Donkey Kong Bananza is bringing back the popular secondary characters Diddy and Dixie Kong, confirmed during the game's recent Nintendo Direct.

The official Nintendo social media accounts have confirmed that two classic characters are returning as racing rivals in Donkey Kong Bananza.

Both Diddy Kong and Dixie Kong are confirmed to be in the game, and they show up twice during the Donkey Kong Bananza Direct. Fans have been clamouring to find out if everyone's favourite red cap-wearing nephew and his pink-clad girlfriend are in the game, and, yep, they are!