Donkey Kong wears clothes in Banaza because Nintendo was 'conscious' of what the ape would look like 'from the back'

• Donkey Kong wears clothes in Bananza because Nintendo was "conscious" of what he would look like "from the back"
• Donkey Kong went through a redesign because his brown fur "would make for a monotonous visual"
• Producer Kenta Motokura said the character's fur was also improved

Nintendo has explained why Donkey Kong wears clothes in the latest Switch 2 exclusive, Donkey Kong Bananza.

For as long as Donkey Kong has been around, he's typically been portrayed completely naked (if a monkey can even be naked), but in the latest installment, the star ape underwent a makeover, in both character design and wardrobe.

According to Nintendo, the team thought to give Donkey Kong some clothes this time around because it was aware of what he would look like from behind to players.