Donkey Kong Bananza May Be Teasing The Return Of An Outdated Pal

Donkey Kong Bananza appears as if it could possibly be crammed with all types of DK (and Mario) lore from throughout the a long time, and now a brand new video on the Nintendo Right now! cellular app might have teased one other element.

New footage exhibiting off DK’s varied facial animations is backed by what seems to be (spoiler alert) the Rambi theme music, which dates again to the N64 outing Donkey Kong 64. There’s been no official announcement about DK’s buddy returning in his new outing simply but, however there’s mounting proof.

Donkey Kong 64’s composer Grant Kirkhope even chimed in on social media – acknowledging this reference. Rambi initially debuted in Uncommon’s Tremendous Nintendo title Donkey Kong Nation in 1994 and would little doubt be a terrific match within the new recreation.

Nicely fancy that ….. Rambi lives— Grant Kirkhope (@grantkirkhope) April 26, 2025

If you happen to nonetheless aren’t fairly satisfied, it appears a earlier clip of the sport doing the rounds might have already confirmed the return of Rambi ultimately or kind – with (spoiler alert) Cranky Kong mentioning some dialogue about DK’s animal pal and a logo additionally featured alongside the identical textual content (thanks, GVG).

One different attention-grabbing discovery about this upcoming launch is tied to paintings featured on Nintendo’s official web site, exhibiting off a personality who hasn’t been revealed.