It has been a few decade since Nintendo launched a brand new recreation within the Donkey Kong Nation collection — and whereas there is not a brand new one coming any time quickly, there is a port of 1 you’ll have missed on its approach. Donkey Kong Nation Returns, initially launched for the Wii in 2010, is hitting the Change on January 15, 2025. It was a superb recreation for its time, and I am hopeful it will maintain up nicely some 15 years later. On the very least, the controls must be easier, as Nintendo will not be forcing movement controls into the combo with this remaster as they did with the Wii authentic.

This recreation joins Donkey Kong Nation: Tropical Freeze as the opposite modern-ish interpretation of the franchise. Tropical Freeze was first launched for the Wii U in 2014 — however since nobody owned that poor console, its arrival on the Change in 2018 meant {that a} a lot bigger viewers acquired to present the sport a shot. That is not precisely the case with Donkey Kong Nation Returns, which offered nicely for the unique Wii. Nonetheless, Donkey Kong Nation followers are starved for a brand new recreation, so this must do for now. I am positive it has been years since many individuals have checked it out, so hopefully it will really feel considerably recent.