Switch 2 Developers Voice Concerns Over Performance — Donkey Kong Bananza Director Discusses Challenges

Alright, so picture this: game developers are already sweating it out with the new Nintendo Switch 2. It’s like they got this shiny new toy, but it’s tough to play with. So, there’s this interview, right, with one of the bigwigs, Kazuya Takahashi — yeah, director of Donkey Kong Bananza. He goes on record saying the performance might drop a bit. Why? Well, they went a bit wild with 3D voxel stuff, you know, those little building blocks of digital magic. The kind you just can’t stop playing with. It’s kinda refreshing, really — them just saying, “Hey, it might lag, but man, it’ll be fun!”

So, there’s a video about it — some overview trailer on YouTube, if you’re curious. Not that I’m telling you to go watch it, but maybe you should. Anyway, this Donkey Kong gem had a bit of a journey. Originally, it was supposed to land on the old Switch. But, because of the fancy 3D destruction they wanted to cram in, they had to think bigger. Smash through walls, dig tunnels… you get the idea. DK’s going full Hulk mode.

And speaking of smash, Takahashi mentions these “frame drops” — total nerdery here. He basically said they threw in a bunch of slow-motion and “hit stop” to make everything feel epic. Sure, it’s not gonna run like a dream all the time, but hey, as long as you’re having fun, right?

I guess with some kinks to work out, the folks over at Nintendo probably have a game plan for patches. Maybe they’ll just tweak the DLSS settings? Yeah, I pretend to know what that means.

Anyway — geez, I’m all over the place — but if you wanna dive into the ins and outs of Switch 2’s first steps, go find one of those obsessive deep-dive reviews. Did you know voxel games have been knocking around since 1992? I wasn’t even born then, but the magic of Google tells me Comanche: Maximum Overkill was rocking the scene with its brainy Voxel Space tech. Yeah, I read that somewhere.

And hey, if you’re one of those who love being the first to onboard whatever floats out of the Nintendo vault, Donkey Kong Bananza drops this Thursday. July 17, for those bad with dates. Maybe follow Tom’s Hardware on Google News or something, keep your inbox buzzing with updates. Or not. Up to you!