{"id":135295,"date":"2025-12-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-195568"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:00:00","slug":"get-a-closer-look-at-dave-the-divers-upcoming-in-the-jungle-dlc-in-new-dev-dive-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/19\/get-a-closer-look-at-dave-the-divers-upcoming-in-the-jungle-dlc-in-new-dev-dive-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Get A Closer Look At Dave The Diver&#8217;s Upcoming &#8216;In The Jungle&#8217; DLC In New &#8220;Dev Dive&#8221; Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80194b2fba651\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80194b2fba651\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/80194b2fba651\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"E5_pWDFRca0\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E5_pWDFRca0?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It was almost exactly a year ago that we first heard about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/dave_the_diver\">Dave The Diver<\/a>&#8216;s &#8216;In the Jungle&#8217; DLC at The Game Awards 2024. We got a brief look at the expansion in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/11\/dave-the-diver-in-the-jungle-dlc-swims-onto-switch-in-2026\">November Xbox Showcase<\/a>, but today, developer MINTROCKET has fully lifted the lid on what we can expect.<\/p>\n<p>In a new &#8216;Dev Dive&#8217; video, the team gives us our best look yet at the upcoming DLC, which apparently adds roughly 10 hours of gameplay to the already beefy base game.<\/p>\n<p>We get to see the jungle village of Utara, complete with its own real-time day\/night cycle, where Dave can converse with the locals, freely dive into the freshwater lake, and gather resources. It still feels a bit strange to see Dave move in a 3D plane, but the whole thing looks really rather sweet. This locale is also home to Bancho&#8217;s Grill, a new restaurant to keep everyone happy.<\/p>\n<p>The trailer also gives us a closer look at Dave&#8217;s new diving spot, and his fresh transforming &#8216;Jungle Gun&#8217; weapon to fend off the beasties therein.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nexon<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>It promises to be quite the expansion when it arrives on Switch and Switch 2 at some point next year. MINTROCKET still hasn&#8217;t shared a precise date, but we&#8217;ll be keeping an eye out over the coming months for more information.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/switch-eshop\/related-articles:175835,193510,157144 @ 1766196901 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of the &#8216;In the Jungle&#8217; DLC? Will you be checking it out next year? 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