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'''''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD''''' is an upcoming [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#Enhanced ports|remaster]] of the [[Wii]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. It was first announced during the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, and is set to be released worldwide on January 16, 2025. The game features all levels from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''; aspects from the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' are also included (i.e. the [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]] levels). It is the second remake in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] to be released for the Nintendo Switch, following [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|the port]] of the [[Wii U]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. It also utilizes the redesigned logo for the ''Donkey Kong'' series, first seen for the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''.
'''''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD''''' is an upcoming [[Nintendo Switch]] [[Reissue#Enhanced ports|remaster]] of the [[Wii]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''. It was first announced during the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, and is set to be released worldwide on January 16, 2025. The game features all levels from ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''; aspects from the [[Nintendo 3DS]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' are also included (i.e. the [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]] levels). It is the second remaster and sixth overall rerelease in the [[Donkey Kong Country (series)|''Donkey Kong Country'' series]] to be released for the Nintendo Switch, following [[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)|the port]] of the [[Wii U]] game ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''. It also utilizes the redesigned logo for the ''Donkey Kong'' series, first seen for the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Nintendo Switch remake]] of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''.


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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
American boxart for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Developer Forever Entertainment S.A.[1]
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date Japan January 16, 2025
USA January 16, 2025
Language(s) English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French
German
Spanish
Italian
Dutch
Japanese
Genre Platformer
Mode(s) Single-player
Multiplayer
Format
Nintendo Switch:
Game Card
Digital download

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is an upcoming Nintendo Switch remaster of the Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns. It was first announced during the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, and is set to be released worldwide on January 16, 2025. The game features all levels from Donkey Kong Country Returns; aspects from the Nintendo 3DS game Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D are also included (i.e. the Cloud levels). It is the second remaster and sixth overall rerelease in the Donkey Kong Country series to be released for the Nintendo Switch, following the port of the Wii U game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. It also utilizes the redesigned logo for the Donkey Kong series, first seen for the Nintendo Switch remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong.

Differences

Graphical changes

  • All characters now have new in-game models. For example, Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong now have new in-game models similar to their Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze in-game models.

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドンキーコング リターンズ HD
Donkī Kongu Ritānzu Eichi Dī
Donkey Kong Returns HD

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