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Donkey Kong Bananza has received its first discount at a major retailer just one week after launch. Over at Amazon, you can get the awesome new Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive for $63 (was $70). The 10% discount is a bit surprising considering Switch 2 launch games have yet to receive similar promotions, and we suspect this won’t be available for long before Amazon either bumps the price or sells out. You could put the money you’re saving toward the new Amiibo figure featuring DK and Pauline.
Developed by the team behind Super Mario Odyssey, Donkey Kong Bananza is earning fantastic reviews, including a 9/10 from GameSpot. It currently holds a 90 Metascore on review aggregator Metacritic (a GameSpot sister site).
Donkey Kong Bananza
$63 (was $70)
Like other first-party Nintendo Switch 2 games, the full Donkey Kong Bananza experience is on the game card. Many third-party Switch 2 physical releases include Game-Key Cards, which look the same visually, but require at least part of the game file to be downloaded to your console. Donkey Kong Bananza’s file size was originally listed as 10GB, but it’s actually only 8.7GB. Outside of any patches, you won’t need to download any of those gigabytes.
The $63 deal is only at Amazon, but Bananza is in stock for $69 at Walmart and $70 at Best Buy, Target, and GameStop.
Donkey Kong & Pauline Amiibo
$30
The Donkey Kong & Pauline Amiibo costs $30, the same price as the recently released Legend of Zelda Amiibo figures for Switch 2.
Scanning the Donkey Kong & Pauline Amiibo lets you unlock Pauline’s Diva Dress early. You’ll also earn Kong Tile power-ups.
All Nintendo Amiibo figures are compatible with Bananza and can be scanned to unlock gold Kong Tiles.
Donkey Kong Bananza + Amiibo Bundle
$98
Walmart’s Donkey Kong Bananza bundle comes with the physical edition of the Switch 2 exclusive and the Donkey Kong & Pauline Amiibo figure for $98. You’re saving $2 overall compared to MSRP for both items combined. It’s a $1 savings versus buying the game at Walmart ($69) and Amiibo ($30) separately.
If you haven’t picked up the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller, Amazon recently started carrying Nintendo’s great new traditional gamepad for TV mode. It has a pair of remappable back buttons, which come in handy for games like Donkey Kong Bananza, Switch 2 Editions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, and many other games. We’d also recommend checking out the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 Bluetooth Controller, a $70 alternative with four extra remappable buttons, trigger locks, premium TMR thumbsticks, and a slew of customization features that can be saved to three custom profiles. It also has a turbo button–here’s why turbo is super useful in Donkey Kong Bananza.
Donkey Kong Game Deals for Nintendo Switch
If you’re looking forward to Bananza and haven’t played the enhanced editions of Tropical Freeze and DKC Returns on Switch, you can save big on both of the stellar side-scrollers for a limited time. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, which released earlier this year, is on sale for $43 at Woot. You can also get Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze for $43 at Woot. This deal has already sold out a couple times, so snag it while you can.
- Donkey Kong Country Returns HD — $43 (
$60) - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze — $43 (
$60) - Mario vs. Donkey Kong — $40 (
$50)
Grab Donkey Kong Lego Sets at Amazon while you can
- Mario Kart: Donkey Kong & DK Jumbo (387 pieces) — $29.49 (
$35) - Donkey Kong’s Tree House (555 pieces) — $60
- Diddy Kong’s Mine Cart Ride (1,157 pieces) — $88 (
$110) | Also at Walmart - Dixie Kong’s Jungle Jam (174 pieces) — $18.89 ($
27) - Rambi the Rhino Expansion Set (106 pieces) — $11
- Save on Lego Super Mario Starter Sets – Mario, Luigi, and Peach
- Save on more Lego Mario Kart Sets
All five Lego Super Mario sets featuring Donkey Kong characters are in stock at Amazon, which is notable considering several of them were retired late last year. Most notably, Donkey Kong’s Tree House is in stock for retail price ($60). The 555-piece set had been sold out for most of the year. Donkey Kong’s Tree House is one of two Lego sets that comes with a buildable DK figure.
The other Lego Mario set that includes a Donkey Kong figure is the 387-piece DK Jumbo set. Part of the Lego Mario Kart launch lineup from earlier this year, DK Jumbo is up for grabs for $29.49 (was $35).
All of the Donkey Kong Lego sets interact with the Lego Super Mario Adventures starter sets.
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