{"id":137527,"date":"2026-06-09T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-202386"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:20:00","slug":"dk-challenge-will-put-your-nso-bananza-skills-to-the-test-for-a-limited-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/09\/dk-challenge-will-put-your-nso-bananza-skills-to-the-test-for-a-limited-time\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;DK Challenge&#8217; Will Put Your NSO &amp; Bananza Skills To The Test For A Limited Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5c776e2999bf4\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5c776e2999bf4\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5c776e2999bf4\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"_M0ubSW5YfA\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_M0ubSW5YfA?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>We heard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/06\/select-nintendo-classics-games-might-be-getting-special-challenges-soon\">rumours<\/a> of some incoming NSO challenges yesterday, and in today&#8217;s Direct, they materialised.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;DK Challenge&#8217; event kicks off tomorrow, <strong>10th June<\/strong>, at <strong>2am BST \/ 3am CET \/ 6pm PT (9th) \/ 9pm ET (9th)<\/strong>, and will be sticking around until <strong>1st September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>These new challenges will put your skills to the test across a series of NSO titles, with digital challenge cards handed out as rewards. These tasks might be as simple as taking the Barrels all the way to the top of a level in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/donkey_kong_country_2_diddys_kong_quest\">Donkey Kong Country 2<\/a>, or flying through the mine cart level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gba\/donkey_kong_country\">Donkey Kong Country<\/a>, and they can all be accessed from the Nintendo Switch Online home page, found at the bottom of the Switch main menu.<\/p>\n<p>The challenges also extend into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/donkey-kong-bananza\">Donkey Kong Bananza<\/a>, with tasks available for beginners and harder &#8216;Developer Challenges&#8217; for the pro gamers out there.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Bananza, there&#8217;s a limited-time Mario event coming to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/donkey-kong-bananza-dk-island-and-emerald-rush\">Emerald Rush DLC<\/a>, where you can pick up exclusive DK and Pauline outfits, and find Power-Up Blocks \/ Mushrooms on DK Island. The first wave of this crossover event runs from <strong>9th-30th June<\/strong>, with follow-ups on <strong>14th-21st July<\/strong>, <strong>4th &#8211; 11th August<\/strong>, and <strong>25th August &#8211; 1st September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class><\/span> Images: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p><em>Will you be trying your luck in any of these NSO or Bananza challenges? Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] We heard rumours of some incoming NSO challenges yesterday, and in today&#8217;s Direct, they materialised. The &#8216;DK Challenge&#8217; event kicks off tomorrow, 10th June, at 2am BST \/ 3am CET \/ 6pm PT (9th) \/ 9pm ET (9th), and will be sticking around until 1st September. 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