the sly.