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Revision as of 01:11, April 27, 2022
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| Founded | 1998[?] |
| Latest Super Mario game | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |
| Current president | Michael Kelbaugh |
Retro Studios is an American video game company based in Austin, Texas. They are a subsidiary of Nintendo founded in 1998. They are best known for the development of the Metroid Prime series. At E3 2010, it was revealed that they were reviving the Donkey Kong Country series by helping Nintendo create Donkey Kong Country Returns, which was first released on November 21, 2010, in America. They helped develop Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS along with Nintendo EAD by contributing assets for the Donkey Kong tracks in the game. While Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D was developed by Monster Games, Retro Studios helped with the collaboration for the remake. Retro Studios also developed Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
Mario games developed by Retro Studios
- Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii, 2010)
- Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo 3DS, 2011, co-developed with Nintendo EAD)
- Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Nintendo 3DS, 2013, co-developed with Monster Games)
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U/Nintendo Switch, 2014/2018, co-developed with Monster Games)
