Gamers have taken to social media to enthuse about the artwork that appears in the different loading screens. Apparently the work of Nintendo character supervisor Shigehisa Nakaue, the imagery seems to hark back to Nintendo games of old rather than reflect the new-look Donkey Kong of the current title.

Donkey Kong Bananza marks the first major first-party release from Nintendo since the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2.

If all future Nintendo Switch 2 games receive this much time and attention—with such a focus on playing to the dockable handheld’s strengths—then we could be looking at one of the best consoles of all time. Donkey Kong Bananza one of those games that you end up buying an entire console for, and not regretting it one bit.