Donkey Kong Bananza is one of our favorite games from last year. It received a glowing 10/10 in its review, with IGN's Logan Plant calling it, "a truly groundbreaking 3D platformer, with satisfying movement, powerful abilities, impressive destructible environments, and clever challenges that all come together in complete harmony to create Nintendo’s first Switch 2 masterpiece."
That's not all, though. It also won Best Family Game at The Game Awards and was awarded IGN's best Nintendo game of 2025. Plant stated that this is because it, "brilliantly redefines one of gaming’s oldest characters while simultaneously paying loving tribute to every era of the great ape." It's one that's definitely worth your time and money if you have a Switch 2, especially while it's on sale.
If you're curious what else is discounted right now outside of Donkey Kong Bananza, Amazon's also offering deals on Assassin’s Creed Shadows for PS5 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is another pick that's on sale at the moment at both Amazon and Best Buy, so no matter what kind of game you're hoping to jump into this January, there's quite a variety to choose from.
Hannah Hoolihan is a freelancer who writes with the guides and commerce teams here at IGN.
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