Pauline from Donkey Kong Bananza, DK's sidekick for the 13-year-old setting that didn't exist in the early stages of development

Pauline from Donkey Kong Bananza, DK's sidekick for the 13-year-old setting that didn't exist in the early stages of development
Pauline appears in "Donkey Kong Bananza," which attracted a lot of attention for its 13-year-old setting that led to the introduction of Pauline in the process of creating the music and Bananza transformation system, but it was revealed that she was a character who was introduced later in the development of the game....

The linked article is in Japanese.