Nintendo accidentally leaks an unrevealed Donkey Kong Bananza character that might unironically have big lore implications for the Mario universe

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This seemingly younger Pauline then has huge implications for the MarioVerse.

Were Pauline and DK pals before he decided to kidnap her?

Is Donkey Kong Bananza a prequel for one of gaming’s oldest icons?

Did Mario get entirely the wrong impression when he decided to ‘rescue’ Pauline?

(Also, where’s Diddy Kong, Nintendo?)

For now, find out aboutevery Nintendo Switch 2 launch game that we know about so far.