In addition to the Donkey Kong Bananza QA talk at the CEDEC 2026, there are other sessions by Nintendo and Game Freak that some might find interesting.
These two Bananza presentations are essentially expanded versions of the GDC talk in March:
The amount of Pokémon and characters is a challenge for efficiency; Legends Z-A’s open world adds another:
- Rendering tech used in Z-A, including PokéRig
- Restructuring battle system, used since Sun & Moon
[Update] Famitsu and 4Gamer also published their own reports:
- Bananza art direction (Famitsu)
- Bananza game loop (Famitsu, 4Gamer)
- Bananza voxel graphics and sounds (Famitsu)
- Pokémon battle system (4Gamer)
[Originally posted on 2026-07-26 Pacific Time]
