Donkey Kong Bananza Review & 7.31.25 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase

The theme of this episode (if there is one) is, I think, expectation. As I sit down to share my in-depth thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza - one of Nintendo's very best, for my money - I think about the weight of expectation placed upon the game. Will it revive this dormant franchise? Will it make my Nintendo Switch 2 worth the investment? Is it as good as Super Mario Odyssey? As we evaluate this most recent Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, I also think about how we measure these presentations against our expectations for them. So, uh, yeah. There's a lot to get into on this episode.(00:00) Intro & housekeeping(05:34) ⁠Donkey Kong Bananza⁠ review(52:17) 7.31.25 Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase breakdown(1:42:39) Patron thanks & outro► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Discord community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support on Patreon for early access⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠► ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pick up The Koopa Cast merch on our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☆ Social Links ☆► Seth on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@twodollarhero.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠► Seth on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@twodollarhero⁠⁠⁠⁠► All N Media on Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alln.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music Credits 🎵Thank you to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Qumu⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Hyper Potions⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the use of our intro and outro music!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Donkey Kong Bananza was composed by Naoto Kubo, Daisuke Matsuoka, Reika Nakai, Yuri Goto & Tsukasa Usui► ⁠⁠⁠Koopa Troopa Beach [Winter Holiday Remix] - Qumu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠► ⁠⁠⁠Lagoon Layer - Donkey Kong Bananza► ⁠⁠⁠Challenge Course 2 - Donkey Kong Bananza► ⁠⁠Koopa Troopa Beach - Hyper Potions⁠⁠⁠