Summary
- The Nintendo Switch 2's reveal of Mario Kart 9 gave us a good look at what appears to be a redesign for Donkey Kong.
- Although every character in MK9 looks more cartoony, Donkey Kong's new look seems to be final.
- The official My Nintendo Store has some new DK items that show his friendlier redesign isn't a one-time thing.
The official My Store has relea🌼sed some new merchandise that adds more evidence that is getting a big redesign ahead of the 's launch.
Earlier this month, Nintendo finally did what we'd all been waiting for most of 2024 for it to do - 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:officiall📖y un🧸veil the Nintendo Switch 2. Beyond a slick new design, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:magnetic Joy-Co♔ns that everyone thinks will break, and a date to wait for, there wasn't much to say about the console itself, and most of the discussion has been to d👍o with the next M⛦ario Kart that was teased.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网: The New Donkey Kong Seems Ugly And꧋ Bad
The Switch 2 trailer is also a ꦬMario Kart trailer, and also a debut of a new Donkey Kong look.
Nintendo showed us just enough of Mario Kart 9 to get the discussion wheels turning, leading fans to completely pick the trailer apart. Aside from the massive track size and potential returning 🔥characters, the biggest talking point of the whole thing was surprisingly enough Donkey Kong, 🍌who looks very different this time around.
Donkey Kong's New Look Spotted On The Nintendo Store
While it's true that all of the characters in have a different, more cartoony art style than they did in MK8, it stands out the mos💯t for Donkey Kong, who looks a lot more squished than he ever has. Donkey Kong's new look seemed to indicate that the✅ ape was going to be getting a proper redesign for 🍬the Switch 2's lifetime, something that's since been backed up by merch.
, My Nintendo Store recently added some new Donkey Kong themed items, presumably to go along with the renewedꦍ interest in the character thanks to Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. The ite🃏ms are fairly inconspcious a🙈nd include things like charm straps, calendars, and stickers, but they do have one interesting detail.
that is more in line with what we saw in the Mario Kart 9 trailer. While his proportions are all the same, Donkey Kong looks a lot less angry than he did with his Rare design a🐼nd now has a hap💝py sheen to his eyes.
, who compared one of the new renders to how Do🐻nkey Kong used൲ to look. It's very subtle and minor, but it seems that Nintendo really is making an effort to make DK look different and presumably more family-friendly.
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