Digital Foundry just went up with a new technical analysis for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, which covers elements such as frame rate and resolution. Forever Entertainment handled the port which offers improvements over the Wii original in many ways, but also falls short in some areas.

Here’s the roundup of tidbits:

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD launch trailer

Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

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:

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Rumor: Metroid Prime dev Retro Studios was once working on a music RPG

Posted on 9 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments

At one point in time, Retro Studios apparently had a project in development as a music RPG.

The company shipped Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze on Wii U in 2014. After that, there was essentially a decade-long gap without a new game from Retro Studios. Tropical Freeze was ported to Nintendo Switch a few years ago and Metroid Prime Remastered dropped in 2023, but outside of that, nothing made it to market.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD overview trailer

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Nintendo just shared a new overview trailer for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. The video introduces the general premise, gameplay, and more.

Here’s what to expect from the game, courtesy of Nintendo:

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD “The Heist” trailer

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Nintendo shared the latest Donkey Kong Country Returns HD trailer today known as “The Heist”, which is essentially the opening movie. If you’ve played the original game on Wii or the Nintendo 3DS version, you’ll know what this is about. The video is essentially the same as it was back in the way.

Here’s an overview of the title:

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Donkey Kong Country Nintendo Switch series trailer includes another look at DKC Returns HD

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Nintendo published a new Donkey Kong Country series trailer today highlighting how all of the games are out on Switch. As part of that, we have another look at the upcoming Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. Also, footage is shown for the SNES trilogy and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Here’s an overview of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD:

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD pre-order bonus guide

Posted on 11 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Retailers have started to come forward with news about pre-order bonuses for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD on Nintendo Switch. We’ll keep this post updated going forward as any additional items are revealed.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD will be Nintendo’s first notable release to start off 2025. It’s largely the same game fans who played it on Wii will remember. However, the visuals have been spruced up and all of the additional levels from the 3DS version will be included.

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Forever Entertainment developing Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

If you’ve been wondering who the developer is behind Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, we now have that answer. It turns out Forever Entertainment is working on the port. That news comes from an official notice posted following the announcement.

This is the first time Nintendo and Forever Entertainment are working so closely together on a re-release. In 2021, Forever announced that it was receiving “significant financial backing” from the company. Read more about that here.

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Switch vs. Wii graphics comparison

Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii | 0 comments

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD was just announced for Switch today, and a new video offers a graphics comparison that puts it up against the original Wii version. 3DS is technically included here as well, as that was essentially the Wii version at a lower resolution.

As far as we know, Donkey Kong Country Returns will now run in full HD on Switch, but otherwise it’s largely the same. One bonus is that the new levels made for the 3DS version will be included in the latest version.