Donkey Kong Bananza Happened Because Nintendo Exec Explicitly Requested It, Producer Reveals
In a chat with IGN, Motokura disclosed that Nintendo executive Yoshiaki Koizumi proposed a concept for a new Donkey Kong game that would be three-dimensional. It’s worth noting that since the release of Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat in 2004, most games in the Donkey Kong series have been side-scrolling platformers in a 2D format. However, these games have incorporated 3D graphics.