Donkey Kong almost returns with a new game to Nintendo Switch
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Vicarious Visions became popular in recent years after working on the Skylanders saga in which Spyro and his friends became NFC figures, which led him to revitalize sagas with compilations such as Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2. Owned by Activision, a rumor now indicates that was working on a Donkey Kong game that was canceled before making much progress in its development.
While it is true that the studio has never worked on a game in the franchise, it had introduced Donkey Kong as a playable character in the Nintendo versions of Skylanders SuperChargers. Now, an alleged conceptual art of the gorilla in front of some ruins has appeared in a Reddit thread, as shared on the Bluesky social network by the user Geemu.
Concept art leaked by a user on Reddit for canceled Donkey Kong game developed by Vicarious Visions (Blizzard Albany).
Details of this supposed Donkey Kong game that was planned for Nintendo Switch are unknown, although everything indicates that it had a mechanic that allowed the character to slide down vinesanother to use banana peels as shoes or avoid burning your feet. The idea arose after the concerns of the marsupial’s creator, Shigeru Miyamoto, while The character of Pauline was going to appear with a redesign inspired by the primatologist Jane Goodall.
The lack of Donkey Kong on Nintendo Switch
There are many players who wonder why Donkey Kong has not had a new game for Nintendo Switchespecially in recent years where it has been shown that the entire saga has been strengthened on the hybrid console in the face of its large player base. It is true that it has had remakes and remasterings such as Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, having appeared in other titles such as Super Mario Party Jamboree. Now, it seems that the character is almost starring in a new adventure after 10 years…
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