Donkey Kong swings onto the Virtual Console trailer
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New Wired Fight Pads for Wii U announced by PDP
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Four new Wired Fight Pads have just been announced by PDP, coming in 2015 we will see four new characters; Link, Samus, Donkey Kong, and Wario.
The leading third-party manufacturer of video game accessories to release a second wave of Nintendo GameCube-inspired controllers for Wii U in early 2015.
Burbank, CA – 12/3/2014 – PDP is proud to announce that four fan-favorite characters are joining the lineup for the Wired Fight Pad for Wii U, a new addition to the Classic Controller line inspired by the original Nintendo GameCube controller.
Unlocking with the second wave: Link, Samus, Donkey Kong, and Wario! Each of these characters brings a deep history and strong personality to the Wired Fight Pad.The Wired Fight Pad is licensed by Nintendo and designed for use with the Wii and Wii U consoles. The Wired Fight Pad plugs directly into the Wii Remote External Extension Connector. Players can use it for Wii and Wii U games that support the Classic Controller, the Classic Controller Pro, as well as some of Nintendo’s Virtual Console games.
The Wired Fight Pad line also features fan-favorite Nintendo characters such as Mario, Yoshi, Princess Peach, and Luigi – All with a shape inspired by the original Nintendo GameCube controller.
The second wave of the Wired Fight Pad will be available in early 2015 with an SRP of $24.99.
Check out the images below to see if you will be picking one up next year:
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New music and sound effects found in Donkey Kong
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
New music and sound effects have been found in Donkey Kong despite the fact that the game was released over thirty years ago.
One user over on the Cutting Room wiki came across three pieces of music as well as two sound effects. Although these items were never publicly accessible, some have appeared in later games including handheld ports.
You can listen to all of the content here.
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Club Nintendo readds Donkey Kong poster set
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Update: Clarification. This reward originally appeared in 2011, but has been unavailable for a significant period of time.
Original:
Club Nintendo has added a new selection of posters. For 400 coins, members can obtain a set of three featuring Donkey Kong. You can place an order right here.
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Metroid Prime engine/tools were used to make Donkey Kong Country Returns, 3D Donkey Kong a possibility
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Retro Studios president and CEO Michael Kelbaugh commented on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze’s new 3D camera and how the Metroid Prime games influenced the company’s Donkey Kong titles as part of an interview with GamesTM this month. In doing so, Kelbaugh revealed that Metroid Prime’s engine and tools were used to make Returns.
Kelbaugh told the magazine:
With every game we make, we get better. In that sense, yes, the experience we gained working on the Metroid Prime franchise was invaluable.
Specifically answering your question about 3D to 2D, what you may not realise is that we constructed the levels in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in very much the same manner as we did the levels in Metroid Prime. However, levels in Returns and Tropical Freeze are much, much larger and more detailed. And I’ll share this with you; we used the Metroid Prime engine and tools to develop Returns, so technically, the lessons learned on Metroid Prime were directly applied.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze details
Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 24 Comments
This month’s issue of Game Informer contains a feature on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. We’ve rounded up details from the magazine’s report below.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze releases in North America on February 21, Cranky Kong confirmed
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As many had speculated, Nintendo brought along Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze to VGX 2013. Two pieces of news were shared: a confirmation of Cranky Kong as the fourth playable character and February 21 release date.
The following information was also shared during a live demo:
– Cranky has a lot of personality
– Cranky uses his cane to jump around
– Crane bounce: jump across spike pits
– None of the other characters can do this
– Cranky’s Kong Pow: turns all enemies on screen into coins
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime also shared the following tidbits:
– Reggie wants to see another Metroid
– Says PS4 and Xbox One are a good thing for Nintendo and the overall industry
– 3D World doing “quite well”
– Says Nintendo has some of the top rated games, can’t play them on other systems
– Reggie loves the memes fans have created of him
GT.TV “Nintendo Power” teaser (new Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze levels)
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Nintendo hosting four weeks of character sales on the eShops starting tomorrow
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Nintendo will be kicking off a wave of character sales on the 3DS and Wii U eShops tomorrow. Zelda titles will be discounted through November 21, followed by Mega Man on November 21, Mario on November 28, and Donkey Kong on December 12.
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Nintendo of Canada staffer believes New Super Luigi U is more difficult than Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
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At least in the eyes of one Nintendo staffer, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze won’t be as tough as New Super Luigi U. Nintendo of Canada’s Matt Ryan was asked about which of the two he believes is more difficult based on his experience observing Treehouse play both titles. In his view, New Super Luigi U does indeed offer more of a challenge.
