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The DK Challenge Event Goes Live Later Today

DK Country challenge card
Credit: Nintendo
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The DK Challenge Event arrives on Nintendo Switch Online for Nintendo Classics consoles today! Luigiblood's datamining was right!

DK Challenge info
Credit: Nintendo

If you've got access to the base level of Nintendo Switch Online, then there are certain challenges that you can take on in the available Donkey Kong games, all accessible from the Nintendo Switch Online App. You'll find different challenges to to tackle depending on your ability, but there's no reason why you can't 'barrel through' all of them with some practice.

DK Bananza challenge card
Credit: Nintendo

If you have Donkey Kong Bananza, then you'll also be able to collect challenge cards in new challenges with DK and Pauline too! The cards are neat little ways of tracking your progress on games that you've been struggling with and also revisiting games with an increased level of concentration.

Zebra Water Dash
Credit: Nintendo

The challenge goes live later today and will run until September 1st, 2026. And who knows... Mario and Zelda games could be next! I can't see them stopping at Donkey Kong, can you?

Check out the Nintendo Direct video below for more info!

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Sebastian Santabarbara profile image Sebastian Santabarbara
Sebastian is fuelled by a lifelong passion for Zelda, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong, and all things retro. He uses his misspent youth with retro consoles to create content for readers around the world.