A new Donkey Kong game could be in development with the Super Mario Odyssey team

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The future Donkey Kong title could presently be in evolution with the same team that brought Super Mario Odyssey to life, accordant to a recent rumour.

According to Nintendo Life and YouTuber The Lonely Goomba, Nintendo is looking to bring Donkey, Diddy, and the rest of the Equus asinus Kong Country gang back for a new game created by Nintendo EPD, the team behind Super Mario Odyssey.

This rumor in the first place began after The Unaccompanied Goomba tweeted that "I heard an last rumor that the Mario Odyssey team are working on a 3D Donkey Kong game." This was seemingly backed up by Nintendo Life WHO also stated that they had detected the same rumor from an "independent source." However, they also noted that their germ claims that the game is set to be a 2.5D game and non 3D like Super Mario Odyssey.

I detected an improbable rumour that the Mario Odyssey team are working on a 3D Donkey Kong game. I think I would actually prefer that to other 3D Mario.May 12, 2021

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For Nintendo to privation to bring the big laugh at back actually makes a lot of good sense. Non only has Donkey Kong been fairly silence on the exit movement since Donkey Kong: Latitude Freeze initially for the Wii U in 2014, and later on the Nintendo Switch, but information technology is also Donkey Kong's 40th anniversary this year.

Things get even Thomas More interesting when you take into account Comprehensive Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan. There's been different rumors and even some sightings of a latent Donkey Kong-themed Earth coming to the park sometime soon, but at the import traces of Donkey Kong found in the Linguistic universal Studios Japan app along with approximately early prototypes of the park is all we have to go off.

Fingers crossed that Donkey Kong testament embody flaming his way onto the Nintendo Change over former before long. Until past we'll just have to enjoy Fantastic Mario Odyssey and give ear about in New Donk Metropolis until the bongo-loving gorilla decides to usher his chee again.

Find exterior equitable how much of New-sprung Donk City was divine aside Donkey Kong with our Super Mario Odyssey Easter Eggs guide.

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