In the last few decades, the Nintendo consoles have had at least one joke that distinguishes them from the competition. Gamecube had a load -bearing handle and used mini drives, Wii had controls of movement, DS had a touch screen, Wii U had a gamepad and the switch was a hybrid. Nintendo Switch 2 brings another dose of new tricks to the table, some of which Donkey Kong Bananza immerses their fingers into.
One of the most important tricks of Nintendo Switch 2 is its social function Gamechat, which has a major role in the initial revelation and marketing pressure of the console. While Gamechat is a great feature for multiplayer titles as Mario Kart WorldThis is not of great importance in the mostly solo adventure as Donkey Kong Bananza. Instead, Donkey Kong Bananza Experiments with Nintendo Switch 2 and it can only be the best feature of the function.
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Donkey Kong Bananza can be the best use of the Switch 2 mouse so far
Mouse Nintendo Switch 2 is now very insufficiently used
In the months leading to its official revelation, it was difficult to say that Joy-Cons Nintendo Switch 2 can be turned to their side at any time and smoothly switch them to the mouse mode that allows players to drag their joy over the surface to move the cursor over the screen. When starting, only a handful of games were compatible with switch 2 mode.
The most robust titles compatible with the mouse were Fortnite, Cyberpunk 2077and Civilization 7. Although the inputs did not feel perfect from the gate, the Mouse 2 mouse function with these titles worked quite well after several manual enhancements in the setting menu of each game. This means that the mouse controls still felt an inferior way to play these games Nintendo Switch 2.
Donkey Kong Bananza maximally uses the Mouse SWITCH 2
During the solo mode controls of the mouse never enters the equation Donkey Kong Bananza. Instead comes the new Joy-Cons mouse function in the game Donkey Kong BananzaLocal cooperation mode, where one player uses a single Joy-Con to control DK as usual, while the other turns joy to the side and uses it as a mouse focusing on the terrain, absorbing materials and firing into the environment through the screen.
It's far from the pioneering function but it's a fun way to play Donkey Kong Bananzaat least for an hour or two. It is also great to see that Nintendo will find an innovative way to implement one of the new Switch 2 features without force it to the basic game.
Donkey Kong Bananza It is also home to “DK Artist” mode. Hardly inspired Super Mario 64The offer of the menu that allows players to play with the 3D model of the mascot's face, Donkey Kong BananzaThe DK Artist Mode mode allows players to use the switch 2 to cut, sculpture and painting various models in the game. This feature is not far from Donkey Kong BananzaThe main sales point, but it is really nice integration and a great demonstration of Switch 2 mouse controls.
The upcoming switch 2 games with mouse functionality
Fortunately, there are several other mouse compatible games on the Nintendo Switch 2 horizon and hopefully offer even better feature than Donkey Kong Bananza:
- Super Mario Party Jamboree + Jamboree TV – July 24, 2025
- No Sleep for Kaname Date – from AI: Somnium files – July 25, 2025
- Drag X Drive – August 14, 2025
- Inazuma eleven: Victory Road – August 21, 2025
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – TBA 2025
- Mouse Work – TBA 2025
Donkey Kong Bananza

- Released
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July 17, 2025
- Esrb
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All 10+ // fantasy violence
- Developers
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Nintendo
- Publisher (s)
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Nintendo
- Number of players
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Single-player
