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 is out today, and the game's credits have now confirmed Nintendo's main new voice actor behind Donkey Kong. Unusually for a Nintendo game, Bananza's credits list out each of the game's voice actors with their specific roles — and right at the top is Kouji Takeda,

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

Donkey Kong Bananza is available for $70 from Nintendo.com and other retailers. We're also keeping track of Nintendo Switch 2 restocks if you're still seeking a console. In a lot of ways, Bananza feels like Zelda and Mario met in the middle.

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.