Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Trailer For Switch Looks Like A Barrel Of Fun
If your Nintendo Wii is buried under a pile of clothes in your closet, don't fret, we have good news for Donkey Kong fans. Nintendo is releasing Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for the Switch with a refreshed look. Originally released on the Wii, this version will be visually amped up to modern graphics standards with 80 levels available. This will also have the Nintendo 3DS extra levels, along with a two-player mode.
With a release date set for January 16, 2025, we're almost a month away for this Donkey Kong extravaganza. Preorders for both digital and physical copies are open now, and the game has a price of $59.99. This is a full-priced Switch adventure, even though the game content itself is many years old at this point. The good news that it seems like current Switch games should be playable on an eventual release of a Nintendo's Switch 2 console with backwards compatibility.
Nintendo has leaned heavily into its nostalgia and vast library of past games. Good examples of this are all of the "HD" remasters that it is has done over the years, such as this Donkey Kong title. Nintendo Switch Online also has a significant retro section, where you can still play Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and even Sega Genesis games on your Switch.
With a release date set for January 16, 2025, we're almost a month away for this Donkey Kong extravaganza. Preorders for both digital and physical copies are open now, and the game has a price of $59.99. This is a full-priced Switch adventure, even though the game content itself is many years old at this point. The good news that it seems like current Switch games should be playable on an eventual release of a Nintendo's Switch 2 console with backwards compatibility.
Nintendo has leaned heavily into its nostalgia and vast library of past games. Good examples of this are all of the "HD" remasters that it is has done over the years, such as this Donkey Kong title. Nintendo Switch Online also has a significant retro section, where you can still play Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and even Sega Genesis games on your Switch.
Nintendo is serious about its legacy titles, even when it comes to hardware. It has released various controllers, such as the N64 joystick, that work via Bluetooth for the Switch. This way, modern gamers can enjoy both the game itself along with the controller experience as it would have been available during the initial release.
Donkey Kong had an important role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and it seems Nintendo is steadfast on increasing the exposure to its popular character. It has even added a Donkey Long Country section for its Super Nintendo World Theme Park, indicating that Nintendo thinks the character is valuable to its brand.
Nintendo Switch Online recently also received a Donkey Kong update, with 3 Donkey Kong Land GameBoy titles making their way to the platform. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD should be a fun, nostalgic game for fans to enjoy this winter.
Donkey Kong had an important role in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, and it seems Nintendo is steadfast on increasing the exposure to its popular character. It has even added a Donkey Long Country section for its Super Nintendo World Theme Park, indicating that Nintendo thinks the character is valuable to its brand.
Nintendo Switch Online recently also received a Donkey Kong update, with 3 Donkey Kong Land GameBoy titles making their way to the platform. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD should be a fun, nostalgic game for fans to enjoy this winter.
