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Unironically this probably makes more sense than 99% of other theories when you consider how New Donk City considers "Mario beats the shit out of Donkey Kong" a celebration rather than a traumatic event. It'd allow for Bananza to be a prequel without fucking with the arcade game and its history. It'd make Cranky Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. inconsistent and weird but they're already inconsistent and weird