Read, Watch or Listen

Nintendo's new game, Donkey Kong Bananza, features a younger Pauline as a playable sidekick. She'll aid Donkey Kong using her voice, acting as both a treasure-finding sonar and a combat tool in two-player co-op mode on the Switch 2. Pauline's vocal attacks use words as projectiles. The game's placement in the Donkey Kong timeline prior to the original game raises questions about the characters' history.

Prepared by Emily Rhodes and reviewed by editorial team.