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Updated · Nintendo Life · Jun 9

Nintendo Launches DK Challenge on June 10, Running 83 Days Across NSO and Bananza

Updated

Updated · Nintendo Life · Jun 9

Nintendo Launches DK Challenge on June 10, Running 83 Days Across NSO and Bananza

Q: Will the limited-time Mario costumes in Donkey Kong Bananza be permanent unlocks or disappear after the event?

They appear to be temporary event-only costumes, not confirmed permanent unlocks. Nintendo’s own event framing points that way. The Mario crossover in Donkey Kong Bananza’s Emerald Rush DLC is described as a limited-time collaboration running in specific waves, and the outfits are presented as part of the event’s cosmetic changes during those windows. Reporting based on the Direct says Donkey Kong and Pauline wear the Mario- and Luigi-inspired outfits when starting an Emerald Rush run during the event, rather than through a separate permanent unlock system. There is still some ambiguity because Nintendo has not clearly stated, in the information provided, whether players keep the costumes after a wave ends. But the stronger reading from the available details is that the costumes are tied to the active event periods and likely disappear once each event window closes. So, unless Nintendo later confirms otherwise, players should assume the Mario costumes are temporary and only usable during the scheduled collaboration waves.

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June 10 marks the start of Nintendo’s DK Challenge, a limited-time event that runs through Sept. 1 across Nintendo Switch Online titles and Donkey Kong Bananza.
NSO players can access the challenges from the Switch Online home page on the console menu, with digital challenge cards awarded for completing tasks in games such as Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country 2.
Bananza adds beginner tasks and tougher Developer Challenges, extending the event beyond retro NSO titles into Nintendo’s newer Donkey Kong release.
June 9-30 also brings the first wave of a Mario crossover event in Bananza’s Emerald Rush DLC, offering DK and Pauline outfits plus Power-Up Blocks and Mushrooms on DK Island.
Three more crossover windows are scheduled for July 14-21, Aug. 4-11 and Aug. 25-Sept. 1, keeping the broader Donkey Kong promotion active through the challenge’s final day.