In 2006, SEGA released Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz on the Nintendo Wii. 13 years later, it seems that the company is still interested in the game.
Sega trademarked Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz on May 21, 2019: https://t.co/CTvoAOhlWB
Banana Blitz was the name of the game released for Wii in 2006.
This comes following the trademark for Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball in Japan, which was also in May: https://t.co/q79A1kOXxk pic.twitter.com/2Ap4nhgxZo
— Gematsu (@gematsucom) June 6, 2019
It has been discovered by Gematsu that SEGA filed a trademark for Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz on May 21st, not very long after SEGA had filed a “Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball” trademark in the same month.
It is unknown why, but there is speculation that SEGA is planning to release a Nintendo Switch port of the game.
About Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
The sphere-encased simians are back with an all-new set of tilting maze-based escapades; and this time you’ve got more control over your rolling monkeys than ever before.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz features barrel-loads of brand new puzzle levels. Plus you can now make your monkey jump by flicking the controller upwards.
There are also scores of new multiplayer party games that take full advantage of the Wii Remote, including Whack-a-Mole, Ring Toss and Baseball. Plus, two brand new monkey characters – YanYan and Doctor – join the regulars AiAi, MeeMee, GonGon and Baby; and now each monkey has its own strengths and weaknesses.
- Wide range of puzzle games, designed for beginners and experts alike
- Two new monkeys: young, vivacious YanYan and the mysterious old-timer Doctor
- Choose the right monkey for the job: each character now has different acceleration, speed, jumping ability and weight that affects gameplay
- New boss battles – find the boss’s weakness and exploit it!
