A collaboration event with " Super Mario " will start on June 9, 2026 (Tuesday) as part of the " DK Island & Emerald Rush " additional paid content for the Nintendo Switch 2 software " Donkey Kong Bananza "! You can play a special Emerald Rush with "Super Mario" costumes and items.
Donkey Kong Bananza DK Island & Emerald Rush" and "Super Mario" collaboration event!
A collaboration event between "Donkey Kong Bananza" and "Super Mario" has started! To participate in the event, simply play Emerald Rush during the event period. You can enjoy the collaboration event in all stages including DK Island.
The schedule of the collaboration event is as follows
- 1st: Now in progress - Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 16:59
- 2nd event: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 17:00 - Tuesday, July 21, 2026 16:59
- 3rd: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 17:00 - Tuesday, August 11, 2026 16:59
- 4th: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 17:00 - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 16:59
Introduction of this collaborative event!
In this event, you can play a special Emerald Rush with "Super Mario" costumes and items.
The costumes look like Mario & Luigi!
During the Emerald Rush, Donkey Kong wears a Mario costume and Pauline wears a Luigi costume! Only the appearance of the costumes will change; the effects of the costumes will be inherited from what they were originally wearing.
The items will have a "Super Mario" look!
NintendoトピックスThe appearance of the following items that appear during the Emerald Rush will change.
| Item | Appearance during the event | Main ways to obtain and use them |
|---|---|---|
| Emerald Chip | Coins | Appears when you break terrain or brick blocks or attack certain enemies. Used to learn skills and seal Emerald Power. |
| Apple | Super Mushroom | A recovery item that randomly appears when breaking terrain. |
| Wooden Box | Brick Blocks | A fixed number of these are placed on each stage. You can get emeralds and chips by destroying them. |
| Treasure Box | Hatena block | They appear randomly when you break the terrain. You can get some items by digging them up. |
| Tuning Fork | Flag at the midpoint | A checkpoint that serves as a warp destination. |
The sounds emitted from the items are also in "Super Mario" style. The familiar coin sounds, for example, will be heard.
The background music is arranged in the "Super Mario" style! Pauline humming "that song"!
The background music at Emerald Rush will be changed to a new "Super Mario" arrangement, and the record can be purchased at Skokus' hut! The record will also be available for purchase at Skokus' Hut, and the song will be played at the villa in the Underground World and the DJ booth on DK Island. You will need a large amount of banana chips to purchase them, but they will be available for sale after the event. Play Emerald Rush and save up your banachips.
In addition, Pauline may hum the " Jump Up, Super Star!" theme song from "Super Mario Odyssey" when you press and hold the L button to indicate the location of Banana Mondo or Void Missions. Please blow your whistles with Pauline and play the game.
The 8th event, where you can get a limited edition figure, is also underway!
NintendoトピックスAn in-game event, " Kongbananza Returns," is also underway, in which players can receive character figures based on their Emerald Rush scores! In this event, you can play Emerald Rush with various random elements fixed at designated stages.
In "Kong Bananza Returns," you can win Tiki Tong andTiki Tong figures from "Donkey Kong Returns," a Wii game released in 2010! This event will be held until June 16, 2026 (Tuesday) at 16:59, so be sure to try it out along with the Mario Collaboration.
Donkey Kong alarms have been added to Alarmo!
The "Donkey Kong Bananza" alarm has been added to the " Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo," an alarm clock that reacts to body movements! You can download it for free from the "Add Alarm" menu of the main unit.
You can choose from a total of seven different alarms, including the song played during Bananza's transformation and the BGM from the Emerald Rush. The content of the conversation will change randomly, so why not use it when you go to bed? If you do not have Alarmo, you can purchase it from the Nintendo Store.
For more information, see Nintendo Topics.