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Donkey Kong Country Returns

Platforms

Nintendo Wii

Initial release Nov. 21, 2010

Developers

Retro Studios

Genres

Action Adventure
Platformer

Publishers

Nintendo

Franchise Donkey Kong

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Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto strikes a pose with a Donkey Kong park mascot at Universal Studios Japan's new Donkey Kong Country expansion.

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Watch Miyamoto take a tour of Super Nintendo World's new Donkey Kong Country theme park expansion

Finally opening in December.

Nov. 11, 2024 Matt Wales

DK beats his chest in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD coming to Nintendo Switch

Monkey business.

June 18, 2024 Victoria Kennedy

Actor in Donkey Kong costume suffers heart injury, sues Nintendo

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Actor in Donkey Kong costume suffers heart injury, sues Nintendo

This ain't no monkey business.

Dec. 3, 2014 Jeffrey Matulef

UK chart: revived Resident Evil: Revelations captures top spot

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UK chart: revived Resident Evil: Revelations captures top spot

Donkey Kong Country Returns to the chart, too.

May 28, 2013 Tom Phillips

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D dev is not Retro Studios

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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D dev is not Retro Studios

Metroid Prime maker still beavering away on secret project.

March 8, 2013 Tom Phillips

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Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D announced for 3DS

Wii platformer being "rebuilt from the ground up".

Feb. 14, 2013 Tom Phillips

Wii U "launch window" games could release four months later

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Wii U "launch window" games could release four months later

No plans to annouce next Retro Studios project soon.

June 7, 2012 Tom Phillips

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Miyamoto mulls Retro Studios Zelda "collaboration"

US Metroid Prime developer suitable for next Zelda?

Dec. 14, 2011 Tom Phillips

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Metroid Prime dev "making Wii 2 game"

"A project everyone wants us to do."

June 8, 2011 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Donkey Kong man taunts departed devs

Retro boss: "Look what you missed."

March 4, 2011 Fred Dutton

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Nintendo's fab Donkey Kong Country sales

Plus eye-popping lifetime sales disclosed.

Jan. 28, 2011 Robert Purchese

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Nintendo on NPDs: We beat everyone!

And have for "five years running".

Jan. 14, 2011 Robert Purchese

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Kinect bundles outsell Move bundles 5-1

Plus: GT5, Donkey Kong sales figures.

Dec. 10, 2010 Fred Dutton

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NPD: Black Ops is 7th biggest game ever

Plus: Donkey Kong, NFS outsell GT5.

Dec. 10, 2010 Fred Dutton

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UK chart: Black Ops back on top

Turismo elbowed, Jackson leaps.

Dec. 6, 2010 Robert Purchese

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Game of the Week

No country for old monkeys.

Dec. 3, 2010 Oli Welsh

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People buy £45 Donkey Kong with bananas

Pictures prove it.

Dec. 3, 2010 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Retro Studios talks Donkey Kong pressure

Departure of key Metroid Prime devs "hard".

Dec. 3, 2010 Fred Dutton

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Buy Donkey Kong Country with bananas

Really.

Dec. 1, 2010 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Review

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Chimp off the old block.

Nov. 19, 2010 Ellie Gibson

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Nintendo goes ape over DK slang

Stakes claim to "It's on like Donkey Kong."

Nov. 10, 2010 Fred Dutton

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New Donkey Kong gets cheat feature

Optional hand-holding for ape's return.

Nov. 8, 2010 Fred Dutton

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Donkey Kong Country Returns dated

Golden KONG letters!

Sept. 28, 2010 Wesley Yin-Poole

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No Donkey Kong banana pouch for UK

US gamers get all the fun.

Sept. 24, 2010 Wesley Yin-Poole

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Donkey Kong Country Returns

Gorilla marketing.

June 17, 2010 Ellie Gibson

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