Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a fairly straightforward port that'll fill enough time on the road to the Switch 2.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD's perceived snub of the development team at Retro Studios is addressed in a statement by Nintendo.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is a remaster of a game that was on the Wii and then on the Nintendo 3DS. I played both versions, and also this newest version. Donkey Kong's a great game, but Nintendo should reconsider how it prices classics like this in the future as we approach Year 9 of the Switch Family's lifecycle.

Forever EntertainmentPublisher: NintendoPlatforms: SwitchRelease Date: Available NowPrice: $59.99 – Available Here Overview He’s the leader of the bunch…you know the rest. Donkey Kong is one of gaming’s most prominent faces and has been for decades.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD for the Nintendo Switch takes aspects of each of these rereleases — motion controls, bonus levels, enhanced visuals — and packages them into the ultimate experience. It’s easily the best the game has ever looked and felt,

The Switch 2's reveal is imminent, but there are still Switch games coming out --here's when DK Country Returns HD hits the eShop.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD doesn't individually credit any of the original team members who worked on the game.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is basically the same game that arrived on the Nintendo 3DS a decade ago, but that isn’t such a bad thing.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is the definitive version of a great platformer that finally brings the best of the Wii and 3DS versions into one. But the lack of new stuff makes it a hard sell as a full-priced Nintendo Switch game.