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Nintendo Updates Classic Character After Donkey Kong Revamp

Auteur:Kristen Mise à jour:Sep 23,2025

Nintendo a dévoilé un nouveau design pour Diddy Kong, suite à des mises à jour similaires apportées plus tôt cette année à son compagnon de longue date Donkey Kong.

Au début de l'année 2025, les fans de Nintendo les plus perspicaces ont remarqué des modifications subtiles mais perceptibles de l'apparence classique de Donkey Kong, visibles sur les illustrations officielles et les images de la pré-sortie de Mario Kart World.

Aujourd'hui, grâce à de nouveaux supports promotionnels sur le site Web de Nintendo et à des expositions à la Licensing Expo 2025 de Las Vegas, nous constatons que des changements stylistiques similaires ont été apportés à l'apparence de Diddy Kong.

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Comme le rapporte Nintendo Life, le nouveau design présente des traits légèrement plus expressifs, comme ceux d'un dessin animé, avec des yeux plus ronds et un sourire plus amical qui donne à Diddy plus de personnalité.

Les visiteurs de la Licensing Expo 2025, axée sur la marque, pourront voir en personne le Diddy Kong remanié (ainsi que Donkey Kong), comme le montrent les messages sur les médias sociaux du visiteur Cptn_Alex.

Crédit photo : Nintendo.

Crédit photo : Nintendo.

Bien que Nintendo n'ait pas officiellement commenté les modifications apportées au design des deux primates, beaucoup pensent que ces améliorations esthétiques sont plus proches de leurs apparitions dans le film à succès Super Mario Bros.

Même la princesse Peach a bénéficié d'un traitement similaire : son style visuel a été ajusté dans le jeu Switch Princess Peach : Showtime ! pour mieux correspondre à son homologue cinématographique, comme l'a précédemment noté Eurogamer.

Bien sûr, ce post est en train de sauter lmao. Voici un meilleur aperçu du nouveau rendu :)

via le stand Nintendo @ Licensing Expo pic.twitter.com/QzxJOWs9gF

- CptnAlex (@Cptn_Alex) 20 mai 2025

Donkey Kong sera la tête d'affiche du prochain titre Donkey Kong Bananza sur Nintendo Switch 2. Si Diddy Kong n'est pas encore confirmé dans le roster, la présence d'autres membres de la famille Kong comme Cranky Kong - combinée à ces raffinements visuels - laisse fortement présager son inclusion.

La refonte des personnages suggère également que Nintendo pourrait préparer les Kong à jouer un rôle important dans la suite annoncée de Super Mario Bros. Movie (qui s'intitulerait Super Mario World), après la présence majeure de Donkey Kong et le caméo de Diddy dans le premier film.

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