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title: "Geoff Keighley – Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania – Surprising Character"
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description: "After the surprise reveal that Yakuza‘s Kazuma Kiryu will be a playable character in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, it looks like SEGA is not done with the cameos."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-08-26 21:33:11"
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Geoff Keighley - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania - Surprising Character | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![Geoff Keighley – Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania – Surprising Character](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/geoff-keighley-super-monkey-ball-banana-mania-surprising-character.jpeg "Geoff Keighley – Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania – Surprising Character")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/geoff-keighley-super-monkey-ball-banana-mania-surprising-character.jpeg)After the surprise reveal that Yakuza‘s Kazuma Kiryu will be a playable character in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania, it looks like SEGA is not done with the cameos.

Gamescom 2021 host **Geoff Keighley** teased that another character will be announced for the game on Gamescom’s Opening Night Live this Wednesday. While Keighley did not share further details about the reveal, he states that fans “won’t believe” this next reveal.

> Wednesday, you won't believe who's next to join SUPER MONKEY BALL BANANA MANIA.
>
> Tune into [@gamescom](https://twitter.com/gamescom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Opening Night Live to find out who it is….
>
> Streaming Wed at 11a PT / 2p ET / 7p BST / 8p CEST. [pic.twitter.com/2bvqzJcjJN](https://t.co/2bvqzJcjJN)
>
> — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) [August 22, 2021](https://twitter.com/geoffkeighley/status/1429488535883628557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Who could it be?

## [](#about-super-monkey-ball-banana-mania)About Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania

Roll through wondrous worlds with AiAi and friends as you race to stop monkey mad scientist Dr. Bad-Boon from blowing up Jungle Island! Join the all-star monkey team of AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon, Baby, YanYan and Doctor as you bounce, tilt, and roll your way across hundreds of delightfully crafted levels and mazes. It’s monkey business for the gang – play solo or with friends as you take down Dr. Bad-Boon and steal back your beloved bananas!

### [](#features)Features:

- The ultimate Super Monkey Ball Experience – More than 300 stages from Super Monkey Ball, Super Monkey Ball 2 and Super Monkey Ball Deluxe.
- Go Bananas with 12 fun minigames including Monkey Racing, Monkey Soccer, Monkey Bowling, Monkey Baseball and much more!
- Challenge your friends as you compete for top banana on the online leaderboards!
- Assemble your all-star monkey team of up to 4 friends and work together to save Jungle Island with 4-player local co-op.
- Immerse yourself in the Super Monkey Ball world with creative comic book-style story telling in Story Mode.
- Want to be the coolest monkey on the block? Customize your character and Super Monkey Ball to make it your own!

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania will be hitting Nintendo Switch on 5 October 2021.

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