Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Trailer Features a 'Barrelful of Details' - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 December 2024 / 1,690 Views

Nintendo has released a new trailer for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD that features a "barrelful of details."

View the trailer below:

Read details on the game below:

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are back for some ground-pounding action in this HD version of Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released on the Wii system.

The villainous Tiki Tak Tribe has stolen Donkey Kong’s precious banana hoard and the Kongs are barreling after them in pursuit! Play solo, or with a buddy in local two-player co-op in an adventure brimming with hijinks where you can stomp obstacles, send mine carts careening, fly high on rocket barrels and even hitch a ride on Rambi the Rhino.

Experience 80 a-peel-ing levels, including the additional ones from the Nintendo 3DS version.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD will launch on January 16, 2025.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

12 Comments

LittleCloud (on 12 December 2024)

Retro Studios made brilliant assets 10 years ago for Tropical Freeze and there are still no DKC 1-3 remakes...

CrashGE (on 11 December 2024)

...I swear I've seen this game release at least twice

Kneetos CrashGE (on 11 December 2024)

Gamers: "Nintendo doesn't care about it's history or the preservation of video games, it's why we NEED emulators to preserve the games that Nintendo won't"

Also gamers: "really, this game again?"

CrashGE Kneetos (on 11 December 2024)

I don’t use emulators and I prefer something new. Maybe I’m the crazy one, idk

fedfed CrashGE (on 12 December 2024)

that's the best

SecondWar CrashGE (on 11 December 2024)

You have. The original release on the Wii then DKCR 3D on the 3DS.

fedfed (on 12 December 2024)

They should release every game they make at least with every 2 consoles which mean making them fresh for new generations. Basically, if you have seen this game already on Wii you are (like me) old now. No emulators.