Nintendo has released an overview trailer for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, detailing what players can expect. The trailer has released a month before the game launches on Switch on January 16, 2025.
While the trailer contains a lot of details, many of these details will already be familiar to those who played Donkey Kong Country Returns on either the Wii or the 3DS. The game will feature all the locations from the original game, with the trailer highlighting the Jungle, Beach, Ruins, Factory and Volcano worlds. The secret levels, unlocking by collecting the KONG letters, will also return. Players will be able to use a standard button layout similar to the 3DS version or use the Joy-Con motion controls similar to the original Wii release.
While the overview trailer didn’t show many new features for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, it did show a new difficulty mode that will be added to the game. Modern Mode will grant players a higher health pool, now giving the player three hearts per Kong instead of two. It will also allow players to carry a higher number of items from Crank Kong’s Shop. These items will include those added for the 3DS version, as the Green Balloon was shown off in the trailer.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD was announced during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct. When it releases, all Donkey Kong Country games will be playable on the Switch, as Tropical Freeze was already ported while the original SNES games have all been added to Nintendo Switch Online.
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD will release for Nintendo Switch on January 16, 2025.
Published: Dec 11, 2024 01:30 pm