Mario Kart, Donkey Kong and Nintendo Switch

Donkey Kong Country Artist Comments on DK's New Look in Mario Kart Switch 2
Donkey Kong Country's lead character artist weights in on the Switch 2 version of DK after 30 years of his design being the standard.
Donkey Kong Looks Old-School In New Mario Kart And Not Everyone's Happy
Donkey Kong has looked pretty much the same since Rare put out Donkey Kong Country in 1994, but it looks like Mario Kart 9 might be a turning point for the character, as he now resembles his Super Mario Bros.
Mario Kart Switch 2 Game Makes Big Change to Donkey Kong
The Nintendo Switch 2 reveal shows Donkey Kong's next Mario Kart appearance and highlights a particular change for the character.
Donkey Kong's new look in Switch 2 Mario Kart approved by former Rare artist
Former Rare artist Kevin Bayliss has responded to Donkey Kong's redesign seen in the Mario Kart segment of the Switch 2 announcement. As fans quickly spotted, the gorilla has received a bit of a redesign for the next karting game.
Donkey Kong has been redesigned for Mario Kart 9 on Nintendo Switch 2
The newly unveiled Mario Kart 9 game for Nintendo Switch 2 sports the first sign of the Donkey Kong redesign from the movie.
Mario Kart Fans Divided Over Huge Change to Donkey Kong Design
Mario Kart fans are divided over the huge change to Donkey Kong's design that makes the character look like he does in the new Mario movie.
Donkey Kong has surprise new look in Switch 2’s Mario Kart 9 reveal
Donkey Kong looks very different from his typical gaming appearance in the Switch 2’s Mario Kart 9 reveal footage thanks to a redesign.
Donkey Kong gets surprise redesign in the new Mario Kart game for Nintendo Switch 2
It certainly looks different than DK's "cannonical" appearance since Kevin Bayliss from Rare redesigned him 30 years ago for Donkey Kong Country, a big departure from the 1981 arcade game that sticked even to Donkey Kong Country Returns (which releases today on Switch)... despite overwriting Miyamoto's classic design.
Poll: What Do You Think Of Donkey Kong's Redesign In Mario Kart 9?
One notable change that we (and indeed, many of you) caught was the design for Donkey Kong. We knew that Nintendo had sought to recapture the character's more 'retro' look from the days of the NES in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, but it seems as though this decision may well be spreading to the world of gaming, too.
How to unlock the secret Cloud world in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
You'll have to put a lot of work into Donkey Kong Country Returns HD to unlock its secret world, but it's worth the effort if full completion is your goal.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD just came out, and it’s already $15 off
N intendo’s latest re-release, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, began its journey on the Wii, got ported to the 3DS, and is now available on the Switch. It just released for Swit
Donkey Kong and its redesign in the presentation of Nintendo Switch 2, which is a tribute to the character’s origin
A character that Nintendo seemed to have forgotten, focusing on a very specific type of game, as seen in the Game Boy title ...
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A New Mario Kart Is Coming to the Switch 2: Here's What We Know So Far
The only game revealed for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 looks to be the biggest Mario Kart game ever. Thursday's reveal of ...
Mario Kart 9: rumors and everything else we know about the potential Switch 2 game
Mario Kart 9 looks to be launching with the Switch 2, so here's all the latest news about the potential Nintendo game ...
Switch 2 Could Bring Gaming Consoles’ Reckoning
Nintendo Switch surpassed 146 million lifetime sales at the end of September 2023 and remains the No. 3 console by that metric, behind its 2004 Nintendo DS handheld predecessor an ...