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It took Nintendo devs a year of "squashing and crushing watermelons" to record sound effects for Donkey Kong Bananza: "There were no more good watermelons"

Please, next time you play Switch 2 platformer Donkey Kong Bananza, consider having a moment of silence for all the melons crushed under Nintendo devs' hands while they were recording sound effects.
Gizmodo

Instead of the Switch 2, Nintendo Debuts ‘Alarmo,’ a Stressful Alarm Clock With Switch Sound Effects

Nintendo’s Alarmo will play music from Super Mario and Legend of Zelda, then bombard you with coin sounds until you struggle out of bed. Reading time 3 minutes Instead of its much-anticipated Switch 2 ...
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It took a year to come up with Donkey Kong Bananza's watermelon sound effect

Donkey Kong Bananza features a variety of levels with their own unique theme. One level in particular features giant fruit, including a watermelon that players can tear apart and walk into. It turns ...
IGN

Fruit ninjas.

Released back in July for the Switch 2, Donkey Kong Bananza lets you go bananas as Nintendo’s giant ape character Donkey Kong. Players can explore and find goodies by freely punching, smashing and ...