Donkey Kong Bananza Unveils Pauline as Co-op Partner and New Transformations

TL;DR
Nintendo announced that Pauline will appear as a playable co-op character in Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2, using her voice for combat and puzzle-solving, with the game set to release on July 17. The game features a musical, third-person shouter mechanic and explores a younger version of Pauline, hinting at a pre-1982 storyline.
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