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The thought of Nintendo putting out a paid DLC for Donkey Kong Bananza might have been a lot more exciting to fans before they played it.
The $20 expansion, DK Island and Emerald Rush, was announced and released after this month's Nintendo Direct, barely two months after Donkey Kong Bananza itself launched on Switch 2. This seemingly spontaneous timing might be why, to some fans, the minimalistic DLC is not so much like a cherry on top, but instead doughy banana bread in need of more time in the oven.
"It can't really be defended," one post on Reddit says, "but there is absolutely no way this dlc wasn't already finished before the game was launched or at least close to finishing. This was just cut content, to make more money.
"I like my bananas without scum and greed."
DK Island and Emerald Rush consists of, well: a renovated map of Donkey Kong's hometown DK Island, which includes familiar tropical getaways like DK's treehouse from 1994 side-scroller Donkey Kong Country, and the new Emerald Rush mode. In the latter, players need to collect emerald ore while completing progressively harder challenges. The mode has a roguelike flavor to it – under the dash of "scum and greed," of course.
Nonetheless, there are plenty of people who still want to buy DK Island and Emerald Rush "after finishing silksong," a complete indie game that also happens to cost $20, "but i dont know if its worth the money," one Reddit user writes.
"It's not worth 20 dollars," replies another user about the Donkey Kong Bananza DLC, starting the chorus.
"I can't help but think 'is that it?'" says another.
