Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a perfectly good game, but it will be Nintendo’s most underwhelming release in 2025. Those who’ve already played this platformer from Retro Studios on Wii or ...

When Donkey Kong Country Returns HD was first revealed last year, many people were quick to joke that this was, in fact, not the first time the iconic Nintendo ape has returned. Indeed, the ...

It's been nearly 15 years since the original Nintendo Wii release of Donkey Kong Country Returns. If you've always wanted to check out this superior platformer but never had the chance to own a ...

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 ...

I owe Donkey Kong Country Returns HD an apology. I laughed in disbelief at its initial announcement because it’s not only the third time Nintendo has sold us a version of this 2010 Wii ...

For a game about collecting bananas and throwing barrels, Donkey Kong Country Returns is surprisingly inventive. The game, which originally launched on the Wii in 2010, takes the classic SNES side ...

Nintendo's announcement that it would remaster Donkey Kong Returns for a second time was a curious one. To paraphrase a meme, it would be the third time that Donkey Kong had returned: the first ...

Nintendo excluded the individual developers from Retro Studios from the Donkey Kong Country Returns HD credits. Nintendo's history of condensing credits in remastered games has been criticized by ...

One of the very best 2D Nintendo platformers gets a much-appreciated HD upgrade, ready to charm all over again despite the lack of extra bells and whistles. Honestly, the best thing Donkey Kong ...

Daryl Baxter is a writer and published author of two books so far — 'The Making of Tomb Raider' and '50 Years of Boss Fights.’… The Donkey Kong Country series is iconic. Although the character is ...