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Nintendo shared a shadowdrop during the September 2025 Direct, and it is Donkey Kong Bananza expansion DLC called DK Island and Emerald Rush. It involves a trip to DK’s home, filled with familiar faces, and an Emerald Rush mode that sees us taking on Void Kong challenges. The base game costs $69.99, so adding the $19.99 expansion brings to total price for the full experience up to $89.98.
The official announcement confirmed some of the things we can expect. If you head to DK Island after beating the game, callbacks to previous titles appear. You can go to DK’s Treehouse or King K. Rool’s Gangplank Galleon ship. Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong both showed up in the footage and on the official site. Cranky Kong and Rambi will show up there too, following his earlier cameos.
As for Emerald Rush, that means taking a job with a reformed Void Kong after the events of the game. He’ll send DK and Pauline to collect Emerald Ore in side-missions and during Emerald Rush events. This will also be a means of getting outfits and statues.
Here’s the full trailer for the Donkey Kong Bananza DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC expansion trailer that shows what to expect from the new locations and activities.
Donkey Kong Bananza is available for the Switch 2, and the DK Island and Emerald Rush DLC expansion is immediately available. The
