Donkey Kong Bananza has quietly swung through another update. On December 21, 2025, Nintendo pushed the game to version 3.0.0, bringing a couple of welcome quality-of-life additions and a handful of unspecified fixes aimed at smoothing out the experience.
A small change with a fairly wide reach is the addition of Thai text support. If you set your Nintendo Switch 2 system language to Thai (or Thai/English), in-game text will appear in Thai while voice audio remains in English — a partial localization that should help the game feel more accessible to Thai-speaking players.
What’s in the 3.0.0 update
According to the patch notes distributed with the update, the main changes are straightforward:
- Added Thai as a supported language. Set the system language to “Thai/English” and in-game text becomes Thai. Audio stays in English.
- Added a new option to the Pause Menu: “Camera’s automatic tracking.” You can now toggle automatic camera tracking ON or OFF.
- Several other changes and issues were addressed to improve the gameplay experience (Nintendo hasn’t listed every minor tweak).
The camera toggle is the other headline item. It doesn’t overhaul camera behavior, but giving players the ability to switch off automatic tracking can make exploration and platforming feel more deliberate for those who prefer manual control — and it’s a common request in modern 3D platformers.
Why these small updates matter
This is the first update for Bananza since October, and it continues Nintendo’s pattern of steady post-launch support for Switch 2 releases. Little accessibility touches like additional language options and camera controls don’t make headlines the way major DLC does, but they broaden the game’s reach and let more players tune the experience to their preferences.
If you’ve been tracking Switch 2 momentum, it’s not surprising to see consistent support for key first-party titles: Nintendo recently revised Switch 2 forecasts upward as hardware sales stayed strong, and the company has been firming up its release calendar to keep that momentum going. For readers interested in the platform’s broader performance and lineup, Nintendo’s recent sales bump and the Switch 2 release schedule offer useful context for why patches like this keep coming Switch 2's sales surge and how Nintendo is planning its release slate.
Extras and context
Donkey Kong Bananza launched earlier in 2025 and has received both free updates and paid DLC since then — the DK Island & Emerald Rush expansion arrived in September and even held a short in-game event through December 23. If you want to try the base game first, there’s still a demo available on the eShop for Switch 2 players.
Patch notes like this rarely change core design, but they do signal ongoing attention. Players who’ve felt twitchy about camera movement or who were waiting for Thai text will find this update meaningful. If any further changes are announced or Nintendo publishes a more detailed list of fixes, those will be worth a look for completionists and speedrunners alike.
Have you downloaded 3.0.0 yet? If so, how does the camera toggle feel in tricky platforming sections? Share your impressions — tweaks like this can have an outsize impact on how people play the game.