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I don’t know what I expected from theNintendo Switch 2reveal.
Just a little bit more excitement, I suppose.
And some people want it to be very exciting indeed, andhave pawed over every detail.
And what I want to talk about today isDonkey Kong.
What an ugly fella he is.
Why Does Donkey Kong Look Different In The Mario Kart Trailer?
I don’t want to be mean here, but come on.
Donkey Kong looks like an overinflated balloon version of himself, right before it bursts.
Which he sort of is now anyway.
However, this is not Donkey Kong going back to his roots.
Instead, it’s a general flattening of his design to match up to his movie counterpart.
Mario hasn’t even heard of the Mushroom Kingdom when the movie begins.
Is Mario’s origin changing?
Is Toad doomed to be that annoying forever?
Maybe these thoughts are irrational.
We see these big hitting characters, and some deeper cuts like Pauline, in the Mario Kart trailer.
There are15 characters on the track and a starting grid that houses 24 karts.
Bring Back The Old Donkey Kong
We’re seeing a lot more of this in general.
It’s an era of aesthetic simplicity over visual flavour.
British football teams are adopting more American badges, removing text and detailing to focus on a singular image.
But let’s not get side tracked.
Oh yes, Donkey Kong is an ugly monstrosity.
Maybe it will grow on me.
Until then though, I’m with the haters.
And that thought is: I don’t like you.
Bring back the other guy and go back to Hollywood, poser.
