If you think that name sounds familiar, that's because Takeda has also provided the voice of Donkey Kong in the Japanese dub of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, as well as the Japanese voice of Daruk in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, to name just two.

Donkey Kong Bananza has confirmed the identity of the big ape's new voice actor after Mario Kart World didn't feature Takashi Nagasako in the credits.

Nintendo and Universal jointly file a copyright for a Donkey Kong movie, seemingly confirming long-standing rumors.

Clearly Donkey Kong is about to become a big deal again. The Switch 2's Donkey Kong Bananza is out in just three days, July 17, and provides the single-player title the console obviously should have had last month for launch.

Donkey Kong Bananza is now officially out in the wild, and the new voices for DK and Pauline have been officially confirmed. According to the credits (via IGN), Kouji Takeda is Donkey Kong, and the new voice for Pauline is Jenny Kidd.

Switch 2 blockbuster Donkey Kong Bananza will be something of a template for the character's future 3D games, Nintendo has said, splitting DK's appearances in 2D and 3D titles.

Donkey Kong Bananza has a lot in common with Super Mario Odyssey, but there's still one more idea it should borrow.