In recent Nintendo Direct Mini it was announced that Donkey Kong would be added as a playable character hrough paid DLC.
Creative director Davide Soliani says Donkey Kong will make much use of his arms during combat. The fact that he’s a gorilla, means that he will be also very mobile.
When we first started working on Donkey Kong as a new character for a new story of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, we started to think about how he would impact the battle system. He has big arms, so we wanted to use them extensively through the combat. And he’s a gorilla, so it makes sense for him to have more mobility options.
Donkey Kong addition
According to Soliani Donkey Kong is the perfect character for Mario + Rabbids, because he is simply a huge goof. This works incredibly well with the crazy Rabbids.
He’s not just a powerful character. He can also be very goofy, and that’s why his presence in the game, along with the Rabbids, allowed us to present different kinds of humorous interactions in the storytelling.
Soliani also responded to the fact that Grant Kirkhope , known for the soundtrack of Donkey Kong 64, will compose the music for the story DLC.
Grant, apart from being a great composer, was also in charge for the music of Donkey Kong 64. We tried to find new sources of musical inspiration for the story while simultaneously staying true to the themes from the Donkey Kong universe that players already love.
To underline the passion of Grant Kirkhope for this game we have in our view a very relevant video;
Credits; Good Blood; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC55OV4HSSKJEthG4ulsKkyw
We love Grant Kirkhope and the pure emotion / passion he has when it comes to Mario. So beautiful to see/hear!
The new DLC with Donkey Kong will be available this spring for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle on the Nintendo Switch.
