Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble™ Dashes onto Nintendo Switch™ June 25, 2024
IRVINE, Calif. – February 21, 2024 – Hold on to your bananas! During today's Nintendo Direct, SEGA® announced that Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, the first new Super Monkey Ball™ game in over 10 years, will roll through Nintendo Switch on June 25, 2024! Physical and digital pre-orders are now available. Watch the announcement trailer here.
The Gang's All Sphere
AiAi and friends are back and ready for some serious monkey business. For the first time in the series' history, up to 16 players from around the world can now battle it out online across multiple game modes! Be the first to the finish line in Race, grab the falling bananas in Banana Hunt, team up to take down robots in Robot Smash, and more.
Hungry for even more? Grab your favorite bunch and slip into a wonderfully crafted story in an a-peel-ing new Adventure mode. Journey through 200 all-new stages, featuring support for up to 4 players in local or online play! With over 300 ways to customize your character and their Monkey Ball, along with a new Spin Dash technique, you can bounce, tilt, roll, and now dash past the competition in style as you aim to become Top Banana!
Details on the Game Editions Available Now for Pre-Order
Digital Deluxe Edition - $69.99 MSRP
Those who purchase the Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Digital Deluxe Edition on the Nintendo eShop will receive the following:
- The Standard Edition of the game
- The SEGA Pass, a DLC pack that includes SIX additional playable characters from iconic SEGA franchises, along with a bundle of bonus SEGA-themed customization items!
A Digital Standard edition of the game ($49.99 MSRP) is also available to pre-order. Furthermore, the SEGA Pass will be available separately for $24.99, so those who choose the Digital Deluxe Edition will save on the bundle! More details on the pass will be revealed in the coming months, so please stay tuned.
Physical “Legendary Banana” Edition - $49.99 MSRP
A physical Legendary Banana Edition of Banana Rumble is also now available to pre-order at major retailers*! This version includes:
- The Standard Edition of the game
- An O-Sleeve (slipcover) for the box
- 40-page physical artbook
- Reversible cover
*May not be sold in all territories – check with your local retailer for availability.
In addition, those who pre-order any of the digital or physical editions of the game will also receive a special in-game Banana Costume as a customization item!
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Features:
- Experience thrilling gameplay that is easy to pick up and play yet challenging and fulfilling to master.
- Go bananas with your favorite bunch and drop into online multiplayer for up to 16 players or local multiplayer for up to 4 players!
- Slip into a wonderfully crafted story either locally or online in the all-new Adventure mode, where you will journey through 200 newly crafted stages either in 4-player co-op or solo.
- Show off your style by customizing your character with over 300 fashionable items to choose from.
- Use the new Spin Dash technique to sprint past rivals or create new shortcuts to victory!
Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble launches for Nintendo Switch on June 25, 2024. For more information about the game, including where to pre-order, please visit the official website at https://www.bananarumble.com, and stay tuned to our official social accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
About SEGA of America
SEGA of America, Inc. is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA CORPORATION, a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment. Established in 1986, SEGA of America publishes innovative interactive entertainment experiences for console, PC, mobile and emerging platforms. In 2020, SEGA ranked #1 among Metacritic's Annual Game Publisher Rankings. Its globally beloved franchises include Sonic the Hedgehog™, Like a Dragon™, Virtua Fighter™, Super Monkey Ball, and Phantasy Star Online™, along with Atlus' Persona™ and Shin Megami Tensei™ series. Since its debut more than three decades ago, Sonic has become a pop culture icon featured in dozens of games, TV series, and movies. SEGA of America has offices in Irvine and Burbank, California. Visit www.sega.com.
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