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|developer=Forever Entertainment S.A.<ref>[https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/FOREVER-ENTERTAINMENT-S-A-Rozpoczecie-kampanii-marketingowej-gry-zatytulowanej-Donkey-Kong-Country-Returns-HD-8767336.html Initial post about the dev's work on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Polish only)]</ref>
|developer=[[Forever Entertainment]]<ref>[https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/FOREVER-ENTERTAINMENT-S-A-Rozpoczecie-kampanii-marketingowej-gry-zatytulowanej-Donkey-Kong-Country-Returns-HD-8767336.html Initial post about the dev's work on Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Polish only)]</ref>
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|release={{release|Australia|January 16, 2025<ref>{{cite|author=NintendoAU|date=June 19, 2024|url=https://youtu.be/uewzG-U1SqU|title=Donkey Kong Country Returns HD swings in January 16th, 2025 (Nintendo Switch) 🍌|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>|Japan|January 16, 2025<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo 公式チャンネル|date=June 18, 2024|url=https://youtu.be/Pqh_1fsuMu4|title=ドンキーコング リターンズ HD <nowiki>[Nintendo Direct 2024.6.18]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>|South Korea|January 16, 2025<ref>(June 18, 2024). [https://www.nintendo.co.kr/news/article/52iIUk65wYzLEX9JjXsjwJ 『젤다의 전설 지혜의 투영』, 『메트로이드 프라임 4 비욘드』, 『슈퍼 마리오 파티 잼버리』, 『마리오&루이지 RPG 브라더십!』, 『동키콩 리턴즈 HD』 등, Nintendo Switch로 발매되는 타이틀의 최신 정보를 전달]. ''Nintendo Korea''. Retrieved June 20, 2024.</ref>|HK|January 16, 2025<ref>(June 18, 2024). [https://www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/4riNEhrqm2MQbyATVm7Ovi 《咚奇剛 歸來 HD》的最新資訊公開!本作預定於2025年1月16日(四)發售。] ''Nintendo HK''. Retrieved June 20, 2024.</ref>|ROC|January 16, 2025<ref>(June 18, 2024). [https://www.nintendo.tw/topics/article/4riNEhrqm2MQbyATVm7Ovi 《咚奇剛 歸來 HD》的最新資訊公開!本作預定於2025年1月16日(四)發售。] ''Nintendo Taiwan''. Retrieved June 20, 2024.</ref>|Europe|January 16, 2025<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoEurope|date=June 18, 2024|url=https://x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1803069088572342541|title="''Stomp, pound and roll your way through 80 levels of action-packed platforming – solo or in two-player co-op – when #DonkeyKong Country Returns HD swings onto #NintendoSwitch Jan 16th, 2025! 🍌 #NintendoDirect''"|publisher=X|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>|USA|January 16, 2025<ref name=Trailer>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|date=June 18, 2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdjam3yHC-4|title=Donkey Kong Country Returns HD – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref>}}
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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 remaster 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]]'', and is the sixth reissue in the series overall. It also utilizes the redesigned logo for the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, first seen with the Nintendo Switch remake of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|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]]'' set to be released worldwide on January 16, 2025. First announced during the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, it is the second reissue of ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'', following the [[Nintendo 3DS]] port, ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', released in 2013. It features all levels from the original game as well as the extra [[Cloud (world)|Cloud]] levels included in the 3DS version.<ref name=Trailer/> It is the second reissue 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]]''; and the seventh reissue in the series overall.


==Differences==
==Differences==
===Gameplay changes===
*As in New Mode from ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have three hearts instead of two like in the original game.<ref name=Trailer/>
===Graphical changes===
===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.
*As the title indicates, ''Donkey Kong Country Returns HD'' is rendered in [[wikipedia:High-definition video|high definition]], rather than the [[wikipedia:Standard-definition television|standard definition]] of the Wii and Nintendo 3DS versions.
*Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have more detailed fur similar to their ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' models.<ref name=Trailer/>
*The counters for collectibles such as [[banana]]s use a different font.<ref name=Trailer/>
*The game uses the redesigned logo for the ''[[Donkey Kong (franchise)|Donkey Kong]]'' franchise, first seen with the Nintendo Switch remake of ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo Switch)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]''.
 
===Miscellaneous===
*The box art no longer shows the Tiki Tong Tower since the box is smaller.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Logos===
===Logos===
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===Artwork===
===Artwork===
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DKCRHDDKArtwork.jpg|[[Donkey Kong]]
DKCRHDDDKArtwork.jpg|[[Diddy Kong]]
DKCRHDTTTArtwork.jpg|[[Tiki Tak Tribe]]
DKCRHDTTTArtwork.jpg|[[Tiki Tak Tribe]]
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Key Art.jpg|Key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Key Art.jpg|Key artwork
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD KAA.jpg|Key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD KAA.jpg|Key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Japanese KA.jpg|Japanese key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Japanese KA.jpg|Japanese key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Korean KA.png|Korean Key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Japanese KA2.png|Alternate Japanese key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Chinese KA.png|Chinese Key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Korean KA.png|Korean key artwork
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Chinese KA.png|Chinese key artwork
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===Box art===
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DKCReturnsHDJPboxart.png|Japanese box art
EuropeanPRDKCRHD.jpg|European pre-release box art
DutchPRDKCRHD.jpg|Dutch pre-release box art
GermanPRDKCRHD.jpg|German pre-release box art
ItalianPRDKCRHD.jpg|Italian pre-release box art
SpanishPRDKCRHD.jpg|Spanish pre-release box art
FrenchPRDKCRHD.jpg|French pre-release box art
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdjam3yHC-4 Trailer on YouTube]


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Not to be confused with Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
American boxart for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
Developer Forever Entertainment[1]
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch
Release date Australia January 16, 2025[2]
Japan January 16, 2025[3]
South Korea January 16, 2025[4]
HK January 16, 2025[5]
ROC January 16, 2025[6]
Europe January 16, 2025[7]
USA January 16, 2025[8]
Language(s) English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
French (France)
French (Canada)
German
Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (Latin America)
Italian
Dutch
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean
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 set to be released worldwide on January 16, 2025. First announced during the Nintendo Direct on June 18, 2024, it is the second reissue of Donkey Kong Country Returns, following the Nintendo 3DS port, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, released in 2013. It features all levels from the original game as well as the extra Cloud levels included in the 3DS version.[8] It is the second reissue 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; and the seventh reissue in the series overall.

Differences

Gameplay changes

Graphical changes

  • As the title indicates, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is rendered in high definition, rather than the standard definition of the Wii and Nintendo 3DS versions.
  • Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong have more detailed fur similar to their Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze models.[8]
  • The counters for collectibles such as bananas use a different font.[8]
  • The game uses the redesigned logo for the Donkey Kong franchise, first seen with the Nintendo Switch remake of Mario vs. Donkey Kong.

Miscellaneous

  • The box art no longer shows the Tiki Tong Tower since the box is smaller.

Gallery

Logos

Artwork

Box art

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

Chinese (simplified) 咚奇刚 归来 HD
Dōngqí Gāng HD
Donkey Kong Returns HD

Chinese (traditional) 咚奇剛 歸來 HD
Dōngqí Gāng HD
Donkey Kong Returns HD

References