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Looks like there's a new Super Monkey Ball coming

In fruition.

News by Tom Phillips Editor-in-Chief

Updated on 16 Apr 2021

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Sega's much-missed Super Monkey Ball series looks set for a return, thanks to a leaked (and now deleted) game listing.

Gematsu reported on a listing for a game titled "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania" briefly being visible via the Australian Classification Board. The page now returns an error.

Hopes for a new Super Monkey Ball game have been high since 2019's re-release of Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A remake of the series' so-so Wii entry, it marked Sega's return to the franchise after a break of more than five years.

At the time, Sega said it was hopeful that Banana Blitz HD's success could spark an all-new entry if all went well. So, fingers crossed. It's not Super Monkey Ball: Monkey Target the game, but it sounds like something.

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