An updated version of Donkey Kong Country Returns hits the Nintendo Switch on January 16th.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns is a little easier on the Switch — but still hard as hell

In 2010, Retro Studios revitalized one of the great franchises of the SNES era. Donkey Kong Country Returns gave Wii owners a new game that drew inspiration from the Rare developed trilogy, while adding several new ideas and concepts. Nearly 15 years later, that game has received a high definition coat of paint on Nintendo Switch. The result is largely faithful to the original game, which should be good news for those that enjoyed the original, …

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Donkey Kong Country Returns is set to return yet again. The fourth entry in the Donkey Kong Country series bounded onto Wii in 2010, was revived as Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D on the 3DS in 2013, and now, over a decade later, Nintendo returns to the well with Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for the Switch. You definitely can’t say The Big N hasn't recouped their original investment on this one. Is Donkey Kong Country Returns HD still a barrel-…

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review – Another Return on Nintendo’s Investment

TeasersThe awesome jump-and-run from Retro Studios is almost 15 years old, and now Nintendo is bringing it from the Wii to the Switch. What has changed graphically and, above all, has Returns aged well?This content would not be possible to finance without the premium users. But we urgently need more supporters: you can help too!All screenshots and video scenes come from GamersGlobalOriginally published Donkey Kong Country Returns in 2010 for the…

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A few days ago I was commenting in Bluesky (it was not by chance, in part because I was secretly playing Donkey Kong Country Returns HD) that one of the things I liked most about the excellent and extensive Switch catalog is that it has combined lots of exclusive games for this platform/generation with ports and remasters of titles from earlier eras that had gone unnoticed or were even unknown to many users, being unfairly relegated to oblivion.…

Hace unos días comentaba en Bluesky (no era casualidad, en parte era porque secretamente estaba jugando a Donkey Kong Country Returns HD) que una de las cosas que más me han gustado del excelente y extenso catálogo de Switch es que ha combinado montones de juegos exclusivos para esta plataforma/generación con ports y remasterizaciones de títulos de eras anteriores que habían pasado desapercibidos o incluso eran desconocidos para muchos usuarios,…

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Analysis of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD preserves DKC for another console generation, but the price tag might make it a tough sell.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Review - Preserving the top banana

We seem to have details of the game’s credits. We’re talking about Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for Nintendo Switch. It arrives on January 16, 2025, as shared on Nintendo Direct. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD As we can share, after the controversy that pointed to somewhat disappointing graphics, as well as its price, we have more news. In fact, we remember that recently their physical editions were shared with gifts on the My Nintendo Store. …

Parece que tenemos detalles de los créditos del juego. Estamos hablando de Donkey Kong Country Returns HD para Nintendo Switch. Llega el 16 de enero de 2025, según se compartió en el Nintendo Direct. El regreso de Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Según podemos compartir, tras la polémica que apuntaba a gráficos algo decepcionantes, así como la de su precio, tenemos más novedades. De hecho, recordamos que hace poco se compartieron sus ediciones fís…

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Nintendo is celebrating its latest Switch game, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, with a launch trailer. It’s already started to release depending on your region. Thanks to Nintendo, we have the following information about the game: 
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are back for some ground-pounding action in this HD version of Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released on Wii. The villainous Tiki Tak Tribe has stolen Donkey Kong’s precious banana…

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Play as Donkey Kong or join the fun as Diddy Kong in two-player local co-op to take down the evil Tiki Tak tribe. You'll meet some wild characters along the way!
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD - Review Thread Nintendo

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the latest in a series of comebacks for DK, bringing the original Wii-era adventure back for the Nintendo Switch as the platform sails into the sunset. It's an interesting project too, as Nintendo handed the reigns to Forever Entertainment, who then rebuilt the whole thing to run in the Unity Engine.

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