The debate took a new twist when Donkey Kong Bananza was unveiled, the first big Donkey adventure since Tropical Freeze (in 2014) and the first in 3D since Rare made Donkey Kong 64 (in ’99). Fans found that the design of the video game was the same as the movie,

Donkey Kong's first new game since 2014 has revitalized one of Nintendo's most recognizable characters with a new installment.

Another key piece of evidence supporting the idea that the people of Nintendo are actively thinking about Donkey Kong’s butt comes from the recent Ask A Developer interview series on Nintendo.com, where producer Kenta Motokura says, “we were also conscious of how Donkey Kong would look from the back while he’s moving.”