Back in July 2020, we saw Donkey Kong Country and two other games arrive on Nintendo Switch Online, and then in September 2020 Switch Online added Donkey Kong Country 2.Ī new game and animated project, then, would likely go down well.
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Nintendo just announced that Donkey Kong Country is coming to the Switch Online’s catalogue of retro games on July 15. We haven't seen too much of Donkey Kong lately. OK, we can all stop asking now (for this game, anyway). Take all this with a pinch of salt, of course Nintendo has announced nothing itself yet. Don’t expect the ‘Country’ moniker to return, as EPD Tokyo are not interested in making a sequel to games they didn’t make. Mario first appeared in the original Donkey Kong arcade game, of course, and Donkey Kong in turn shows up in games like. Gamers of all ages will feel like theyre leading the pack when they receive this Christmas tree ornament. Donkey Kong is a natural fit for the existing Super Nintendo World park. “Retro is obviously busy with other things, so Nintendo has taken it upon themselves to bring DK back in as internal series. Race into holiday excitement with Donkey Kong. Zippo has previously suggested that Nintendo is working on a new DK game: “It’s the big ape’s 40th anniversary, and while I’m not sure how Nintendo is celebrating the occasion, there is a new 2D DK game being developed by EPD Tokyo," they said. Based largely around Nintendo's Donkey Kong character originally designed by. The theme park expansion mentioned here is for Super Nintendo World, and it'd make sense for the company to have a multi-pronged approach to DK's long-overdue resurrection. Context : Nintendo, Rare and Diddy Kong Racing The size, scope and. That's encouraging for fans of everyone's favourite mischievous ape, then. “This new game is not just a one off, DK is being taken seriously at the big N again, and that should be good news for fans everywhere.” To see this content please enable targeting cookies.
#NINTENDO DONKEY KONG MOVIE#
aren’t just getting a new game, they’re getting animation (Before this catches fire, my sources did not specify whether or not this was a movie or a show, just that an animation featuring DK characters was early in the works.) a big theme park expansion, merchandise, etc.
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“I’ve been told by multiple people that Donkey Kong is the next franchise in line to follow Mario in Nintendo’s push for their game franchises to become multimedia juggernauts,” says Zippo. Nintendo insider Zippo and Nintendo Life have both noted that Nintendo is aiming to resurrect the IP in time for its 40th anniversary and give it the same loving treatment Mario got for his 35th anniversary (thanks VGC). Nintendo is apparently planning to bring the Donkey Kong franchise back into the spotlight and will use a new game and animated project to do so.