Operation Backlog Completion 2026

Capcom Spotlight Set for June 26 (Is There Hope?)

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Jun 202025
 

There wasn’t a Capcom Showcase this June, but a Capcom Spotlight live stream has been announced for next week.

It will take place on June 26 at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET and last approximately 40 minutes, and it will feature information on Monster Hunter Wilds, Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Street Fighter 6.

So of course, I’ll be hoping against hope for Ace Attorney news.

Like I mentioned last time, Capcom Spotlight streams usually focused on already-announced titles, while the bigger ones that have new announcements are called Capcom Showcases. It was at a Capcom Showcase that the Apollo Justice Trilogy was announced, for example.

But it isn’t as if there are never new announcements during a Capcom Spotlight. That last one included the announcement of the Onimusha 2 remaster, and since Ace Attorney is a more niche series, I could see it being slipped in amongst news about their bigger games.

(Besides, I’m still suspicious of the mysterious van Zieks captions that we never got any explanation for.)

I’m interested in Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, so I’ll be watching regardless, but I’ll have my fingers crossed for Ace Attorney news at the same time.

Do you think the Capcom Spotlight will have any new announcements?

The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct Convinced Me

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Jun 182025
 

The Donkey Kong Bananza Direct was this morning, and I went into it hoping to see a bit more variety than what was shown off during the original trailer and Treehouse streams.

And… I got my wish!

The new trailer not only officially revealed Pauline (whose involvement was leaked earlier), but it also showed more varied environments, more platforming and gameplay mechanics beyond smashing things, Bananza transformations with different abilities, and more.

It looks so fun. Any doubts I had about it are gone. It looks like exactly the sort of 3D platformer I’ll love.

There’s also outfits and customization options for both DK and Pauline, and spots called Getaways where you can rest and listen to music. On top of that, there’s a whole separate mode called “DK Artist” where you can use the Switch 2’s mouse controls to sculpt and paint.

I was already interested in Donkey Kong Bananza, but now I’m completely sold. Looks like I’ll be getting a Switch 2.

Well, with how big my backlog has gotten, I think I’ll still wait until there are a couple more exclusives I’m dying for. I have plenty to keep me occupied in the meantime. All the same, I can’t wait to play Donkey Kong Bananza.

What are you thoughts on this more extensive look at the new Donkey Kong game?

Donkey Kong Bananza Direct Announced for Wednesday

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Jun 162025
 

I was a little disappointed that we got through “Not-E3” week without a Nintendo Direct, and while we still don’t have a general Direct announced, we do have a game-specific one.

Nintendo has announced a 15-minute Donkey Kong Bananza Direct for this Wednesday, June 18, at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET.

Of all the games shown when the Switch 2 was announced, Bananza interested me the most (just not enough to drive me to buy a Switch 2 at launch). I’m looking forward to learning more about it in the Direct and hopefully seeing more of the gameplay loop beyond destroying things to find collectibles.

That was my one concern about it from what they showed so far, that the gameplay looked like it could get repetitive. I’d like to see more of the platforming, for example.

Meanwhile, I also have my fingers crossed that we’ll get a general Direct after this. In the past they’ve sometimes done a game-specific presentation and then a full Nintendo Direct a week or two later, so I’m hoping that happens again. (Although… with all the games I have in my backlog, I’m not sure why I’m so eager for Nintendo to show me games I’ll want to buy a whole new system for.)

What are you hoping to learn from the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct?

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